Auburn Valley State Park
Auburn Valley State Park is a park in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 68 m. Gap Hill stands 252 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Israel Marshall House, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
- 3.2 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 9.8 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 14.1 mi off the Exton Bypass
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 5 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Auburn Valley State Park: 0.2 mi
- Auburn Valley State Park Oversee Property: 1.0 mi
- Swift Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
- Tweed's Park: 2.9 mi
- Herb Pennock Park: 3.1 mi
- Eusebius Barnard (1802-1865): 6.4 mi
- Mason-Dixon Post Mark'd West: 6.6 mi
- Minguannan Indian Town Marker: 6.7 mi
- Old Farm House: 7.6 mi
- Arc Corner Monument: 7.8 mi
- Stateline Woods Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Ashland Nature Center: 1.3 mi
- Middle Run Natural Area: 6.8 mi
- Chambers House Nature Center: 7.4 mi
- Birmingham Hill Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Hillside Garden: 4.2 mi
- Annual Garden: 4.2 mi
- Winterthur Garden: 4.2 mi
- Student Exhibition Garden: 4.2 mi
- Perennial Display: 4.2 mi
- Israel Marshall House: 0.0 mi
- Winterthur Museum: 4.2 mi
- Peirce-du Pont House: 4.4 mi
- Barns-Brinton House: 5.3 mi
- Henry Clay Factory: 5.9 mi
- Historic Pump Room & Gallery: 4.2 mi
- Longwood Gardens: 4.2 mi
- Sundial: 4.4 mi
- Sycamore with Cement Core: 4.4 mi
- Wilmington & Western Railroad: 5.5 mi
- Chloe and Lucinda: 4.2 mi
- Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 6.3 mi
- William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 8.2 mi
- James A. Garfield Memorial: 8.2 mi
- The Student: 9.3 mi
- Horseshoe Hill: 1.4 mi
- Drummond Hill: 6.9 mi
- Ebright Azimuth: 8.7 mi
- Osborne Hill: 8.8 mi
- Harmony Hill: 11.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.0 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 15.1 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 13 Picnic Site: 15.1 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 15.2 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 15.2 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 20.2 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 20.2 mi
- Yellow Spring: 20.3 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 22.0 mi
- Black Rock Spring: 23.2 mi
- Glenville: 7.0 mi
- Darling: 12.9 mi
- Milford Mills: 17.8 mi
- Frenchtown: 18.0 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 12.0 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 19.6 mi
- Roachs Shore: 24.0 mi
- Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 20.7 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 23.5 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Monkey Rock: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Auburn Valley State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gap Hill | NW 305° | 252 m | 21.0 mi |
| Diamond Rock Hill | NNE 26° | 188 m | 20.6 mi |
| Mount Misery | NNE 29° | 176 m | 22.1 mi |
| Harmony Hill | N 0° | 146 m | 11.9 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | ENE 78° | 137 m | 8.7 mi |
| Goat Hill | WSW 255° | 135 m | 22.5 mi |
| Egg Hill | SW 228° | 125 m | 15.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NE 50° | 125 m | 16.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
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 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Avondale 2 N, 7 mi away.
- Northern Cardinal109 obs
- Bald Eagle106 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail106 obs
- American Goldfinch97 obs
- Carolina Chickadee94 obs
- Red-tailed Hawk90 obs
- Monarch90 obs
- Purple Finch86 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7307476736
Day trips start here
- Hockessin · 2 mi
- Kennett Square · 3 mi
- Chadds Ford · 6 mi
- West Grove · 8 mi
- Wilmington · 8 mi
- Newark · 10 mi
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