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Brandywine Springs Park

Brandywine Springs Park from directly overhead

Brandywine Springs Park is a park in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates39.74439, -75.64022

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cedar Park: 0.3 mi
  • Greenbank Park: 0.7 mi
  • New Castle County Dunlinden Park: 0.7 mi
  • Sherwood Park: 0.9 mi
  • Woodland Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Bill McGowan: 4.1 mi
  • Vic Willis: 4.1 mi
  • Thomas Garrett Stationmaster on the Underground Railroad: 4.7 mi
  • Caesar Rodney Plinth: 4.9 mi
  • Old First Presbyterian Church: 4.9 mi
Nature reserves: 55
Gardens: 52
  • E.I. duPont Garden: 4.2 mi
  • Crowninshield Garden: 4.3 mi
  • Winterthur Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Read House & Gardens: 7.2 mi
  • Read House and Gardens: 7.2 mi
Museums: 48
Attractions: 34
Peaks: 22
Artworks: 22
  • Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 3.7 mi
  • William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 4.1 mi
  • James A. Garfield Memorial: 5.3 mi
  • The Student: 6.7 mi
  • Chloe & Lucinda (Nubian Goats): 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 16.9 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 16.9 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 16.9 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 17.0 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 4
  • Sulphur Spring: 24.5 mi
  • Magnesium Spring: 24.5 mi
  • West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 24.5 mi
  • Yellow Spring: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Deemer's Beach: 7.0 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 14.6 mi
  • Roachs Shore: 22.4 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillNNE 17°188 m24.1 mi
Harmony HillN 353°146 m16.6 mi
Ebright AzimuthNE 45°137 m9.0 mi
Goat HillW 267°135 m23.9 mi
Egg HillWSW 247°125 m14.9 mi
Hunting HillNE 34°125 m18.0 mi
Osborne HillN 8°113 m12.5 mi
Horseshoe HillNNW 339°101 m3.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3519:5420:35
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:2115:5916:42

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546473787669574738
Precip in3.22.84.23.53.64.74.44.04.43.73.13.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilmington NEW Castle CO AP, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Monarch42 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly40 obs
  • American Toad36 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle28 obs
  • Huron Skipper28 obs
  • Western Honey Bee26 obs
  • Common Box Turtle25 obs
  • lesser celandine25 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/468462981

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