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Birmingham Hill Preserve

Birmingham Hill Preserve from directly overhead

Birmingham Hill Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Welsh Mountain stands 313 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Birmingham Friends Meeting House historical marker, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway passes 1.1 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

Operated by
Brandywine Conservancy

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Getting there

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Coordinates39.90141, -75.59384

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Nature reserves
Parks
  • Dunvegan Road Open Space: 1.7 mi
  • East Pleasant Grove Open Space: 1.8 mi
  • Shenandoah Open Space: 1.8 mi
  • Brandywine Battlefield Park: 2.1 mi
  • Plum Run Open Space: 2.2 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • Frederick Douglass Statue: 3.6 mi
  • Chloe and Lucinda: 5.0 mi
  • Nittany Lion Shrine: 7.9 mi
  • Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 9.4 mi
  • St. Augustine Statue: 9.8 mi
Gardens
  • West End Community Garden: 4.0 mi
  • Italian Water Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Wisteria Garden: 4.6 mi
  • Peony Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Peirce-du Pont House Conservatory: 4.7 mi
Attractions
  • Longwood Gardens: 4.6 mi
  • Historic Pump Room & Gallery: 4.9 mi
  • Bell: 5.2 mi
  • Sundial: 6.5 mi
  • Sycamore with Cement Core: 6.5 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 13 Picnic Site: 8.0 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 8.0 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 8.1 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 8.2 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Osborne Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Ebright Azimuth: 6.0 mi
  • Harmony Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Horseshoe Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Hunting Hill: 8.6 mi
Springs: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 2
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Deemer's Beach: 17.2 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 24.3 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Welsh MountainNW 310°313 m23.1 mi
Williams HillNNW 331°306 m23.7 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 339°305 m23.6 mi
Thomas HillNNW 331°295 m21.9 mi
BrushNNW 335°288 m24.5 mi
Mount PleasureNNW 334°269 m22.6 mi
Gap HillWNW 285°252 m22.4 mi
Diamond Rock HillNNE 20°188 m13.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3519:5420:35
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:2115:5816:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170757366544335
Precip in3.63.14.63.83.84.04.44.85.74.83.54.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Chester 2 NW, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1482656241

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