Fox Point State Park
Fox Point State Park is a park in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 6 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is River Road Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Bayshore Heritage Byway passes 6.4 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- State of Delaware
How to reach it
- 6.4 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
- 6.4 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 7.9 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 9.7 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- River Road Park: 0.5 mi
- Bellevue State Park: 1.1 mi
- Bringhurst Woods Park: 1.6 mi
- Sellers Park: 1.6 mi
- Rolling Park: 1.8 mi
- Cauffiel House, Bellevue State Park: 0.9 mi
- Bellevue Hall: 1.0 mi
- Figure 8 Barn: 1.0 mi
- Old Farm House: 3.2 mi
- Fort Christina Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Historical Society-Penns Grove: 2.4 mi
- Old Swedes Church: 3.4 mi
- Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage: 3.7 mi
- Delaware Art Museum: 4.2 mi
- Nemours Estate: 4.3 mi
- James A. Garfield Memorial: 3.0 mi
- William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 4.7 mi
- Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 4.8 mi
- Vanguard: 7.6 mi
- Widener Pride: 9.6 mi
- Sherwood Forest: 3.2 mi
- Red Hill Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Ashland Nature Center: 9.5 mi
- Brinton Run Preserve: 10.1 mi
- Wawa Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Red Panda: 3.4 mi
- Andean Condor: 3.4 mi
- Nemours Mansion and Gardens: 3.9 mi
- Wilmington Riverwalk: 4.0 mi
- Bell: 6.1 mi
- Crowninshield Garden: 5.1 mi
- E.I. duPont Garden: 5.2 mi
- Winterthur Garden: 6.8 mi
- Read House & Gardens: 8.2 mi
- Read House and Gardens: 8.2 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 12.3 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 12.3 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 12.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 12.5 mi
- Ebright Azimuth: 5.3 mi
- Horseshoe Hill: 9.7 mi
- Big Mannington Hill: 12.1 mi
- Drummond Hill: 12.4 mi
- Osborne Hill: 12.8 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 20.5 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 20.7 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 24.3 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 24.3 mi
- Yellow Spring: 24.4 mi
- Glenville: 8.9 mi
- Darling: 9.7 mi
- Frenchtown: 22.7 mi
- Milford Mills: 24.5 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 5.3 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 23.4 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 23.4 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 9.3 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 14.6 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 20.7 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 14.3 mi
- Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 23.6 mi
- Monkey Rock: 21.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fox Point State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | N 357° | 188 m | 21.8 mi |
| Mount Misery | N 2° | 176 m | 22.5 mi |
| Harmony Hill | NW 326° | 146 m | 18.3 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | NNW 341° | 137 m | 5.3 mi |
| Hunting Hill | N 8° | 125 m | 13.7 mi |
| Egg Hill | WSW 252° | 125 m | 23.1 mi |
| Osborne Hill | NNW 330° | 113 m | 12.8 mi |
| Horseshoe Hill | WNW 282° | 101 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilmington Porter Rsch, 3 mi away.
- White-tailed Deer42 obs
- American Robin26 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee24 obs
- Huron Skipper24 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle23 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly23 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel22 obs
- Canada Goose20 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/108654588
Day trips start here
- Claymont · 3 mi
- Penns Grove · 3 mi
- Wilmington · 3 mi
- Carneys Point · 4 mi
- Chester · 8 mi
- New Castle · 8 mi
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