Buckley Park
Buckley Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 116 m. Rock Hill stands 256 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Buckley Park. In memory of PFC Charles J. Buckley USMC 1949-1968 and of other Americans who gave their lives in the Republic of Vietnam, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 4.8 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Blue Route
- 20.6 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 22.7 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 23.2 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- South Overlook · 23 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 24 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 24 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Buckley Park. In memory of PFC Charles J. Buckley USMC 1949-1968 and of other Americans who gave their lives in the Republic of Vietnam: 0.0 mi
- Buttercup Cottage Ruins: 1.0 mi
- Whitemarsh Hall Portico: 1.4 mi
- Trail of the Year: 1.5 mi
- Dewees House Marker: 1.6 mi
- The Children’s Park in Chestnut Hill - Jenks Playground: 0.1 mi
- Pastorius Park: 0.2 mi
- Susan Ann Detscher Pizzano Fountain Plaza: 0.4 mi
- Nina Benson Cooke Park: 0.5 mi
- Chestnut Hill Peace Park: 0.5 mi
- Teedyuscung: 1.0 mi
- Fiddle Head: 1.1 mi
- Intervals of Prime aka Al Dente: 1.1 mi
- Earrings: 1.1 mi
- Wild Slide: 1.1 mi
- Woodmere Art Museum: 1.1 mi
- Benjamin Chew House: 2.1 mi
- The Concord School House: 2.3 mi
- Johnson House Historic Site: 2.4 mi
- Ebenezer Maxwell Mansion: 2.6 mi
- Springhouse: 1.2 mi
- Azalea Meadow: 1.2 mi
- Holiday Garden Railway: 1.3 mi
- English Park: 1.3 mi
- Orange Balustrade: 1.4 mi
- Japenese Hill and Water Garden: 1.3 mi
- Pennock Flower Garden: 1.3 mi
- Rose Garden: 1.4 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 1.4 mi
- High Point Farm: 2.1 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 2.3 mi
- Dixon Meadow Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 2.8 mi
- Curtis Arboretum: 2.9 mi
- George A. Perley Bird Sanctuary: 3.4 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 0.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 1.3 mi
- Lafayette Hill: 3.0 mi
- Militia Hill: 3.6 mi
- Camp Hill: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Area #3: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 2.9 mi
- Picnic Area #4: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Area #5: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Area #6: 3.0 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 5.5 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 11.4 mi
- Kerr Spring: 17.1 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 22.2 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 22.2 mi
- Monkey Rock: 9.4 mi
- Old Quarry: 23.4 mi
- Washington's Rock: 23.7 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 9.0 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 22.5 mi
- Darling: 18.4 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 23.2 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 15.7 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 23.7 mi
- Gold Run: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buckley Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill | NNW 348° | 256 m | 23.7 mi |
| Diamond Rock Hill | W 271° | 188 m | 16.2 mi |
| Mount Misery | W 274° | 176 m | 14.4 mi |
| Plumstead Hill | NNE 15° | 174 m | 21.5 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | NNE 27° | 158 m | 18.8 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NW 315° | 151 m | 18.9 mi |
| Baldpate Mountain | NE 44° | 146 m | 24.9 mi |
| Strawberry Hill | NE 43° | 143 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norristown, 8 mi away.
- lesser celandine423 obs
- Mallard366 obs
- American tuliptree299 obs
- garlic mustard293 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly293 obs
- Christmas fern279 obs
- Japanese angelica tree260 obs
- eastern poison ivy256 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/768655539
Day trips start here
- Elkins Park · 4 mi
- Jenkintown · 4 mi
- Fort Washington · 5 mi
- Abington Township · 6 mi
- Ardmore · 6 mi
- Blue Bell · 6 mi
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