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Rushton Woods Preserve

Rushton Woods Preserve from directly overhead

Rushton Woods Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 108 m. Williams Hill stands 306 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. Exton Bypass passes 6.4 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Willistown Conservation Trust

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.98385, -75.48334

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Rushton Woods Preserve: 0.2 mi
  • Radnor Hunt Club (Equestrian Center): 0.8 mi
  • Garrett Mill Road Park: 1.3 mi
  • Sugartown Preserve: 1.6 mi
  • Ashbridge Preserve: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
Attractions
  • West Chester Griswolds: 1.6 mi
  • Historic Sugartown: 1.7 mi
  • Sugartown Strawberries: 2.5 mi
  • Hobbit Hollow: 4.0 mi
  • Imagination Station: 4.0 mi
Historic sites
  • Delaware County Veterans Memorial: 2.7 mi
  • Paoli Massacre Monument: 3.7 mi
  • Taylor/Frazer House Ruins: 4.1 mi
  • Middle Farm: 4.2 mi
  • Duffy's Cut Mass Grave: 4.2 mi
Artworks
  • Hall of Prayers: 2.7 mi
  • St. Augustine Statue: 3.4 mi
  • Statue of Mary: 3.5 mi
  • Nittany Lion Shrine: 4.3 mi
  • The Berwyn Mural: 4.9 mi
Gardens
  • Garrett Williamson Garden: 3.2 mi
  • Tyler Arboretum Butterfly Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Wister Rhododendron Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Skunk Hollow Community Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Rose Tree Garden: 5.8 mi
Museums
Picnic sites: 38
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Picnic Site 9: 3.0 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 13 Picnic Site: 3.1 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 3.2 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 3.4 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Picnic Site 16: 3.4 mi
Peaks: 30
  • Castle Rock: 2.4 mi
  • Hunting Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Diamond Rock Hill: 6.7 mi
  • Mount Misery: 7.3 mi
  • Mount Joy: 7.6 mi
Springs: 7
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Deemer's Beach: 23.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Williams HillNW 311°306 m23.0 mi
Chestnut HillNW 318°305 m21.8 mi
Thomas HillNW 309°295 m21.3 mi
BrushNW 316°288 m23.1 mi
Mount PleasureNW 313°269 m21.4 mi
Diamond Rock HillNNW 348°188 m6.7 mi
Gabel HillNNW 340°183 m25.0 mi
Mount MiseryN 4°176 m7.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3419:5420:35
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
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, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/7612821126

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