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Merchants' Exchange Building

Merchants' Exchange Building from directly overhead

Merchants' Exchange Building is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 6 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Site of Alexander Hamilton former home, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 10.0 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

building in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Dates from 1830s.

Wikidata Q3642743, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Height
11.6 m
Elevation
6 m
Visiting

What to expect

Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.94726, -75.14583

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Site of Alexander Hamilton former home: 0.0 mi
  • Washington Crossing the Delaware: 0.1 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 0.1 mi
  • Robert Morris: 0.1 mi
  • Philadelphia Korean War Memorial: 0.2 mi
Gardens
  • Benjamin Rush Garden: 0.0 mi
  • 18th Century Garden: 0.1 mi
  • I.M. Pei Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Thomas Jefferson Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Signer's Garden: 0.2 mi
Museums
Attractions
Artworks
  • William Penn: 0.1 mi
  • Old Man, Young Man, the Future: 0.2 mi
  • Ghost Structures: 0.2 mi
  • The Signer: 0.2 mi
  • Religious Liberty: 0.3 mi
Parks
  • Welcome Park: 0.1 mi
  • Bingham Court: 0.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Philadelphia Korean War Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Delancey Park: 0.2 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 36
  • Picnic Grove: 2.2 mi
  • Bird Lake Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
  • Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 4.5 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 4.5 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Fairmount: 2.3 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Georges Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 9.6 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 10.2 mi
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 14.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 15.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Merchants' Exchange Building. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillWNW 295°188 m21.2 mi
Mount MiseryWNW 299°176 m20.0 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW 249°137 m21.2 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 340°136 m9.6 mi
Hunting HillW 273°125 m16.1 mi
Osborne HillW 266°113 m24.5 mi
Militia HillNNW 339°104 m12.8 mi
Camp HillNNW 348°104 m12.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:33
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353745566675807872604940
Precip in3.63.34.54.04.14.84.74.94.94.13.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 01001047OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/332786629

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