- Elevation, modelled
- 125 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Welsh Mountain313 m · 15.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway7.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:36local time
- Coordinates
- 39.9244, -75.7901
Laurels Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 125 m. Welsh Mountain stands 313 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Star Gazers' stone, a historic site 3.2 miles away. Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway passes 7.0 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Contains almost 500 acres of hardwood forest including mature red, black, white and chestnut oaks, tulip poplar, beech, white ash, and hickory. Open to members of Brandywine Conservancy & Museum of Art on foot, every day from dawn to dusk.
- Operated by
- Brandywine Conservancy
- Access
- permit
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Laurels Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Mountain | NNW 331° | 313 m | 15.2 mi |
| Williams Hill | N 357° | 306 m | 19.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | N 5° | 305 m | 20.5 mi |
| Thomas Hill | N 359° | 295 m | 17.5 mi |
| Brush | N 0° | 288 m | 20.7 mi |
| Silver Hill | NNW 332° | 283 m | 20.1 mi |
| Mount Pleasure | N 2° | 269 m | 18.8 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NW 326° | 255 m | 19.8 mi |
- 7.0 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic BywayNational
- 8.9 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 9.6 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
- 15.6 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Star Gazers' stone: 3.2 mi
- Hexagonal Schoolhouse: 5.5 mi
- Eusebius Barnard (1802-1865): 7.0 mi
- Roger Hunt Mill Ruins: 7.2 mi
- Downingtown Area Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
- East Fallowfield Township Park: 3.3 mi
- Unionville Community Park: 3.8 mi
- Swing Park: 4.1 mi
- Beacon Hill Park: 4.1 mi
- Ash Park: 4.2 mi
- ChesLen Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Harmony Hill Nature Area: 6.9 mi
- Skelp Level Park: 7.7 mi
- Susan Groome Harney Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Harry J. Waite Jr. Nature Area: 8.1 mi
- National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum: 4.3 mi
- Peirce-du Pont House: 7.1 mi
- Antique Ice Tool Museum: 9.4 mi
- Barns-Brinton House: 9.4 mi
- Jim Croce's Apartment: 9.7 mi
- Historic Pump Room & Gallery: 7.0 mi
- Longwood Gardens: 7.3 mi
- Mercer's Mill Covered Bridge: 10.2 mi
- Sundial: 13.1 mi
- Sycamore with Cement Core: 13.1 mi
- Bonsai Courtyard: 6.8 mi
- Student Exhibition Garden: 6.9 mi
- Waterlily Display: 6.9 mi
- Orchid House: 6.9 mi
- Ornamental Kitchen Garden: 6.9 mi
- Harmony Hill: 7.2 mi
- Osborne Hill: 9.7 mi
- Horseshoe Hill: 11.3 mi
- Gap Hill: 12.0 mi
- Drummond Hill: 15.2 mi
- Chloe and Lucinda: 6.9 mi
- Frederick Douglass Statue: 10.4 mi
- Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 15.8 mi
- St. Augustine Statue: 16.4 mi
- Statue of Mary: 16.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
- Park Pavillion #3: 17.2 mi
- Park Pavillion #2: 17.3 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 13 Picnic Site: 17.9 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 17.9 mi
- Yellow Spring: 15.0 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 15.0 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 15.0 mi
- Black Rock Spring: 17.5 mi
- Micajah Posey Spring: 18.7 mi
- Milford Mills: 10.3 mi
- Glenville: 16.7 mi
- Darling: 17.0 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 23.0 mi
- Frenchtown: 23.9 mi
- Millers Point: 21.0 mi
- Monkey Rock: 23.9 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 24.9 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 21.8 mi
- Willow Hill Covered Bridge: 22.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 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).
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, 5 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Downingtown · 7 mi
- Kennett Square · 7 mi
- West Grove · 7 mi
- West Chester · 10 mi
- Chadds Ford · 11 mi
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