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Tyler Arboretum

Tyler Arboretum from directly overhead

Tyler Arboretum is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 103 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Valley Cottage, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Blue Route passes 3.5 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.93300, -75.43086

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Valley Cottage: 0.1 mi
  • Middle Farm: 0.3 mi
  • South Farm: 0.5 mi
  • Delaware County Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
  • Taylor/Frazer House Ruins: 3.8 mi
Gardens
Attractions
  • Diamond Doorway: 0.3 mi
  • Stopford Family Meadow Maze: 0.4 mi
  • Animal's Hideaway: 0.4 mi
  • Fort Tyler: 0.4 mi
  • Tulip Tree House: 0.4 mi
Artworks
  • Nittany Lion Shrine: 1.0 mi
  • Media Station Apartments: 2.2 mi
  • Hall of Prayers: 3.1 mi
  • Back from Rio: 4.4 mi
  • The Big Chair: 4.5 mi
Parks
  • Ridley Creek State Park - MUT Bridge Classroom: 1.4 mi
  • Louis W. Scott Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
  • Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
  • Media Little League: 1.8 mi
  • Sleighton Park: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
Museums
Picnic sites: 38
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 0.9 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 1.0 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Picnic Site 16: 1.1 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 1.2 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 1.4 mi
Peaks: 23
  • Hunting Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Castle Rock: 2.8 mi
  • Ebright Azimuth: 8.2 mi
  • Osborne Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Diamond Rock Hill: 10.8 mi
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Deemer's Beach: 21.0 mi
  • Washington Lake Beach: 22.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 9.8 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillNNW 338°188 m10.8 mi
Mount MiseryNNW 348°176 m11.0 mi
Sheep HillNNW 327°151 m23.1 mi
Spring MountainN 357°151 m23.2 mi
Harmony HillWNW 285°146 m13.5 mi
Ebright AzimuthSW 215°137 m8.2 mi
Chestnut HillNE 50°136 m15.5 mi
Hunting HillNNW 331°125 m2.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3419:5420:34
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 °F353744556574807871594940
Precip in3.22.23.93.53.23.34.83.74.43.72.63.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marcus Hook, 7 mi away.

  • Eastern Tiger Swallowtail220 obs
  • bloodroot127 obs
  • mayapple124 obs
  • Green Frog121 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty121 obs
  • turkey-tail113 obs
  • Eastern Skunk Cabbage112 obs
  • Huron Skipper111 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/111059097

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