Old City Hall
Old City Hall is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Philosophical Hall, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 9.8 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Old City Hall, located at Chestnut and 5th Streets in the Independence Hall complex of Independence National Historical Park in Center City Philadelphia, was built in 1790–91 in the Federal style. The architect was David Evans, Jr. Originally intended as Philadelphia's City Hall, it housed the Supreme Court of the United States from the completion of its construction in 1791 until 1800, when the national capital was moved to Washington, D.C. Three chief justices, John Jay (Jay Court), John Rutledge (Rutledge Court), and Oliver Ellsworth (Ellsworth Court), officiated the Supreme Court from this location. After the national capital moved to Washington, D.C., the building continued to serve as Philadelphia's City Hall until 1854. It is a contributing property to Independence National Historical Park and is owned by the City of Philadelphia, which leases the building to the National Park Service.
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Dates from 1790.
Wikidata Q3350184, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Height
- 3.2 m
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Blue Route
- 23.9 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 23.9 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 25.6 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 28 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 28 mi
- South Overlook · 30 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Philosophical Hall: 0.0 mi
- Independence Hall: 0.0 mi
- Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank: 0.1 mi
- Congress Hall: 0.1 mi
- Liberty Bell Center: 0.1 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Garden: 0.0 mi
- Signer's Garden: 0.0 mi
- 18th Century Garden: 0.1 mi
- Benjamin Rush Garden: 0.2 mi
- Magnolia Garden: 0.2 mi
- The Signer: 0.0 mi
- Religious Liberty: 0.1 mi
- Gift of the Winds: 0.1 mi
- Ghost Structures: 0.2 mi
- Keys to Community: 0.3 mi
- George Washington: 0.0 mi
- Commodore Barry: 0.1 mi
- Robert Morris: 0.1 mi
- President's House: 0.1 mi
- Commodore Uriah P. Levy: 0.2 mi
- Independence Square: 0.0 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- Independence Mall: 0.2 mi
- Ben-Gurion Place: 0.2 mi
- Washington Square: 0.2 mi
- Second Bank of the United States: 0.1 mi
- Liberty Bell: 0.1 mi
- Carpenters' Hall: 0.1 mi
- First Bank of the United States: 0.2 mi
- City Tavern: 0.3 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 4.1 mi
- Cadwalader Tract: 7.9 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 8.9 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 9.2 mi
- Almonesson Creek Park: 9.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 2.0 mi
- Bird Lake Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 4.3 mi
- Fairmount: 2.1 mi
- Lemon Hill: 2.6 mi
- Georges Hill: 4.6 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 9.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 10.0 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 7.7 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 15.9 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 13.4 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 15.2 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 8.5 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 14.7 mi
- Monkey Rock: 14.8 mi
- Darling: 17.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Old City Hall. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 295° | 188 m | 21.0 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 299° | 176 m | 19.7 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | WSW 248° | 137 m | 21.1 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 341° | 136 m | 9.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 273° | 125 m | 15.9 mi |
| Osborne Hill | W 266° | 113 m | 24.3 mi |
| Militia Hill | NNW 339° | 104 m | 12.6 mi |
| Camp Hill | NNW 348° | 104 m | 12.7 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 | 20:33 |
| 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, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/40083567
Day trips start here
- Philadelphia/Old City · 0 mi
- Philadelphia · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City East · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City West · 1 mi
- Camden · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/South · 2 mi
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