Parson Thorne Mansion
Parson Thorne Mansion is a park in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 8 m. Opossum Hill stands 18 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mispillion Riverwalk, a park 0.2 miles away. Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway passes 18 miles off.
How to reach it
- 18.1 mi off the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Byway, National
- 25.1 mi off the Delaware Bayshore Byway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Mispillion Riverwalk: 0.2 mi
- Mispillion Riverwalk: 0.3 mi
- Milford Riverfront Theatre: 0.3 mi
- Library Portico and Amphitheater Park: 0.4 mi
- City Hall Park: 0.4 mi
- John Dickinson House: 13.0 mi
- U-3A "Blue Canoe": 14.0 mi
- UH-1H Iroquois: 14.0 mi
- C-60 Lodestar: 14.0 mi
- C-45G Expeditor: 14.1 mi
- Milford Millponds Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Redden State Forest - Barr Tract: 8.0 mi
- Pemberton Forest Nature Preserve - Ponders Tract: 8.6 mi
- Redden State Forest - Sill Tract: 10.2 mi
- Ted Harvey Conservation Area - Morris Tract: 10.4 mi
- Harrington Tower Railroad Museum: 7.7 mi
- The Greater Harrington Historical Society: 7.7 mi
- Bowers Beach Maritime Museum: 10.2 mi
- Air Mobility Command Museum: 14.0 mi
- Hangar 1301: 14.2 mi
- John Milton Statue: 11.6 mi
- Civil War Monument: 17.0 mi
- Kent County Veterans Monument: 17.2 mi
- Zwaanendael Memorial: 17.3 mi
- Fireman's Memorial: 17.4 mi
- New Market: 7.7 mi
- Banning: 8.6 mi
- Owens Station: 8.9 mi
- Saint Johnstown: 10.7 mi
- Fourteen Foot Bank Light: 17.7 mi
- Brandywine Shoal Light: 18.0 mi
- Miah Maull Shoal Light: 19.1 mi
- Slaughter Beach: 6.9 mi
- Lewes Public Beach: 18.9 mi
- Senior Center Meditation Garden: 0.4 mi
- Opossum Hill: 21.8 mi
- B Area Shelter: 22.1 mi
- Back Bay Art Glass LLC: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Parson Thorne Mansion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opossum Hill | WSW 246° | 18 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:51 | 20:31 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:18 | 16:02 | 16:44 |
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 | 35 | 36 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 47 | 39 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenwood 2NE, 10 mi away.
- Blue Dasher13 obs
- Eastern Pondhawk12 obs
- Eastern Amberwing10 obs
- Familiar Bluet10 obs
- Rambur's Forktail9 obs
- Canada Goose8 obs
- Pond Slider8 obs
- henbit deadnettle8 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/791631326
Day trips start here
- Magnolia · 11 mi
- Camden · 15 mi
- Dover · 18 mi
- Denton · 21 mi
- Rehoboth Beach · 23 mi
- Eastern Shore · 27 mi
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