- Elevation, modelled
- 112 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Diamond Rock Hill188 m · 17.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway4.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 39.8255, -75.5085
Beacon Hill is a park in Delaware, at a modelled 112 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Brandywood/ Beacon Hill Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beacon Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | N 360° | 188 m | 17.5 mi |
| Mount Misery | N 6° | 176 m | 18.3 mi |
| Harmony Hill | NW 320° | 146 m | 14.1 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | NW 322° | 137 m | 0.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 42° | 136 m | 23.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNE 18° | 125 m | 9.8 mi |
| Egg Hill | WSW 241° | 125 m | 23.7 mi |
| Osborne Hill | NW 322° | 113 m | 8.5 mi |
- 4.8 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic BywayNational
- 7.5 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
- 9.0 mi off the Blue Route
- 10.8 mi off the Bayshore Heritage BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Brandywood/ Beacon Hill Park: 0.2 mi
- Northminster Park: 0.5 mi
- Dartmouth Woods Park: 0.6 mi
- Brandywood Park: 0.7 mi
- Harvey Mill Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Ebright Azimuth: 0.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Figure 8 Barn: 3.5 mi
- Bellevue Hall: 3.5 mi
- Cauffiel House, Bellevue State Park: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Sherwood Forest: 1.4 mi
- Red Hill Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Brinton Run Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Wawa Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Birmingham Hill Preserve: 6.9 mi
Attractions
- Bell: 2.8 mi
- Nemours Mansion and Gardens: 4.3 mi
- Sycamore with Cement Core: 4.8 mi
- Sundial: 4.9 mi
- Andean Condor: 5.3 mi
Museums
- Spring Valley African Methodist Episcopal Church: 3.6 mi
- Nemours Estate: 4.4 mi
- Newlin Grist Mill: 4.5 mi
- Kuerner Farm house: 4.6 mi
- Kuerner Farm barn: 4.6 mi
Gardens
- Crowninshield Garden: 4.7 mi
- E.I. duPont Garden: 4.7 mi
- Winterthur Garden: 5.0 mi
- Tyler Arboretum Butterfly Garden: 8.4 mi
- Wister Rhododendron Garden: 8.4 mi
Artworks
- James A. Garfield Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Vanguard: 5.4 mi
- Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 5.4 mi
- William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 7.1 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 7.8 mi
Picnic sites: 32
Peaks: 25
- Ebright Azimuth: 0.9 mi
- Osborne Hill: 8.5 mi
- Horseshoe Hill: 8.6 mi
- Hunting Hill: 9.8 mi
- Castle Rock: 10.9 mi
Springs: 5
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 16.6 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 18.1 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 19.8 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 19.8 mi
- Yellow Spring: 19.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Darling: 5.8 mi
- Glenville: 10.5 mi
- Milford Mills: 20.2 mi
- Frenchtown: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Deepwater Rest Area: 9.8 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 19.7 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 3
- Deemer's Beach: 12.6 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 18.8 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 22.6 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Monkey Rock: 18.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Claymont · 3 mi
- Chadds Ford · 5 mi
- Wilmington · 6 mi
- Chester · 7 mi
- Glen Mills · 7 mi
- Penns Grove · 7 mi
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