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Bonsall Park

Bonsall Park from directly overhead

Bonsall Park is a park in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 107 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Woodbine Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.2 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.80950, -75.52677

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Woodbine Park: 0.2 mi
  • Cardiff Park: 0.3 mi
  • Tarleton Park: 0.4 mi
  • Shellpot Park: 0.8 mi
  • Chatham Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Ebright Azimuth: 1.9 mi
  • Old Farm House: 2.3 mi
  • Bellevue Hall: 2.9 mi
  • Figure 8 Barn: 2.9 mi
  • Cauffiel House, Bellevue State Park: 3.2 mi
Attractions
Museums
Gardens
  • Crowninshield Garden: 3.2 mi
  • E.I. duPont Garden: 3.3 mi
  • Winterthur Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Italian Water Garden: 8.8 mi
  • Wisteria Garden: 8.9 mi
Artworks
  • James A. Garfield Memorial: 3.7 mi
  • Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 4.0 mi
  • William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 5.7 mi
  • Vanguard: 6.8 mi
  • Chloe and Lucinda: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 32
  • Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 9.8 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 9.9 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 10.0 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 10.0 mi
Peaks: 22
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Deemer's Beach: 11.3 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Washington Lake Beach: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 19.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillN 3°188 m18.6 mi
Mount MiseryN 8°176 m19.5 mi
Harmony HillNW 326°146 m14.4 mi
Ebright AzimuthNNE 13°137 m1.9 mi
Hunting HillNNE 21°125 m11.1 mi
Egg HillWSW 242°125 m22.3 mi
Osborne HillNNW 332°113 m8.9 mi
Sugarloaf HillNE 40°102 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:14
June solstice05:3519:5420:34
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2115:5816:41

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, 3 mi away.

  • American Toad47 obs
  • yellow trout lily41 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty38 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly38 obs
  • Common Garter Snake34 obs
  • Huron Skipper33 obs
  • lesser celandine32 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle30 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/461321579

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