Rittenhouse Homestead
Rittenhouse Homestead is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Rittenhouse Town, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 7.3 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Height
- 9.1 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 7.3 mi off the Blue Route
- 21.0 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 22.8 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 23.9 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 25 mi
- South Overlook · 25 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 26 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rittenhouse Town: 0.0 mi
- Henry Howard Houston Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Joseph Huston (1866-1940): 0.2 mi
- Kelpius Community: 0.7 mi
- Battle of Germantown Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Saylor's Grove: 0.1 mi
- Blue Bell Park: 0.3 mi
- Clifford Park: 0.4 mi
- Cloverly Park: 0.5 mi
- Price Street Play Lot: 0.6 mi
- Children at Play: 0.1 mi
- Ram Statue: 0.5 mi
- Toleration Statue: 0.7 mi
- Sun Ra Mosaic: 0.8 mi
- John Wister Statue: 0.8 mi
- Anne Gallagher Garden: 0.5 mi
- Old Tennis Court Farm: 0.6 mi
- Wyck House Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Harkins Garden: 1.0 mi
- Penn Knox Garden: 1.0 mi
- Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion: 0.7 mi
- Black Writers Museum: 0.8 mi
- ACES Museum: 0.9 mi
- Wyck Museum: 0.9 mi
- Germantown White House: 1.0 mi
- Kelpius Cave: 0.7 mi
- Laurel Hill Cemetery Gatehouse: 1.8 mi
- Adrian Balboa & Paulie Pennino: 1.8 mi
- Discovery Center at East Park Reservoir: 3.2 mi
- Shofuso Japanese House and Garden: 3.5 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 3.3 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 3.3 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 3.8 mi
- Curtis Arboretum: 4.4 mi
- Simpson Island: 4.8 mi
- Picnic Area #4: 0.3 mi
- Picnic Area #6: 0.3 mi
- Picnic Area #5: 0.3 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 0.3 mi
- Picnic Area #3: 0.4 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 3.5 mi
- Georges Hill: 3.6 mi
- Lemon Hill: 4.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 4.1 mi
- Fairmount: 4.4 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 4.4 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 12.1 mi
- Kerr Spring: 19.8 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 23.3 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 23.3 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 10.5 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 19.4 mi
- Monkey Rock: 10.5 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 12.8 mi
- Darling: 17.2 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 20.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rittenhouse Homestead. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 281° | 188 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 285° | 176 m | 15.6 mi |
| Plumstead Hill | NNE 11° | 174 m | 24.3 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | NNE 22° | 158 m | 21.3 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NW 320° | 151 m | 21.6 mi |
| Solebury Mountain | NNE 27° | 142 m | 24.0 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | SW 233° | 137 m | 22.0 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 345° | 136 m | 3.5 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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/766332777
Day trips start here
- Philadelphia/North · 3 mi
- Philadelphia/Northwest · 3 mi
- Narberth · 4 mi
- Philadelphia/West · 4 mi
- Ardmore · 5 mi
- Elkins Park · 5 mi
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