Philadelphia Doll Museum
Philadelphia Doll Museum is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 25 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Winchester Playground, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Route passes 9.6 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Philadelphia Doll Museum is located in Philadelphia at 2253 North Broad Street along the Avenue of the Arts. It is the only known museum in the United States that emphasizes the collection and preservation of black dolls as artifacts of history and culture.
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Dates from 1988.
Wikidata Q7182666, matched on coordinates and name (19 m apart).
What the record says
- Height
- 14.32 m
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Blue Route
- 23.0 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 23.9 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 24.6 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 26 mi
- South Overlook · 27 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 27 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Winchester Playground: 0.1 mi
- Penrose Playground: 0.2 mi
- Fotterall Square: 0.3 mi
- Johnny Ring Terrace: 0.4 mi
- Diamond Park: 0.4 mi
- Temple Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Penrose Playground Garden: 0.2 mi
- Sonia Sanchez Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Life Do Grow Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- 1932 N. Marshall Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Jazz Mural: 0.2 mi
- Interactive sculpture: 0.3 mi
- Montgomery Street Mural: 0.6 mi
- Healing Wall Mural: 0.9 mi
- Mann Adult Community Center Mural: 1.3 mi
- Johnny Ring Statue: 0.4 mi
- Alumni Circle: 0.4 mi
- Palmer Cemetery World War I Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Robert Purvis: 1.6 mi
- Thomas Eakins: 1.7 mi
- Wagner Free Institute of Science: 0.6 mi
- Weaver Historical Dental Museum: 1.0 mi
- Founder's Hall Museum: 1.2 mi
- Eastern State Penitentiary: 1.6 mi
- Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art: 1.7 mi
- Harbison's Dairy Milk Bottle: 1.3 mi
- Philly Gun Range: 1.8 mi
- Discovery Center at East Park Reservoir: 2.0 mi
- Adrian Balboa & Paulie Pennino: 2.0 mi
- Rocky Steps: 2.0 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 3.0 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 6.5 mi
- Curtis Arboretum: 6.7 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 7.0 mi
- Cadwalader Tract: 7.2 mi
- Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 1.5 mi
- Bird Lake Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 3.0 mi
- Fairmount: 2.0 mi
- Lemon Hill: 2.1 mi
- Georges Hill: 3.6 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 6.8 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 7.5 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 6.3 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 14.6 mi
- Kerr Spring: 22.5 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 13.4 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 16.0 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 10.7 mi
- Monkey Rock: 13.2 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 17.4 mi
- Darling: 17.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Philadelphia Doll Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 289° | 188 m | 19.7 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 293° | 176 m | 18.3 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | NNE 15° | 158 m | 23.5 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NW 321° | 151 m | 25.0 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | WSW 242° | 137 m | 21.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 336° | 136 m | 6.8 mi |
| Jericho Mountain | NNE 26° | 129 m | 24.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 263° | 125 m | 15.7 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 | 20:34 |
| 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaOpenStreetMap element way/908899143
Day trips start here
- Philadelphia/North · 1 mi
- Philadelphia · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/Northwest · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City East · 3 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City West · 3 mi
- Philadelphia/Old City · 3 mi
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