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Bellewood Preserve

Bellewood Preserve from directly overhead

Bellewood Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 18 m. Rock Hill stands 256 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Playwicki Farm Historic Monument, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Tract of land held by Heritage Conservancy. Open to public use.

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Coordinates40.17801, -74.96617

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Playwicki Farm Historic Monument: 0.4 mi
  • Neshaminy Falls Park: 2.0 mi
  • Lafayette Cemetery Memorial Plaque: 3.0 mi
  • Ronaldson's Cemetery Memorial: 4.1 mi
  • Martin Moister estate: 5.6 mi
Parks
  • Playwicki Farm Park: 0.5 mi
  • Playwicki Park: 0.6 mi
  • Detective Christopher Jones Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
  • Churchville Nature Center: 1.5 mi
  • Harry J Simmons Jr. Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
Artworks
Gardens
  • Organic Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Communtiy Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Meadowbrook Community Garden: 7.4 mi
  • The Graperies: 7.9 mi
  • Hope Spring: 8.6 mi
Attractions
  • Tyler Park Equipment Rental: 3.8 mi
  • Blast Off: 4.9 mi
  • Flyin' Fish: 4.9 mi
  • Elmo's Cloud Chaser: 5.0 mi
  • Vapor Trail: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Peaks: 43
  • Jericho Mountain: 8.5 mi
  • Laurel Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 10.2 mi
  • Little Buckingham Mountain: 10.2 mi
  • Bowman Hill: 10.2 mi
Picnic sites: 30
  • Shaded Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
  • Kids Kingdom Picnic Pavilion: 7.4 mi
  • General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 9.4 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 9.6 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 9.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Old Quarry: 11.8 mi
  • Washington's Rock: 12.1 mi
  • lower waterfall ledge: 19.5 mi
  • Devil's Tea Table: 20.2 mi
  • Monkey Rock: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Gold Run: 9.7 mi
  • High Falls: 18.3 mi
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock HillNW 313°256 m23.5 mi
Plumstead HillNNW 333°174 m15.3 mi
Sourland MountainNNE 32°171 m23.6 mi
Buckingham MountainNNW 338°158 m10.3 mi
Baldpate MountainNNE 25°146 m11.6 mi
Strawberry HillNNE 20°143 m10.7 mi
Solebury MountainN 356°142 m11.0 mi
Goat HillN 7°138 m11.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3119:5320:33
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:2015:5516:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516171767467554435
Precip in3.73.14.64.04.04.64.94.74.74.23.64.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Neshaminy Falls, 2 mi away.

Sources

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Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/561300648

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