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Compton Park

Compton Park from directly overhead

Compton Park is a park in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage, a museum 0.3 miles away. Bayshore Heritage Byway passes 6.2 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.74043, -75.54568

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Artworks
  • James A. Garfield Memorial: 1.1 mi
  • William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 1.2 mi
  • Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 2.4 mi
  • Vanguard: 10.7 mi
  • The Student: 10.9 mi
Gardens
  • E.I. duPont Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Crowninshield Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Winterthur Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Read House & Gardens: 5.6 mi
  • Read House and Gardens: 5.7 mi
Nature reserves: 58
Attractions: 45
Peaks: 24
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 14.6 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 14.7 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 14.8 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 14.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Deemer's Beach: 6.4 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Washington Lake Beach: 23.8 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 24.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillN 5°188 m23.4 mi
Mount MiseryN 9°176 m24.4 mi
Harmony HillNNW 337°146 m18.2 mi
Ebright AzimuthNNE 12°137 m6.8 mi
Hunting HillNNE 18°125 m16.0 mi
Egg HillWSW 254°125 m19.6 mi
Osborne HillNNW 346°113 m13.1 mi
Horseshoe HillWNW 300°101 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:14
June solstice05:3519:5420:34
September equinox06:5018:2619:01
December solstice07:2015:5916:42

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.

  • Spotted Lanternfly103 obs
  • Mallard68 obs
  • Great Blue Heron49 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee48 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle47 obs
  • Canada Goose45 obs
  • purple loosestrife41 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee41 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/753591568

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