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The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge

The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge from directly overhead

The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 44 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Martha Burton Community Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Blue Route passes 1.3 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

listed on the NRHP in Pennsylvania

Wikidata Q7799093, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.89872, -75.38791

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Martha Burton Community Park: 0.7 mi
  • Sapovits Park: 0.9 mi
  • Indian Lane Park: 1.0 mi
  • Houtman Park: 1.0 mi
  • Scott Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Hinkson's Corner 1764: 0.8 mi
  • Old staircase: 1.4 mi
  • Crumhenge: 1.5 mi
  • Memorial Island: 1.6 mi
  • Hidden ruins: 1.7 mi
Artworks
Museums
  • Delaware County Institute of Science: 1.4 mi
  • Alfred O. Deshong Park Museum: 3.4 mi
  • Delaware County Historical Society Museum & Research Library: 3.8 mi
  • Newtown Railroad Museum: 6.0 mi
  • Newlin Grist Mill: 6.3 mi
Gardens
  • Sutton Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Swarthmore Rose Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Rose Tree Garden: 2.7 mi
  • Wister Rhododendron Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Tyler Arboretum Butterfly Garden: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • Stopford Family Meadow Maze: 3.6 mi
  • Diamond Doorway: 3.6 mi
  • Tulip Tree House: 3.6 mi
  • Animal's Hideaway: 3.6 mi
  • Fort Tyler: 3.6 mi
Picnic sites: 36
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 4.1 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 4.2 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Picnic Site 16: 4.3 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 4.5 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 4.6 mi
Peaks: 24
  • Hunting Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Castle Rock: 5.9 mi
  • Ebright Azimuth: 8.2 mi
  • Georges Hill: 10.5 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 11.7 mi
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Washington Lake Beach: 18.9 mi
  • Deemer's Beach: 20.0 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 24.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 11.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillNNW 333°188 m14.0 mi
Mount MiseryNNW 341°176 m13.9 mi
Harmony HillWNW 291°146 m16.4 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW 238°137 m8.2 mi
Chestnut HillNE 38°136 m15.7 mi
Hunting HillNW 322°125 m5.3 mi
Osborne HillW 278°113 m11.7 mi
Militia HillNNE 28°104 m17.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3419:5420:34
September equinox06:5018:2519:00
December solstice07:2015:5716:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353744556574807871594940
Precip in3.22.23.93.53.23.34.83.74.43.72.63.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marcus Hook, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13085574695

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