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Bellevue State Park

Bellevue State Park from directly overhead

Bellevue State Park is a park in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 53 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bellevue Hall, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.77751, -75.49644

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Nature reserves
Artworks
  • James A. Garfield Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 4.3 mi
  • William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 4.8 mi
  • Vanguard: 7.0 mi
  • Widener Pride: 9.4 mi
Attractions
Museums
Gardens
  • Crowninshield Garden: 4.4 mi
  • E.I. duPont Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Winterthur Garden: 5.9 mi
  • Read House & Gardens: 8.8 mi
  • Read House and Gardens: 8.9 mi
Picnic sites: 31
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 11.4 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 11.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 11.6 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 11.7 mi
Peaks: 20
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Deemer's Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 15.5 mi
  • Washington Lake Beach: 21.3 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 21.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillN 358°188 m20.8 mi
Mount MiseryN 3°176 m21.5 mi
Harmony HillNW 326°146 m17.1 mi
Ebright AzimuthNNW 343°137 m4.2 mi
Hunting HillN 11°125 m12.8 mi
Egg HillWSW 249°125 m22.9 mi
Osborne HillNNW 330°113 m11.7 mi
Horseshoe HillW 277°101 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3519:5420:34
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2015:5816:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526271767467554536
Precip in3.73.04.64.13.84.75.24.45.14.13.34.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilmington Porter Rsch, 2 mi away.

  • White-tailed Deer45 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly36 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel31 obs
  • American Robin30 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty30 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle28 obs
  • Northern Cardinal26 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee26 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/108654289

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