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Bringhurst Woods Park

Bringhurst Woods Park from directly overhead

Bringhurst Woods Park is a park in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 38 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockwood Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.77559, -75.51065

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
  • James A. Garfield Memorial: 2.1 mi
  • Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 3.5 mi
  • William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 4.2 mi
  • Vanguard: 7.6 mi
  • Widener Pride: 10.1 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Gardens
  • Crowninshield Garden: 3.7 mi
  • E.I. duPont Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Winterthur Garden: 5.2 mi
  • Read House & Gardens: 8.4 mi
  • Read House and Gardens: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 31
  • Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 11.7 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 11.8 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 11.9 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 12.0 mi
Peaks: 22
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Rest areas: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Deemer's Beach: 9.4 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Washington Lake Beach: 22.0 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 21.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillN 0°188 m20.9 mi
Mount MiseryN 5°176 m21.7 mi
Harmony HillNNW 328°146 m16.8 mi
Ebright AzimuthN 354°137 m4.2 mi
Hunting HillNNE 14°125 m13.1 mi
Egg HillWSW 249°125 m22.1 mi
Osborne HillNNW 333°113 m11.4 mi
Horseshoe HillW 278°101 m8.2 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.

  • Huron Skipper52 obs
  • White-tailed Deer46 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly39 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty34 obs
  • American Robin33 obs
  • Peck's Skipper33 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel32 obs
  • Large Milkweed Bug32 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/629106249

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