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Eden Park

Eden Park from directly overhead

Eden Park is a park in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Barbara Hicks Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Bayshore Heritage Byway passes 5.2 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates39.72239, -75.54236

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Barbara Hicks Park: 0.4 mi
  • Elbert Playground: 0.4 mi
  • Dugan Park: 0.5 mi
  • Millie Cannon Park: 0.5 mi
  • Winston Truitt Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Fort Christina Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • Vic Willis: 1.3 mi
  • Bill McGowan: 1.4 mi
  • Thomas Garrett Stationmaster on the Underground Railroad: 1.4 mi
  • Caesar Rodney Plinth: 1.6 mi
Museums
Artworks
  • William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 1.3 mi
  • James A. Garfield Memorial: 2.4 mi
  • Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 3.5 mi
  • The Student: 10.7 mi
  • Chloe & Lucinda (Nubian Goats): 11.5 mi
Gardens
  • Read House & Gardens: 4.4 mi
  • Read House and Gardens: 4.5 mi
  • E.I. duPont Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Crowninshield Garden: 4.7 mi
  • Winterthur Garden: 6.6 mi
Nature reserves: 57
Attractions: 37
Peaks: 22
Picnic sites: 12
  • Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 15.7 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 15.8 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 15.9 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Deemer's Beach: 5.3 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Washington Lake Beach: 23.6 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillN 4°188 m24.6 mi
Harmony HillNNW 338°146 m19.4 mi
Ebright AzimuthN 9°137 m8.0 mi
Hunting HillNNE 17°125 m17.1 mi
Egg HillWSW 257°125 m19.4 mi
Osborne HillNNW 346°113 m14.3 mi
Horseshoe HillNW 307°101 m8.1 mi
Iron HillWSW 243°100 m12.6 mi
Conditions

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, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Spotted Lanternfly77 obs
  • purple loosestrife41 obs
  • common reed35 obs
  • Mallard34 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird32 obs
  • swamp rose mallow32 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird29 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee29 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/729382311

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