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Wissahickon Waterfowl Preserve

Wissahickon Waterfowl Preserve from directly overhead

Wissahickon Waterfowl Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 57 m. Haycock Mountain stands 295 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Jean Thompson Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Blue Route passes 3.9 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.15469, -75.22838

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jean Thompson Park: 0.3 mi
  • Locust Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Ambler borough park: 0.5 mi
  • Ambler City Park: 0.5 mi
  • Ricciardi Park: 0.5 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Wissahickon Veterans Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • Service & Devotion Monument: 3.9 mi
  • Limekilns: 4.4 mi
  • Whitemarsh Hall Portico: 4.5 mi
  • Heroes’ Ground: 4.6 mi
Artworks
Museums
Gardens
  • Research Garden: 1.9 mi
  • Spring House Estates: 2.0 mi
  • Woodland Gardens: 2.0 mi
  • Formal Gardens: 2.0 mi
  • Sustainable Wetland Garden: 2.0 mi
Attractions
  • Magnolia Slope: 4.5 mi
  • Out on a Limb Tree Canopy Walk: 4.6 mi
  • Orange Balustrade: 4.7 mi
  • Holiday Garden Railway: 4.7 mi
  • Azalea Meadow: 4.7 mi
Peaks: 45
  • Fort Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Camp Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Militia Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Sandy Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Lafayette Hill: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites: 38
  • Picnic Area B: 7.7 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.7 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 7.8 mi
  • Picnic Area #3: 8.6 mi
  • Picnic Area #2: 8.7 mi
Springs: 6
Cliffs: 5
  • Monkey Rock: 10.0 mi
  • Old Quarry: 20.2 mi
  • Washington's Rock: 20.3 mi
  • lower waterfall ledge: 21.0 mi
  • Devil's Tea Table: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • King of Prussia Service Plaza: 8.8 mi
  • 309 Truck Stop: 24.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • High Falls: 22.4 mi
  • Gold Run: 23.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haycock MountainN 1°295 m23.1 mi
Rock HillN 349°256 m17.9 mi
North MountainN 360°251 m24.2 mi
Highest Point Montgomery CountyNW 322°218 m24.1 mi
Cressman HillN 355°205 m24.9 mi
Mill HillNW 323°202 m24.2 mi
Diamond Rock HillWSW 250°188 m15.7 mi
Gabel HillWNW 298°183 m24.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3219:5420:34
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526271767467564537

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willow Grove NAS, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1422343152

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