Mütter Museum
Mütter Museum is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is June 5th Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 8.3 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Mütter Museum is a medical history and science museum located in the Center City Philadelphia. It contains a collection of anatomical and pathological specimens, wax models, and antique medical equipment. The museum is part of The College of Physicians of Philadelphia. The original purpose of the museum, founded with a gift from Dr. Thomas Dent Mütter on December 11, 1858, was for the education of medical professionals, medical students, and invited guests of College Fellows, and did not become open to non-Fellows until the mid-1970s. The College of Physicians of Philadelphia is itself not a teaching organization, but rather a member organization or "scientific body dedicated to the advancement of science and medicine". The museum has a collection of over 37,000 specimens, of which about 10% were on display as of 2023. This does not include the large literary collection contained within the Historical Medical Library, which is also housed within the College of Physicians of Philadelphia. Collection items, artifacts, and specimens were acquired globally, and as Ella Wade (curator from 1939 to 1957) says, "The Mütter Museum Committee, as the minutes show, proceeded to spend Dr. Mütter's money like sailors on shore leave". In other words, some museum material was purchased by College Fellows as they travelled the world, and they were reimbursed for each purchase and any expenses incurred in connection with acquisitions. Other collection items were donated from the private collections of physicians. In October 2023, the Mütter Museum was awarded a grant from the Pew Center for Arts and Heritage to research the history of the collection of human remains to better understand how each body and specimen came into the museum collections and to conduct discussions with members of the public to discuss the future of the museum. The first Town Hall discussion took place on November 17, 2023.
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Dates from 1863.
Wikidata Q1569444, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
- 8.3 mi off the Blue Route
- 22.4 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 22.5 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 24.9 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 27 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 29 mi
- South Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- June 5th Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Schuylkill Banks: 0.3 mi
- Rittenhouse Square: 0.4 mi
- Cira Green: 0.4 mi
- Aviator Park: 0.4 mi
- June 5 Memorial: 0.0 mi
- 9-11 Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Angel of the Resurrection: 0.3 mi
- J. edgar thomson: 0.3 mi
- William Walace Atterbury: 0.3 mi
- Chestnut Place: 0.1 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 0.2 mi
- Penn Station Eagle: 0.2 mi
- Benjamin Franklin with Kite: 0.2 mi
- The Phillies Mural: 0.3 mi
- The Universal Sphere: 0.4 mi
- One Liberty Observation Deck: 0.4 mi
- Rocky Steps: 0.8 mi
- Reading Terminal: 0.9 mi
- Chinatown Friendship Gate: 1.1 mi
- Academy of Natural Sciences of Drexel University: 0.4 mi
- Franklin Institute: 0.4 mi
- The Rosenbach Museum & Library: 0.4 mi
- Calder Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Barnes Foundation: 0.5 mi
- Schuylkill River Park Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Rodman Street Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Pemberton Garden: 0.7 mi
- 2100 Fitzwater Garden: 0.7 mi
- Fitzwater 2000: 0.7 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 2.8 mi
- Cadwalader Tract: 6.4 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 7.9 mi
- Williamson Road Site: 8.0 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 8.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 0.6 mi
- Bird Lake Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 3.1 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 3.1 mi
- Fairmount: 0.9 mi
- Lemon Hill: 1.4 mi
- Georges Hill: 3.3 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 8.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 9.3 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 6.4 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 14.5 mi
- Kerr Spring: 24.9 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 14.0 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 14.4 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 8.0 mi
- Monkey Rock: 13.5 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 15.4 mi
- Darling: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mütter Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 296° | 188 m | 19.6 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 301° | 176 m | 18.3 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | WSW 246° | 137 m | 19.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 349° | 136 m | 8.8 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 272° | 125 m | 14.5 mi |
| Osborne Hill | W 265° | 113 m | 22.9 mi |
| Militia Hill | NNW 345° | 104 m | 11.9 mi |
| Camp Hill | N 355° | 104 m | 12.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/3420767505
Day trips start here
- Philadelphia/Center City West · 0 mi
- Philadelphia · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City East · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Northwest · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/Old City · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/South · 2 mi
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