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Harmony Hill Nature Area

Harmony Hill Nature Area from directly overhead

Harmony Hill Nature Area is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Fancy Hill stands 331 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Harmony Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Exton Bypass passes 2.5 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
East Bradford Township

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.98376, -75.68634

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Paradise Valley Nature Area: 1.3 mi
  • Marinelli Park: 1.6 mi
  • Johnsontown Park: 1.7 mi
  • Kerr Park: 2.0 mi
  • Samuel Tabas Memorial Park: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Downingtown Area Veterans Memorial: 1.9 mi
  • Roger Hunt Mill Ruins: 2.1 mi
  • WWII B-25G Mitchell Bomber 42-64760 Crash Memorial: 3.5 mi
  • Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • Hexagonal Schoolhouse: 3.7 mi
Gardens
  • West End Community Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Culp's Clearing: 4.6 mi
  • Italian Water Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Green Wall: 7.6 mi
  • Peirce-du Pont House Conservatory: 7.6 mi
Museums
Attractions: 57
Peaks: 49
  • Harmony Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Osborne Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Diamond Rock Hill: 11.4 mi
  • Hunting Hill: 12.6 mi
  • Castle Rock: 13.1 mi
Artworks: 43
  • Frederick Douglass Statue: 5.1 mi
  • Chloe and Lucinda: 7.8 mi
  • Statue of Mary: 9.8 mi
  • St. Augustine Statue: 9.8 mi
  • Rock Snake: 12.3 mi
Picnic sites: 19
  • Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 13 Picnic Site: 12.6 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 12.7 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 12.8 mi
  • Park Pavillion #3: 12.9 mi
Springs: 9
  • Sulphur Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Yellow Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Magnesium Spring: 8.7 mi
  • West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Baptism Creek Spring: 16.1 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Deemer's Beach: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fancy HillN 358°331 m23.6 mi
Sand HillN 1°318 m24.1 mi
Welsh MountainNW 306°313 m15.8 mi
Williams HillNNW 336°306 m16.5 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 347°305 m16.7 mi
Thomas HillNNW 336°295 m14.6 mi
Mengle HillN 357°292 m24.7 mi
BrushNNW 342°288 m17.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3519:5520:36
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2215:5816:41

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/917867532

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