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Fort Christina National Historic Landmark

Fort Christina National Historic Landmark from directly overhead

Fort Christina National Historic Landmark is a park in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 2 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Christina Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Bayshore Heritage Byway passes 5.8 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.73696, -75.53851

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Artworks
  • James A. Garfield Memorial: 1.4 mi
  • William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 1.4 mi
  • Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 2.8 mi
  • Vanguard: 10.6 mi
  • The Student: 11.2 mi
Gardens
  • E.I. duPont Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Crowninshield Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Read House & Gardens: 5.5 mi
  • Read House and Gardens: 5.5 mi
  • Winterthur Garden: 5.9 mi
Nature reserves: 57
Attractions: 44
Peaks: 25
Picnic sites: 23
  • Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 14.7 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 14.8 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 14.9 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 14.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Deemer's Beach: 6.3 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 12.7 mi
  • Washington Lake Beach: 23.4 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 24.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Christina National Historic Landmark. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillN 4°188 m23.6 mi
Mount MiseryN 8°176 m24.5 mi
Harmony HillNNW 336°146 m18.5 mi
Ebright AzimuthN 9°137 m6.9 mi
Hunting HillNNE 17°125 m16.1 mi
Egg HillWSW 255°125 m19.9 mi
Osborne HillNNW 344°113 m13.4 mi
Horseshoe HillWNW 300°101 m7.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:14
June solstice05:3519:5420:34
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
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, 3 mi away.

  • Spotted Lanternfly99 obs
  • Mallard67 obs
  • Great Blue Heron47 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle46 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee45 obs
  • Canada Goose43 obs
  • purple loosestrife41 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee38 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.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 66000260OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/368241394

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