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Dartmouth Woods Park

Dartmouth Woods Park from directly overhead

Dartmouth Woods Park is a park in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 118 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Ebright Azimuth, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway passes 4.3 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates39.83247, -75.51572

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Ebright Azimuth: 0.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
  • Old Farm House: 4.0 mi
  • Figure 8 Barn: 4.0 mi
  • Bellevue Hall: 4.1 mi
Parks
Nature reserves
Attractions
Museums
  • Spring Valley African Methodist Episcopal Church: 3.0 mi
  • Kuerner Farm house: 4.0 mi
  • Kuerner Farm barn: 4.0 mi
  • Newlin Grist Mill: 4.0 mi
  • N.C. Wyeth studio: 4.4 mi
Gardens
  • Crowninshield Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Winterthur Garden: 4.8 mi
  • E.I. duPont Garden: 4.8 mi
  • Tyler Arboretum Butterfly Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Wister Rhododendron Garden: 8.2 mi
Artworks
  • James A. Garfield Memorial: 5.4 mi
  • Vanguard: 5.5 mi
  • Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 5.6 mi
  • William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 7.4 mi
  • Nittany Lion Shrine: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 32
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 8.2 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 8.2 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 8.3 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 8.3 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 13 Picnic Site: 8.4 mi
Peaks: 24
  • Ebright Azimuth: 0.3 mi
  • Osborne Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Horseshoe Hill: 8.4 mi
  • Hunting Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Castle Rock: 10.6 mi
Springs: 5
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Deemer's Beach: 13.0 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 19.3 mi
  • Washington Lake Beach: 23.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 17.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillN 1°188 m17.0 mi
Mount MiseryN 7°176 m17.8 mi
Harmony HillNW 320°146 m13.5 mi
Ebright AzimuthNW 324°137 m0.3 mi
Chestnut HillNE 44°136 m23.6 mi
Hunting HillNNE 22°125 m9.4 mi
Egg HillWSW 240°125 m23.6 mi
Osborne HillNW 322°113 m7.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3919:14
June solstice05:3519:5420:35
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2115:5816:41

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, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Spotted Lanternfly29 obs
  • Huron Skipper28 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle26 obs
  • House Sparrow24 obs
  • Common Garter Snake24 obs
  • Monarch22 obs
  • Peck's Skipper20 obs
  • eastern poison ivy19 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/587341852

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