Ormiston Mansion
Ormiston Mansion is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Hill Mansion, a museum 0.2 miles away. Blue Route passes 7.5 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
historic house in Fairmount Park, Philadelphia
Dates from 1798.
Wikidata Q46996433, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 7.5 mi off the Blue Route
- 20.9 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 21.8 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 26.1 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 26 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 28 mi
- South Overlook · 28 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Laurel Hill Mansion: 0.2 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 0.4 mi
- Strawberry Mansion: 0.5 mi
- Woodford Mansion: 0.5 mi
- The John Coltrane House: 0.7 mi
- John B. Kelly: 0.3 mi
- The Cliffs: 0.7 mi
- Helena Schaaff Saunders Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Gen. John Clifford Pemberton Memorial: 0.7 mi
- George and Meta Conor-Wood Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Discovery Center at East Park Reservoir: 0.4 mi
- Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge: 0.9 mi
- Shofuso Japanese House and Garden: 1.0 mi
- WildWorks Ropes Course: 1.0 mi
- Adrian Balboa & Paulie Pennino: 1.1 mi
- General Ulysses S. Grant: 0.6 mi
- Playing Angels: 0.6 mi
- Saint George and the Dragon: 0.6 mi
- Alexander von Humboldt: 0.7 mi
- Rebecca at the Well: 0.7 mi
- East Park Revitalization Alliance Cowboy Garden: 0.6 mi
- Strawberry Mansion Green Resource Center Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Brewerytown Garden: 1.2 mi
- East Falls Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Master Street Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Strawberry Mansion Playground: 0.7 mi
- Napa Street Playground: 0.9 mi
- 30th & Jefferson Playground: 0.9 mi
- Glendinning Rock Garden: 0.9 mi
- Ford Road North Playground: 0.9 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 0.9 mi
- Cadwalader Tract: 5.0 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 5.2 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 5.6 mi
- Williamson Road Site: 5.7 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Area 7: 0.9 mi
- Picnic Area 3: 0.9 mi
- Lemon Hill: 1.2 mi
- Georges Hill: 1.5 mi
- Fairmount: 1.8 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 6.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 6.6 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 4.2 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 12.5 mi
- Kerr Spring: 22.7 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 23.7 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 23.7 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 11.6 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 17.0 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 10.0 mi
- Monkey Rock: 11.2 mi
- Darling: 15.6 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 18.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ormiston Mansion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 291° | 188 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 295° | 176 m | 16.3 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | NNE 20° | 158 m | 24.1 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NW 325° | 151 m | 23.6 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | WSW 238° | 137 m | 20.1 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 355° | 136 m | 6.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 262° | 125 m | 13.6 mi |
| Osborne Hill | WSW 258° | 113 m | 22.2 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/377438264
Day trips start here
- Philadelphia/Northwest · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/West · 1 mi
- Philadelphia · 3 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City East · 3 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City West · 3 mi
- Philadelphia/North · 3 mi
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