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Malcolm X Park

Malcolm X Park from directly overhead

Malcolm X Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 31 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Hazel Avenue Community Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Blue Route passes 5.8 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates39.95281, -75.22554

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Gardens
  • Hazel Avenue Community Garden: 0.1 mi
  • 49th and Chancellor: 0.4 mi
  • Pentridge Children's Garden: 0.4 mi
  • Garden Court Community Tennis & Garden Facilities: 0.5 mi
  • Warrington Community Garden: 0.5 mi
Parks
  • Ben Barkan Park: 0.2 mi
  • Cedar Park: 0.4 mi
  • 49th & Spruce Play Lot: 0.4 mi
  • Christy Recreation Center: 0.5 mi
  • Sansom Street Play Lot: 0.6 mi
Museums
  • Paul Robeson House & Museum: 0.3 mi
  • Marvin Samson Center for the History of Pharmacy: 1.0 mi
  • Hamilton Mansion: 1.3 mi
  • New Africa Center: 1.3 mi
  • Tiberino Museum: 1.6 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves
  • Centennial Arboretum: 2.3 mi
  • Cadwalader Tract: 4.1 mi
  • Marple Conservation Area: 5.7 mi
  • Williamson Road Site: 6.4 mi
  • Black Rock Road Site: 6.7 mi
Picnic sites: 37
  • Picnic Area #2: 1.1 mi
  • Picnic Area #1: 1.2 mi
  • Bird Lake Picnic Area: 2.0 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 2.0 mi
  • Picnic Area 1: 2.5 mi
Peaks: 30
  • Georges Hill: 2.1 mi
  • Lemon Hill: 2.4 mi
  • Fairmount: 2.5 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 9.0 mi
Springs: 5
Rest areas: 3
Lighthouses: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 11.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Washington Lake Beach: 16.2 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillWNW 300°188 m17.3 mi
Mount MiseryNW 306°176 m16.2 mi
Spring MountainNNW 331°151 m24.9 mi
Harmony HillW 275°146 m24.1 mi
Ebright AzimuthWSW 243°137 m17.5 mi
Chestnut HillN 6°136 m8.7 mi
Hunting HillW 272°125 m11.9 mi
Osborne HillW 264°113 m20.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5320:34
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2015:5716:40

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, 3 mi away.

  • Paper mulberry307 obs
  • American Robin298 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly278 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel258 obs
  • House Sparrow244 obs
  • Gray Catbird239 obs
  • White-throated Sparrow206 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee195 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/32121921

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