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Wells Street Open Space - Trail

Wells Street Open Space - Trail from directly overhead

Wells Street Open Space - Trail is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 28 m. Rock Hill stands 256 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Grove Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Route passes 1.2 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Whitemarsh Township Parks & Recreation

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.08386, -75.28407

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cedar Grove Park: 0.1 mi
  • Kline Park: 0.3 mi
  • Leeland Park: 0.4 mi
  • Andorra Woods Playground: 0.5 mi
  • B-Field: 0.6 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • VFW Post 1074 Monument: 1.0 mi
  • Heroes’ Ground: 1.3 mi
  • Limekilns: 1.5 mi
  • Officer Brad M. Fox Memorial: 2.2 mi
  • Service & Devotion Monument: 2.7 mi
Museums
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions
  • The Great Beech: 2.7 mi
  • English Park: 3.2 mi
  • Out on a Limb Tree Canopy Walk: 3.3 mi
  • Magnolia Slope: 3.3 mi
  • Orange Balustrade: 3.4 mi
Picnic sites: 38
  • Picnic Area #3: 5.9 mi
  • Picnic Area #2: 5.9 mi
  • Picnic Area #5: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Area #4: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Area #6: 6.0 mi
Peaks: 33
  • Lafayette Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 3.2 mi
  • Sandy Hill: 3.4 mi
  • Militia Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 4.1 mi
Springs: 6
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • King of Prussia Service Plaza: 4.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 5.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wells Street Open Space - Trail. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock HillN 359°256 m22.5 mi
Diamond Rock HillW 268°188 m11.9 mi
Mount MiseryW 272°176 m10.1 mi
Plumstead HillNNE 26°174 m22.3 mi
Buckingham MountainNE 39°158 m20.5 mi
Spring MountainNW 325°151 m15.6 mi
Sheep HillWNW 294°151 m22.1 mi
Harmony HillWSW 252°146 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:13
June solstice05:3319:5420:34
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2115:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536373787669574637
Precip in3.73.04.43.94.24.24.75.04.94.33.64.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norristown, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/375262508

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