ChesLen Preserve
ChesLen Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 125 m. Welsh Mountain stands 313 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Star Gazers' stone, a historic site 1.0 miles away. Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.0 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Natural Lands
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 7.0 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 7.9 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
- 16.3 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Star Gazers' stone: 1.0 mi
- Eusebius Barnard (1802-1865): 3.8 mi
- Jefferis Ford Historical Marker: 4.9 mi
- Hexagonal Schoolhouse: 5.3 mi
- Roger Hunt Mill Ruins: 5.8 mi
- Unionville Community Park: 2.3 mi
- Shadyside Park: 2.7 mi
- Beacon Hill Park: 3.2 mi
- Broad Run Park: 3.4 mi
- Shaw's Bridge Park: 4.2 mi
- Laurels Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Harmony Hill Nature Area: 4.5 mi
- Susan Groome Harney Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Harry J. Waite Jr. Nature Area: 4.7 mi
- Mt. Bradford Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Bonsai Courtyard: 4.4 mi
- Green Wall: 4.4 mi
- Waterlily Display: 4.4 mi
- East Conservatory: 4.4 mi
- Orchid House: 4.4 mi
- Peirce-du Pont House: 4.5 mi
- Antique Ice Tool Museum: 6.0 mi
- Barns-Brinton House: 6.4 mi
- National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum: 6.5 mi
- Chester County History Center: 6.8 mi
- Historic Pump Room & Gallery: 4.5 mi
- Longwood Gardens: 4.8 mi
- Sundial: 10.7 mi
- Sycamore with Cement Core: 10.7 mi
- Bell: 10.9 mi
- Harmony Hill: 4.7 mi
- Osborne Hill: 6.3 mi
- Horseshoe Hill: 9.8 mi
- Ebright Azimuth: 12.6 mi
- Drummond Hill: 14.7 mi
- Chloe and Lucinda: 4.5 mi
- Frederick Douglass Statue: 7.0 mi
- St. Augustine Statue: 13.4 mi
- Statue of Mary: 13.4 mi
- Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 13.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 13 Picnic Site: 14.4 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 14.5 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 14.6 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 14.8 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 13.2 mi
- Yellow Spring: 13.2 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 13.2 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 18.6 mi
- Micajah Posey Spring: 19.2 mi
- Milford Mills: 9.6 mi
- Darling: 13.6 mi
- Glenville: 15.4 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 21.6 mi
- Frenchtown: 24.7 mi
- Monkey Rock: 20.7 mi
- Millers Point: 20.8 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 21.9 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 20.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of ChesLen Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Mountain | NW 321° | 313 m | 17.1 mi |
| Williams Hill | NNW 347° | 306 m | 19.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 355° | 305 m | 20.3 mi |
| Thomas Hill | NNW 348° | 295 m | 17.8 mi |
| Brush | N 351° | 288 m | 20.9 mi |
| Silver Hill | NW 324° | 283 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Pleasure | N 351° | 269 m | 18.9 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NW 318° | 255 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Avondale 2 N, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/151791287
Day trips start here
- Chester County · 3 mi
- Downingtown · 6 mi
- Kennett Square · 6 mi
- West Chester · 7 mi
- Chadds Ford · 8 mi
- Exton · 9 mi
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