Bala Cynwyd Park
Bala Cynwyd Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 62 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cameo Gardens, a garden 0.3 miles away. Blue Route passes 6.0 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Blue Route
- 19.0 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 20.5 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 25.7 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 25 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 27 mi
- South Overlook · 28 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cameo Gardens: 0.3 mi
- Boone Park Pollinator Garden: 1.0 mi
- Roxborough United Neighbors Garden: 1.2 mi
- The Barnes Arboretum: 1.3 mi
- Carol's Garden: 1.8 mi
- Cynwyd Heritage Trail Open Space: 0.4 mi
- Cynwyd Station Park: 0.4 mi
- Cynwyd Heritage Trail Open Space: 0.7 mi
- Amherst Field: 0.7 mi
- Bala Avenue Park: 0.7 mi
- Harry Wright: 0.5 mi
- Philadelphia Marathon Mural: 0.9 mi
- The Fable of the Peregrine Falcon and the Red-Bellied Turtle: 0.9 mi
- Pefelice: 0.9 mi
- Sandy's Dream: 0.9 mi
- The Spaventa Switchback: 0.6 mi
- The Spaventa Switchback: 0.7 mi
- Wissahickon War Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Washington Encampment 1777: 1.4 mi
- Germany Hill War Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Maguire Art Museum: 1.2 mi
- Underground Railroad Museum at Belmont Mansion: 1.7 mi
- Laurel Hill Mansion: 2.4 mi
- Rittenhouse Homestead: 2.4 mi
- Strawberry Mansion: 2.4 mi
- Kelpius Cave: 1.6 mi
- Laurel Hill Cemetery Gatehouse: 2.3 mi
- Adrian Balboa & Paulie Pennino: 2.3 mi
- Shofuso Japanese House and Garden: 2.4 mi
- Discovery Center at East Park Reservoir: 2.8 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 2.2 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 3.1 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 3.3 mi
- Williamson Road Site: 3.4 mi
- Idlewild Farm Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Picnic Area #3: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Area #4: 1.5 mi
- Picnic Area 7: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 1.8 mi
- Georges Hill: 2.0 mi
- Lemon Hill: 3.6 mi
- Fairmount: 4.1 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 4.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 4.8 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 2.1 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 10.3 mi
- Kerr Spring: 21.4 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 21.5 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 21.6 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 9.2 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 19.3 mi
- Darling: 14.8 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 24.2 mi
- Monkey Rock: 8.9 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 11.5 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bala Cynwyd Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 287° | 188 m | 15.5 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 292° | 176 m | 14.0 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | NNE 25° | 158 m | 23.2 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NW 326° | 151 m | 21.2 mi |
| Harmony Hill | W 265° | 146 m | 23.9 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | SW 232° | 137 m | 19.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 14° | 136 m | 4.6 mi |
| Jericho Mountain | NE 36° | 129 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, 5 mi away.
- American Robin148 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly145 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel129 obs
- white snakeroot116 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee103 obs
- American pokeweed99 obs
- princess tree97 obs
- common star-of-Bethlehem96 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/227149221
Day trips start here
- Narberth · 2 mi
- Ardmore · 3 mi
- Philadelphia/Northwest · 3 mi
- Philadelphia/West · 3 mi
- Haverford Township · 4 mi
- Bryn Mawr · 5 mi
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