Woodburn: Governor's House
Woodburn: Governor's House is a museum in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 9 m. Coffin Hill stands 31 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodburn and Hall House - The Governor's House (First State Heritage Park), a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway passes 15 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.
"Tours of Woodburn are available by appointment Monday through Friday, as the schedule allows. On the First Saturday of each month, Delaware’s First State Heritage Park hosts public tours of Woodburn from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. No reservations are necessar
The story
official residence of the Governor of Delaware and the governor's family
Wikidata Q5253302, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 14.7 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 16.5 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
- 22.7 mi off the Chesapeake Country Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Kings Highway Triangle: 0.1 mi
- Orville Myers Park: 0.1 mi
- City Hall Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Loockerman Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Loockerman Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Woodburn and Hall House - The Governor's House (First State Heritage Park): 0.0 mi
- Biggs Museum of American Art (First State Heritage Park): 0.3 mi
- Constitution Park (First State Heritage Park): 0.3 mi
- First State Heritage Park Welcome Center and Galleries: 0.3 mi
- First State Heritage Park: Legislative Mall: 0.3 mi
- Saint Jones River Corridor: 0.3 mi
- Saint Jones River Corridor: 0.5 mi
- Capital Green/Pauls Property: 0.6 mi
- Fork Branch Nature Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Fork Branch Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Liberty Bell Replica: 0.3 mi
- Bayonets of the Revolution: 0.3 mi
- Fireman's Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Kent County Veterans Monument: 0.9 mi
- World War II Headquarters Building: 8.1 mi
- Biggs Museum of American Art: 0.3 mi
- The Old State House: 0.3 mi
- Johnson Victrola Museum: 0.5 mi
- Delaware Agricultural Museum: 1.5 mi
- Delaware State Police Museum: 2.5 mi
- Pine Mount: 20.4 mi
- Ceremony Hill: 21.2 mi
- Daves Hill: 24.1 mi
- Coffin Hill: 24.3 mi
- Banning: 24.5 mi
- Owens Station: 24.6 mi
- Saint Johnstown: 24.8 mi
- Delaware Highway Memorial Garden: 12.3 mi
- Senior Center Meditation Garden: 17.9 mi
- Miah Maull Shoal Light: 17.0 mi
- Fourteen Foot Bank Light: 23.6 mi
- Fortescue Beach: 19.4 mi
- Slaughter Beach: 20.1 mi
- Chauncey O. Simpson Memorial Rest Area: 12.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Woodburn: Governor's House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coffin Hill | NNE 21° | 31 m | 24.3 mi |
| Pine Mount | NNE 29° | 28 m | 20.4 mi |
| Daves Hill | WNW 300° | 19 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:52 | 20:32 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:26 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:19 | 16:01 | 16:43 |
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 | 36 | 38 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 70 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dover, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/594774613
Day trips start here
- Dover · 0 mi
- Camden · 4 mi
- Magnolia · 7 mi
- Cumberland County · 24 mi
- Denton · 25 mi
- Chestertown · 29 mi
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