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Glen Foerd on the Delaware

Glen Foerd on the Delaware from directly overhead

Glen Foerd on the Delaware is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 5 m. Plumstead Hill stands 174 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Glen Foerd Mansion, a museum 0.1 miles away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Coordinates40.05224, -74.98022

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
Parks
  • Fluehr Park: 0.5 mi
  • Pleasant Hill Park: 1.0 mi
  • Amico Island County Park: 1.1 mi
  • Friendship Park: 1.1 mi
  • George Jacobs Playground: 1.2 mi
Gardens
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Palmyra War Memorial: 4.1 mi
  • Burholme Memorial for Peace: 5.1 mi
  • Burholme WWI Memorial: 5.5 mi
  • Waterman Mansion Site: 5.9 mi
  • Lafayette Cemetery Memorial Plaque: 5.9 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Peaks: 41
  • Laurel Hill: 7.1 mi
  • Mount Laurel: 9.3 mi
  • Mount Holly: 10.7 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 12.1 mi
  • Fairmount: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 30
  • Picnic Area A: 7.3 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 7.3 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 7.3 mi
  • Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
  • Picnic Area #4: 11.5 mi
Rest areas: 4
Springs: 3
Cliffs: 3
  • Old Quarry: 20.5 mi
  • Washington's Rock: 20.8 mi
  • Monkey Rock: 21.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Gold Run: 16.5 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 22.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Plumstead HillNNW 344°174 m23.1 mi
Buckingham MountainN 350°158 m18.5 mi
Baldpate MountainNNE 16°146 m20.0 mi
Strawberry HillNNE 13°143 m19.2 mi
Solebury MountainN 0°142 m19.7 mi
Goat HillN 6°138 m20.4 mi
Chestnut HillW 279°136 m12.1 mi
Corn HillN 10°134 m22.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:3219:5220:33
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:1915:5516:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744556474797770584839
Precip in3.32.64.03.83.63.94.34.24.53.63.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NE Phila AP, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • White-tailed Deer49 obs
  • Mallard43 obs
  • Pond Slider39 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly39 obs
  • American Robin33 obs
  • garlic mustard32 obs
  • Ring-billed Gull31 obs
  • Great Blue Heron30 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/491398982

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