Deshong Park
Deshong Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 14 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Alfred O. Deshong Park Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Blue Route passes 1.5 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 14 m
How to reach it
- 1.5 mi off the Blue Route
- 12.1 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 13.8 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
- 13.9 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Alfred O. Deshong Park Museum: 0.1 mi
- Delaware County Historical Society Museum & Research Library: 0.5 mi
- The Rose Valley Museum at Thunderbird Lodge: 3.4 mi
- Delaware County Institute of Science: 4.7 mi
- Repaupo Fire Museum: 5.0 mi
- McClurg Play ground: 0.3 mi
- 7th Street Recreation Park: 0.4 mi
- Ethel Waters Park: 0.6 mi
- Pulaski Park: 0.6 mi
- Memorial Field and the Bown Garden: 0.7 mi
- Widener Pride: 0.6 mi
- Hands Shaking Sculpture: 0.6 mi
- Freedom's Pride: 0.7 mi
- Bown Garden Dome: 0.7 mi
- Vanguard: 2.9 mi
- William Penn Landing Site: 0.7 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 1.7 mi
- Memorial Island: 2.2 mi
- Flight Test Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Swarthmore Rose Garden: 3.6 mi
- Sutton Garden: 3.9 mi
- Rose Tree Garden: 6.0 mi
- Wister Rhododendron Garden: 6.8 mi
- Tyler Arboretum Butterfly Garden: 7.0 mi
- Red Hill Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Rose Tree Park: 6.2 mi
- Wawa Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Tyler Arboretum: 6.6 mi
- Hildacy Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Stopford Family Meadow Maze: 6.8 mi
- Diamond Doorway: 6.8 mi
- Tulip Tree House: 6.8 mi
- Animal's Hideaway: 6.8 mi
- Fort Tyler: 6.9 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 7.3 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 7.4 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Picnic Site 16: 7.6 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 7.7 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 7.8 mi
- Ebright Azimuth: 8.4 mi
- Hunting Hill: 8.6 mi
- Castle Rock: 9.2 mi
- Georges Hill: 11.6 mi
- Lemon Hill: 12.3 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 12.0 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 14.2 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 21.7 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 21.8 mi
- Yellow Spring: 21.9 mi
- Darling: 6.6 mi
- Glenville: 17.7 mi
- Milford Mills: 24.2 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 13.0 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 16.3 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 17.8 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 16.1 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 18.2 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 22.4 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 6.5 mi
- Monkey Rock: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Deshong Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | NNW 333° | 188 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mount Misery | NNW 340° | 176 m | 17.3 mi |
| Harmony Hill | WNW 298° | 146 m | 18.9 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | W 262° | 137 m | 8.4 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 28° | 136 m | 17.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNW 328° | 125 m | 8.6 mi |
| Osborne Hill | WNW 290° | 113 m | 13.8 mi |
| Militia Hill | NNE 20° | 104 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:58 | 16:40 |
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 | 35 | 37 | 44 | 55 | 65 | 74 | 80 | 78 | 71 | 59 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marcus Hook, 4 mi away.
- Yellow-rumped Warbler157 obs
- American Robin119 obs
- White-throated Sparrow89 obs
- Northern Cardinal84 obs
- Gray Catbird75 obs
- Ruby-crowned Kinglet73 obs
- Unequal Cellophane Bee71 obs
- White-tailed Deer70 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/598230750
Day trips start here
- Chester · 1 mi
- Rose Valley · 3 mi
- Swarthmore · 3 mi
- Tinicum Township · 4 mi
- Delaware County · 5 mi
- Gibbstown · 5 mi
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