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Walt Whitman House

Walt Whitman House from directly overhead

Walt Whitman House is a museum in New Jersey, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is 4th & Washington St. Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Blue Route passes 11 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

historic building in Camden, Camden County, New Jersey, United States

Wikidata Q7964081, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.94240, -75.12348

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 4th & Washington St. Park: 0.2 mi
  • Roosevelt Plaza Park: 0.2 mi
  • Cooper Commons Park: 0.4 mi
  • Johnson Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ulysses Wiggins Waterfront Park: 0.4 mi
Gardens
  • Healing Garden: 0.3 mi
  • I.M. Pei Garden: 1.2 mi
  • Benjamin Rush Garden: 1.3 mi
  • 18th Century Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Magnolia Garden: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Artworks
  • Peter Pan: 0.4 mi
  • Hadrosaur: 0.4 mi
  • Apatosaurus: 0.4 mi
  • Five Water Spouts and Lintel: 1.0 mi
  • Open Air Aquarium: 1.0 mi
Museums
Nature reserves
  • Centennial Arboretum: 5.5 mi
  • Timber Creek Park: 8.3 mi
  • Almonesson Creek Park: 8.5 mi
  • Taylor Wildlife Preserve: 8.9 mi
  • Cadwalader Tract: 9.3 mi
Picnic sites: 37
  • Picnic Grove: 3.4 mi
  • Bird Lake Picnic Area: 4.3 mi
  • Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 4.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 5.6 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 5.6 mi
Peaks: 31
  • Fairmount: 3.5 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Georges Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Hutton Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 10.4 mi
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 14.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 16.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillWNW 295°188 m22.4 mi
Mount MiseryWNW 299°176 m21.2 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW 251°137 m22.2 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 335°136 m10.4 mi
Hunting HillW 274°125 m17.3 mi
Camp HillNNW 343°104 m13.4 mi
Militia HillNNW 335°104 m13.6 mi
Sugarloaf HillNNW 331°102 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:33
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:1915:5616:39

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, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/363048993

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