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Carousel Farm Park

Carousel Farm Park from directly overhead

Carousel Farm Park is a park in Delaware, at a recorded elevation of 66 m. Gap Hill stands 252 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Carousel Park and Equestrian Center, a park 0.2 miles away. Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway passes 5.9 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
66 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.72789, -75.68500

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Carousel Park and Equestrian Center: 0.2 mi
  • Heritage Park: 0.4 mi
  • Wood Creek: 0.7 mi
  • Lindell Hill Park: 0.8 mi
  • Grenden Farms Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves: 51
Museums: 50
Gardens: 49
Attractions: 31
Peaks: 24
Artworks: 23
  • The Student: 4.1 mi
  • Chloe & Lucinda (Nubian Goats): 4.9 mi
  • Wings of Thought: 4.9 mi
  • Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 6.4 mi
  • William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 6.4 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 19.2 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 19.3 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 19.3 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 19.3 mi
Beaches: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
Lighthouses: 1
  • Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 15.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Black Rock Spring: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gap HillNW 317°252 m24.5 mi
Harmony HillN 1°146 m17.6 mi
Ebright AzimuthNE 50°137 m11.6 mi
Goat HillW 269°135 m21.4 mi
Mount AraratWSW 247°134 m23.2 mi
Egg HillWSW 248°125 m12.3 mi
Hunting HillNE 38°125 m20.3 mi
Osborne HillNNE 17°113 m14.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3619:5420:35
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2115:5916:42

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556473787669584638
Precip in3.42.94.33.73.63.94.83.94.94.03.44.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark AG Farm, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Huron Skipper43 obs
  • Monarch34 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle30 obs
  • American Toad30 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly26 obs
  • Small White25 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee24 obs
  • Peck's Skipper24 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 node/619312092

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