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Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank

Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank from directly overhead

Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank 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 Second Bank of the United States, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 9.8 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
National Park Service
Fee
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.94878, -75.14838

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Signer's Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Thomas Jefferson Garden: 0.0 mi
  • 18th Century Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Benjamin Rush Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Magnolia Garden: 0.2 mi
Artworks
  • The Signer: 0.0 mi
  • Religious Liberty: 0.1 mi
  • Ghost Structures: 0.1 mi
  • Gift of the Winds: 0.1 mi
  • William Penn: 0.3 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Robert Morris: 0.1 mi
  • George Washington: 0.1 mi
  • Commodore Barry: 0.1 mi
  • Declaration of Independence: 0.1 mi
  • Washington Crossing the Delaware: 0.1 mi
Parks
  • Independence Square: 0.1 mi
  • Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
  • Ben-Gurion Place: 0.2 mi
  • Commerce Street Walk: 0.2 mi
  • Independence Mall: 0.2 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 36
  • Picnic Grove: 2.1 mi
  • Bird Lake Picnic Area: 2.9 mi
  • Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 4.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 4.3 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Fairmount: 2.1 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 2.7 mi
  • Georges Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 9.5 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 10.1 mi
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Portrait Gallery in the Second Bank. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillWNW 295°188 m21.1 mi
Mount MiseryWNW 299°176 m19.8 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW 249°137 m21.1 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 341°136 m9.5 mi
Hunting HillW 273°125 m16.0 mi
Osborne HillW 266°113 m24.4 mi
Militia HillNNW 339°104 m12.6 mi
Camp HillNNW 348°104 m12.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:33
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353745566675807872604940
Precip in3.63.34.54.04.14.84.74.94.94.13.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element node/6625307586

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