Alapocas Run State Park
Alapocas Run State Park is a park in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 89 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Farm House, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway passes 5.1 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 6.6 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
- 8.2 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
- 8.3 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 10 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Farm House: 0.1 mi
- Old First Presbyterian Church: 1.9 mi
- Caesar Rodney Plinth: 2.2 mi
- Bellevue Hall: 2.5 mi
- Thomas Garrett Stationmaster on the Underground Railroad: 2.6 mi
- Alapocas Run State Park: 0.9 mi
- Matson Run Parkway: 0.9 mi
- Fairfax Park: 0.9 mi
- Rockwood Park: 1.2 mi
- Matson Run Parkway: 1.2 mi
- Nemours Mansion and Gardens: 0.9 mi
- Andean Condor: 1.5 mi
- Red Panda: 1.6 mi
- Wilmington Riverwalk: 2.9 mi
- Sycamore with Cement Core: 3.6 mi
- Nemours Estate: 1.2 mi
- Delaware Art Museum: 1.5 mi
- Henry Clay Factory: 1.9 mi
- Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage: 2.5 mi
- Old Swedes Church: 2.7 mi
- James A. Garfield Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 2.0 mi
- William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 3.4 mi
- Vanguard: 8.7 mi
- Chloe and Lucinda: 9.8 mi
- Crowninshield Garden: 2.1 mi
- E.I. duPont Garden: 2.1 mi
- Winterthur Garden: 3.7 mi
- Read House & Gardens: 8.2 mi
- Read House and Gardens: 8.2 mi
- Sherwood Forest: 3.4 mi
- Ashland Nature Center: 6.4 mi
- Stateline Woods Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Brinton Run Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Birmingham Hill Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 12.2 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 12.2 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 12.4 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 12.4 mi
- Ebright Azimuth: 4.2 mi
- Horseshoe Hill: 6.6 mi
- Drummond Hill: 10.0 mi
- Osborne Hill: 10.7 mi
- Hunting Hill: 13.5 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 20.3 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 21.7 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 22.6 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 22.6 mi
- Yellow Spring: 22.7 mi
- Glenville: 6.9 mi
- Darling: 9.5 mi
- Frenchtown: 20.9 mi
- Milford Mills: 22.2 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 8.9 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 15.5 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 23.7 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 7.2 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 23.4 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 16.7 mi
- Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 22.3 mi
- Monkey Rock: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Alapocas Run State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | N 5° | 188 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Misery | N 9° | 176 m | 21.8 mi |
| Harmony Hill | NNW 333° | 146 m | 15.9 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | NNE 16° | 137 m | 4.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNE 21° | 125 m | 13.5 mi |
| Egg Hill | WSW 247° | 125 m | 20.7 mi |
| Osborne Hill | NNW 341° | 113 m | 10.7 mi |
| Horseshoe Hill | W 279° | 101 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:59 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilmington Porter Rsch, under a mile away.
- Spotted Lanternfly72 obs
- Common Garter Snake64 obs
- lesser celandine64 obs
- mayapple61 obs
- common pawpaw61 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty59 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle55 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee49 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/108671897
Day trips start here
- Wilmington · 2 mi
- Claymont · 4 mi
- Penns Grove · 5 mi
- Carneys Point · 6 mi
- Chadds Ford · 7 mi
- Hockessin · 8 mi
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