Curtis Arboretum
Curtis Arboretum is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Rock Hill stands 256 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Robinson Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Blue Route passes 7.0 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 7.0 mi off the Blue Route
- 19.9 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 23.4 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 26.1 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 21 mi
- South Overlook · 21 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 21 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Robinson Park: 0.4 mi
- Thomas Williams Park: 0.6 mi
- Rock Lane Park: 0.8 mi
- Ralph Morgan Park: 0.8 mi
- Wyncote: 0.8 mi
- George A. Perley Bird Sanctuary: 0.8 mi
- Edge Hill Woods Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.0 mi
- Ardsley Wildlife Sanctuary: 2.6 mi
- Briar Bush Nature Center: 2.9 mi
- Abington Township Bird Sanctuary: 3.1 mi
- Jenkintown Sign: 0.8 mi
- Grey Towers Castle: 0.9 mi
- Spring House Site: 2.4 mi
- Barn Site: 2.4 mi
- Whitemarsh Hall Portico: 2.7 mi
- Fruit garden: 1.1 mi
- Laverock Road Garden: 1.4 mi
- MLK High School Farm: 2.1 mi
- Awbury Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Henry Cope Garden: 2.4 mi
- Richard Wall House: 1.2 mi
- Camp William Penn Museum: 1.3 mi
- CWP Museum: 1.3 mi
- Camp William Penn Gate: 1.3 mi
- Benjamin Chew House: 3.1 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 3.0 mi
- Dragon: 3.6 mi
- Earrings: 3.7 mi
- Sun Ra Mosaic: 3.7 mi
- Fiddle Head: 3.7 mi
- Springhouse: 3.7 mi
- Azalea Meadow: 3.7 mi
- Holiday Garden Railway: 3.7 mi
- Orange Balustrade: 3.8 mi
- Magnolia Slope: 3.8 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 3.1 mi
- Camp Hill: 3.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 4.0 mi
- Fort Hill: 4.6 mi
- Militia Hill: 5.1 mi
- Picnic Area B: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Area A: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Area C: 2.2 mi
- Picnic Area #3: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 4.4 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 8.1 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 14.3 mi
- Kerr Spring: 15.7 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 24.9 mi
- Monkey Rock: 12.3 mi
- Old Quarry: 21.2 mi
- Washington's Rock: 21.5 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 24.8 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 11.7 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 22.4 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 17.1 mi
- Darling: 21.1 mi
- Gold Run: 21.3 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Curtis Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill | NNW 341° | 256 m | 23.7 mi |
| Diamond Rock Hill | W 269° | 188 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mount Misery | W 271° | 176 m | 17.2 mi |
| Plumstead Hill | N 8° | 174 m | 20.2 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | NNE 20° | 158 m | 17.0 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NW 308° | 151 m | 20.4 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | NE 41° | 146 m | 22.4 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | NE 39° | 143 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
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 | 34 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 74 | 79 | 77 | 70 | 58 | 48 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NE Phila AP, 7 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly78 obs
- lesser celandine61 obs
- white snakeroot59 obs
- Green Frog56 obs
- American Robin54 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel52 obs
- American pokeweed49 obs
- Amur honeysuckle47 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/210837694
Day trips start here
- Elkins Park · 1 mi
- Jenkintown · 1 mi
- Abington Township · 3 mi
- Fort Washington · 4 mi
- Huntingdon Valley · 5 mi
- Philadelphia/North · 5 mi
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