Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia Museum of Art is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 32 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Prometheus Strangling the Vulture, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 8.1 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
art museum in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Dates from 1876.
Wikidata Q510324, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 32 m
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 8.1 mi off the Blue Route
- 22.0 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 22.4 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 27 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 28 mi
- South Overlook · 29 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Prometheus Strangling the Vulture: 0.0 mi
- Rocky Statue: 0.0 mi
- Anthony Wayne: 0.1 mi
- The Lion Fighter: 0.1 mi
- The Mounted Amazon Attacked by a Panther: 0.1 mi
- Chief Justice John Marshall: 0.1 mi
- Joan of Arc: 0.1 mi
- Graff Memorial: 0.1 mi
- William M. Reilly Memorial: Revolutionary War Heroes: 0.1 mi
- Abraham Lincoln: 0.3 mi
- Rocky Steps: 0.1 mi
- WildWorks Ropes Course: 0.9 mi
- The Universal Sphere: 0.9 mi
- Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge: 1.0 mi
- One Liberty Observation Deck: 1.1 mi
- South Garden, Fairmount Water Works: 0.1 mi
- Esplanade: 0.1 mi
- Bulldog Park: 0.2 mi
- Schuylkill River Park: 0.2 mi
- Eakins Oval: 0.2 mi
- Anne d'Harnoncourt Sculpture Garden: 0.1 mi
- Azalea Garden: 0.2 mi
- Corinthian Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Mantua Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Summer-Winter Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- Fairmount Water Works Interpretive Center: 0.1 mi
- Rodin Museum: 0.5 mi
- Eastern State Penitentiary: 0.5 mi
- Lemon Hill Mansion: 0.5 mi
- Calder Gardens: 0.5 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 2.1 mi
- Cadwalader Tract: 6.0 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 7.0 mi
- Williamson Road Site: 7.3 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 7.4 mi
- Bird Lake Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
- Picnic Grove: 1.1 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 2.3 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 2.3 mi
- Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 2.3 mi
- Fairmount: 0.0 mi
- Lemon Hill: 0.6 mi
- Georges Hill: 2.6 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 7.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 8.4 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 5.7 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 13.9 mi
- Kerr Spring: 24.1 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 13.2 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 15.2 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 24.8 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 8.7 mi
- Monkey Rock: 12.8 mi
- Darling: 15.9 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Philadelphia Museum of Art. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 294° | 188 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 299° | 176 m | 17.7 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | WSW 244° | 137 m | 20.0 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 350° | 136 m | 7.9 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 268° | 125 m | 14.3 mi |
| Osborne Hill | W 263° | 113 m | 22.7 mi |
| Militia Hill | NNW 345° | 104 m | 11.0 mi |
| Camp Hill | N 356° | 104 m | 11.3 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 way/28533972
Day trips start here
- Philadelphia · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City West · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Northwest · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City East · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/Old City · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/West · 2 mi
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