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Powell Ford

Powell Ford from directly overhead

Powell Ford is a park in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 11 m. Harmony Hill stands 146 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is MARSHALLTON HIGHTS PARK, a park 0.5 miles away. Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates39.72083, -75.63641

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • MARSHALLTON HIGHTS PARK: 0.5 mi
  • Greenbank Park: 1.2 mi
  • New Castle County Dunlinden Park: 1.3 mi
  • Milltown Park: 1.4 mi
  • Neilia Hunter Biden Park: 1.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Bill McGowan: 3.9 mi
  • Vic Willis: 3.9 mi
  • Eloy Sandoval-Mateoz: 4.5 mi
  • Thomas Garrett Stationmaster on the Underground Railroad: 4.7 mi
  • Caesar Rodney Plinth: 5.0 mi
Nature reserves: 53
Gardens: 50
  • E.I. duPont Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Crowninshield Garden: 5.4 mi
  • Read House & Gardens: 5.8 mi
  • Read House and Gardens: 5.8 mi
  • Winterthur Garden: 6.3 mi
Museums: 46
Attractions: 31
Artworks: 22
  • William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 3.9 mi
  • Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 4.5 mi
  • James A. Garfield Memorial: 5.6 mi
  • The Student: 5.9 mi
  • Chloe & Lucinda (Nubian Goats): 6.8 mi
Peaks: 22
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 18.1 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 18.1 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 18.2 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 18.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Deemer's Beach: 5.5 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Roachs Shore: 21.6 mi
  • North East Beach Area: 24.5 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Harmony HillN 353°146 m18.2 mi
Ebright AzimuthNE 38°137 m10.1 mi
Goat HillW 271°135 m24.0 mi
Egg HillWSW 253°125 m14.6 mi
Hunting HillNNE 31°125 m19.2 mi
Osborne HillN 6°113 m14.1 mi
Horseshoe HillNNW 343°101 m5.2 mi
Iron HillSW 227°100 m8.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3619:5420:35
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:2115:5916:42

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343643546473787669574738
Precip in3.22.84.23.53.64.74.44.04.43.73.13.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilmington NEW Castle CO AP, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Asian Lady Beetle37 obs
  • Monarch37 obs
  • Huron Skipper35 obs
  • American Toad30 obs
  • Small White27 obs
  • Common Box Turtle26 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly24 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty23 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/468473551

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