Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
Philadelphia's Magic Gardens is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Seger Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Route passes 9.3 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Folk art environment in Pennsylvania, United States
Wikidata Q7182595, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
- 9.3 mi off the Blue Route
- 23.3 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 23.4 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 24.9 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 27 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Seger Park: 0.1 mi
- Louis I. Kahn Park: 0.2 mi
- Hawthorne Park: 0.2 mi
- Cianfrani Park: 0.2 mi
- Addison Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Waverlry Street Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- South Street Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Hawthorne Community Garden: 0.2 mi
- Sartain St Community Garden: 0.3 mi
- Bell Arbor Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Meg Saligman: 0.2 mi
- William Penn: 0.2 mi
- Deer: 0.3 mi
- Samuel Gross: 0.4 mi
- Starman in the Ancient Garden: 0.4 mi
- Italian market: 0.3 mi
- Liberty Bell: 0.7 mi
- Second Bank of the United States: 0.7 mi
- Reading Terminal: 0.7 mi
- Carpenters' Hall: 0.7 mi
- John E. Fryer, M.D. Historic Marker: 0.4 mi
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the American Revolution: 0.5 mi
- 1st Regiment Infantry National Guard of Philadelphia: 0.6 mi
- Washington Grays Monument: 0.6 mi
- Commodore Barry: 0.6 mi
- The Library Company: 0.4 mi
- Romanian Folk Art Museum: 0.6 mi
- Hill-Physick House: 0.6 mi
- Congress Hall: 0.6 mi
- Thaddeus Kosciuszko National Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 4.0 mi
- Cadwalader Tract: 7.6 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 9.0 mi
- Almonesson Creek Park: 9.1 mi
- Williamson Road Site: 9.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 1.6 mi
- Bird Lake Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Picnic Area #1: 4.0 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 4.0 mi
- Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Fairmount: 2.0 mi
- Lemon Hill: 2.5 mi
- Georges Hill: 4.4 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 9.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 10.2 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 13.3 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 15.1 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 24.4 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 7.6 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 15.6 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 7.8 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 14.4 mi
- Monkey Rock: 14.6 mi
- Darling: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Philadelphia's Magic Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 297° | 188 m | 20.7 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 301° | 176 m | 19.5 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | WSW 249° | 137 m | 20.4 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 345° | 136 m | 9.7 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 274° | 125 m | 15.4 mi |
| Osborne Hill | W 267° | 113 m | 23.7 mi |
| Militia Hill | NNW 342° | 104 m | 12.8 mi |
| Camp Hill | N 351° | 104 m | 13.0 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1130089100
Day trips start here
- Philadelphia · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City East · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City West · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Old City · 1 mi
- Camden · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/South · 2 mi
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