Merion Botanical Park
Merion Botanical Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 71 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Merion Tribute House, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Blue Route passes 4.7 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 71 m
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Blue Route
- 18.0 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 19.1 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 24.1 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 24 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 29 mi
- South Overlook · 29 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Merion Tribute House: 0.3 mi
- Historical Price sawmill dam?: 0.7 mi
- Washington Encampment 1777: 1.0 mi
- Narberth Public School Bell: 1.1 mi
- Narberth War Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Merion Gateway Park: 0.3 mi
- Shortridge Memorial Park: 0.8 mi
- Elm Grove Park: 1.0 mi
- Narberth Park: 1.0 mi
- Tustin Recreation Center: 1.1 mi
- The Barnes Arboretum: 0.5 mi
- Overbrook Environmental Education Center: 0.9 mi
- Carol's Garden: 1.6 mi
- Wynnewood Valley Park: Garden for the Blind: 1.8 mi
- Cameo Gardens: 2.0 mi
- Maguire Art Museum: 0.5 mi
- Underground Railroad Museum at Belmont Mansion: 2.0 mi
- Nitre Hall: 2.1 mi
- Please Touch Museum: 2.5 mi
- Cedar Grove: 2.7 mi
- Blessed Mother Shrine: 1.8 mi
- Gambol II Mare and Foal: 2.1 mi
- Gambol II Mare and Foal: 2.1 mi
- Harry Wright: 2.2 mi
- Goethe: 2.2 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 2.2 mi
- Cadwalader Tract: 2.2 mi
- Williamson Road Site: 3.2 mi
- Black Rock Road Site: 3.5 mi
- Idlewild Farm Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Shofuso Japanese House and Garden: 2.2 mi
- Discovery Center at East Park Reservoir: 3.2 mi
- American Bandstand: 3.2 mi
- Pennsylvania Railroad, Connecting Railway Bridge: 3.2 mi
- Kelpius Cave: 3.3 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 1.9 mi
- Picnic Area #3: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Area #4: 2.0 mi
- Picnic Area 1: 2.0 mi
- Georges Hill: 1.6 mi
- Lemon Hill: 3.7 mi
- Fairmount: 4.2 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 6.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 6.2 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 1.6 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 9.7 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 20.8 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 20.9 mi
- Yellow Spring: 21.0 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 9.1 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 18.9 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 24.5 mi
- Darling: 13.2 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 24.1 mi
- Monkey Rock: 8.6 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 10.2 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Merion Botanical Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 293° | 188 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 299° | 176 m | 13.5 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | NNE 26° | 158 m | 24.8 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NNW 330° | 151 m | 21.7 mi |
| Harmony Hill | W 268° | 146 m | 22.7 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | SW 232° | 137 m | 18.0 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 22° | 136 m | 6.2 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WSW 257° | 125 m | 10.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Jun, Aug–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 35 | 37 | 45 | 56 | 66 | 75 | 80 | 78 | 72 | 60 | 49 | 40 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phila Franklin Inst, 5 mi away.
- American Robin171 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel117 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee113 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly87 obs
- Northern Cardinal84 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle84 obs
- lesser celandine80 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee77 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/502474106
Day trips start here
- Narberth · 1 mi
- Ardmore · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/West · 2 mi
- Haverford Township · 3 mi
- Havertown · 3 mi
- Philadelphia/Northwest · 3 mi
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