Ross Mansion
Ross Mansion is a museum in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Opossum Hill stands 18 m to the northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Ross Mansion Grounds, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Crab Scenic Byway passes 9.4 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The Governor Ross Mansion and Plantation.
The story
park in Sussex County, Delaware, United States of America
Wikidata Q49553943, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Ross Mansion
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Blue Crab Scenic Byway
- 14.8 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Eagle Nesting Site · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ross Mansion Grounds: 0.1 mi
- Seaford Sports Complex: 0.2 mi
- Kiwanis Park: 1.0 mi
- Seaford Gateway Park: 1.2 mi
- Williams Pond Park: 1.2 mi
- Barnes Woods Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Redden State Forest - Townsend Tract: 5.7 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 7.0 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 7.4 mi
- Chesapeake Forest: 7.9 mi
- Seaford Museum: 1.2 mi
- Bridgeville Historical Society Museum: 6.0 mi
- Bethel Heritage Museum: 6.0 mi
- Georgetown Fire Co. Historical Museum: 12.8 mi
- Georgetown Train Station Museum: 12.8 mi
- Skip Gardner: 3.8 mi
- Civil War Monument: 13.0 mi
- William Still Center Families Divided & United Marker: 16.8 mi
- John Milton Statue: 18.5 mi
- Bethel Church: 20.1 mi
- North Laurel: 6.9 mi
- Saint Johnstown: 10.5 mi
- Owens Station: 11.4 mi
- Banning: 11.7 mi
- New Market: 15.8 mi
- Opossum Hill: 13.5 mi
- Delia Hill: 22.2 mi
- Sand Hill: 24.4 mi
- Mary: 18.6 mi
- Sammy the Seagull: 21.6 mi
- Back Bay Art Glass LLC: 22.7 mi
- Camden Community Garden: 20.5 mi
- Senior Center Meditation Garden: 20.5 mi
- Delaware Botanic Gardens at Pepper Creek: 22.4 mi
- Cedar Grove Beach: 20.9 mi
- Sandy Hill Beach: 24.5 mi
- Slaughter Beach: 24.9 mi
- Naylor Mill Forest Trail: 17.0 mi
- Pungy Shipwreck: 18.4 mi
- B Area Shelter: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ross Mansion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opossum Hill | NW 311° | 18 m | 13.5 mi |
| Sand Hill | WSW 237° | 4 m | 24.4 mi |
| Delia Hill | SW 225° | 3 m | 22.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:03 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenwood 2NE, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/554180535
Day trips start here
- Denton · 19 mi
- Eastern Shore · 19 mi
- Cambridge · 26 mi
- Easton · 26 mi
- Rehoboth Beach · 29 mi
- Magnolia · 30 mi
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