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Franklin Square

Franklin Square from directly overhead

Franklin Square is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 12 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Living Flame Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 9.7 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.95578, -75.15057

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Living Flame Memorial: 0.0 mi
  • Ralph Modjeski (1861-1940): 0.1 mi
  • Benjamin Franklin Grave: 0.3 mi
  • 9/11 First Responder Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Commodore Uriah P. Levy: 0.3 mi
Artworks
Museums
Attractions
  • U.S. Mint at Philadelphia Tour: 0.2 mi
  • Chinatown Friendship Gate: 0.3 mi
  • Liberty Bell: 0.4 mi
  • Philly Gun Range: 0.5 mi
  • Reading Terminal: 0.5 mi
Parks
  • Vine Street Park: 0.3 mi
  • Girard Fountain Park: 0.3 mi
  • Independence Mall: 0.3 mi
  • Ben-Gurion Place: 0.4 mi
  • Betsy Ross House: 0.4 mi
Gardens
  • Signer's Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Thomas Jefferson Garden: 0.5 mi
  • 18th Century Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Benjamin Rush Garden: 0.6 mi
  • Magnolia Garden: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves
Picnic sites: 37
  • Picnic Grove: 2.0 mi
  • Bird Lake Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 3.3 mi
  • Picnic Area 6: 3.9 mi
  • Picnic Area 5: 3.9 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Fairmount: 1.8 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Georges Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 9.6 mi
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 14.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillWNW 294°188 m20.8 mi
Mount MiseryWNW 298°176 m19.5 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW 247°137 m21.2 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 340°136 m9.0 mi
Hunting HillW 271°125 m15.9 mi
Osborne HillW 265°113 m24.3 mi
Militia HillNNW 339°104 m12.2 mi
Camp HillNNW 348°104 m12.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:33
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F353745566675807872604940
Precip in3.63.34.54.04.14.84.74.94.94.13.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, 1 mi away.

  • House Sparrow1,153 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly825 obs
  • White-throated Sparrow723 obs
  • Ovenbird611 obs
  • Rock Pigeon526 obs
  • American Robin509 obs
  • Peregrine Falcon479 obs
  • Common Yellowthroat475 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.

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OpenStreetMap element way/705322048

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