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The John Coltrane House

The John Coltrane House from directly overhead

The John Coltrane House is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 33 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is 30th & Jefferson Playground, a park 0.2 miles away. Blue Route passes 7.8 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

early adulthood home of John Coltrane

Wikidata Q6226777, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Height
13.1 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.98031, -75.18856

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 30th & Jefferson Playground: 0.2 mi
  • Glendinning Rock Garden: 0.3 mi
  • Athletic Square: 0.5 mi
  • Clayborn and Lewis Playground: 0.7 mi
  • North Philly Peace Park: 0.9 mi
Gardens
  • East Park Revitalization Alliance Cowboy Garden: 0.2 mi
  • Brewerytown Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Master Street Community Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Strawberry Mansion Green Resource Center Community Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Vaux Garden: 0.8 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 37
  • Bird Lake Picnic Area: 0.8 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 1.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 1.3 mi
  • Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Area 4: 1.4 mi
Peaks: 30
  • Lemon Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Fairmount: 1.1 mi
  • Georges Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 7.3 mi
Springs: 6
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 11.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 17.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The John Coltrane House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillWNW 292°188 m18.2 mi
Mount MiseryWNW 296°176 m16.9 mi
Buckingham MountainNNE 19°158 m24.5 mi
Spring MountainNW 325°151 m24.3 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW 240°137 m20.2 mi
Chestnut HillN 352°136 m6.8 mi
Hunting HillW 264°125 m13.9 mi
Osborne HillW 260°113 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:34
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 way/705646448

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