Kirkwood Park
Kirkwood Park is a park in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 4 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Brandywine Playground, a park 0.2 miles away. Bayshore Heritage Byway passes 6.2 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Wilmington
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
- 6.2 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 7.2 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 8.2 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brandywine Playground: 0.2 mi
- H. Fletcher Brown Boys Club: 0.3 mi
- Edwina B. Kruse Children Park: 0.3 mi
- Johnston Park: 0.4 mi
- Compton Park: 0.4 mi
- Old Swedes Church: 0.4 mi
- Delaware History Museum and Mitchell Center for African American Heritage: 0.6 mi
- Delaware Children's Museum: 1.3 mi
- Delaware Art Museum: 2.0 mi
- Nemours Estate: 2.8 mi
- Caesar Rodney Plinth: 0.5 mi
- Fort Christina Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Old First Presbyterian Church: 0.7 mi
- Thomas Garrett Stationmaster on the Underground Railroad: 0.7 mi
- Vic Willis: 1.6 mi
- James A. Garfield Memorial: 0.9 mi
- William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 1.6 mi
- Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 2.5 mi
- Vanguard: 10.3 mi
- The Student: 11.3 mi
- E.I. duPont Garden: 3.5 mi
- Crowninshield Garden: 3.5 mi
- Winterthur Garden: 5.5 mi
- Read House & Gardens: 5.9 mi
- Read House and Gardens: 6.0 mi
- Sherwood Forest: 5.2 mi
- Ashland Nature Center: 7.4 mi
- Stateline Woods Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Middle Run Natural Area: 9.9 mi
- Brinton Run Preserve: 10.6 mi
- Wilmington Riverwalk: 0.9 mi
- Red Panda: 1.0 mi
- Andean Condor: 1.0 mi
- Nemours Mansion and Gardens: 2.5 mi
- Wilmington & Western Railroad: 5.0 mi
- Ebright Azimuth: 6.5 mi
- Horseshoe Hill: 7.5 mi
- Drummond Hill: 9.4 mi
- Osborne Hill: 12.9 mi
- Big Mannington Hill: 12.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 14.3 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 14.3 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 14.5 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 14.5 mi
- Glenville: 5.8 mi
- Darling: 11.6 mi
- Frenchtown: 19.6 mi
- Milford Mills: 24.4 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 22.5 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 23.4 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 24.9 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 24.9 mi
- Deemer's Beach: 6.8 mi
- Oakwood Beach: 13.2 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 23.4 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 17.4 mi
- Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 20.7 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 5.2 mi
- Monkey Rock: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kirkwood Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | N 4° | 188 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Misery | N 8° | 176 m | 24.1 mi |
| Harmony Hill | NNW 336° | 146 m | 18.1 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | N 9° | 137 m | 6.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | NNE 18° | 125 m | 15.6 mi |
| Egg Hill | WSW 253° | 125 m | 20.0 mi |
| Osborne Hill | NNW 344° | 113 m | 12.9 mi |
| Horseshoe Hill | WNW 297° | 101 m | 7.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:54 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
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, 2 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly84 obs
- Mallard45 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle45 obs
- Great Blue Heron41 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee37 obs
- American Robin33 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel31 obs
- Canada Goose30 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/899632736
Day trips start here
- Wilmington · 0 mi
- Carneys Point · 4 mi
- Penns Grove · 4 mi
- Claymont · 5 mi
- New Castle · 6 mi
- Pennsville · 6 mi
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