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Mt. Bradford Preserve

Mt. Bradford Preserve from directly overhead

Mt. Bradford Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Welsh Mountain stands 313 m to the northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Sconnelltown Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
East Bradford Township
Getting there

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Coordinates39.94155, -75.62403

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sconnelltown Park: 0.3 mi
  • Jefferis Ford Nature Area: 0.6 mi
  • Everhart Park: 1.0 mi
  • Horace Pippin Park: 1.1 mi
  • Kathy McBratnie Park: 1.2 mi
Museums
Historic sites
  • Jefferis Ford Historical Marker: 0.6 mi
  • Lincoln Biography Historical Marker: 1.6 mi
  • Horace Pippin Historical Marker: 1.6 mi
  • Old Glory: 1.6 mi
  • William Darlington Historical Marker: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • West End Community Garden: 1.4 mi
  • Italian Water Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Peirce-du Pont House Conservatory: 5.4 mi
  • Wisteria Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Peony Garden: 5.4 mi
Artworks
  • Frederick Douglass Statue: 1.6 mi
  • Chloe and Lucinda: 5.7 mi
  • St. Augustine Statue: 8.5 mi
  • Statue of Mary: 8.5 mi
  • Nittany Lion Shrine: 9.4 mi
Attractions
Peaks: 41
  • Osborne Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Harmony Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Ebright Azimuth: 9.2 mi
  • Hunting Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Castle Rock: 10.0 mi
Picnic sites: 35
  • Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 13 Picnic Site: 9.0 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 9.1 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 9.2 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 9.4 mi
Springs: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Deemer's Beach: 20.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Welsh MountainNW 307°313 m20.2 mi
Williams HillNNW 331°306 m20.5 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 340°305 m20.4 mi
Thomas HillNNW 331°295 m18.7 mi
BrushNNW 336°288 m21.3 mi
Silver HillNW 312°283 m24.6 mi
Mount PleasureNNW 335°269 m19.4 mi
Gap HillW 279°252 m20.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3519:5520:35
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, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/731140247

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