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Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park

Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park from directly overhead

Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park is a park in Delaware, at a modelled elevation of 3 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilmington Riverwalk, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Bayshore Heritage Byway passes 6.2 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

How to reach it

Coordinates39.73659, -75.55253

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • East Front Street Park: 0.1 mi
  • East Front Street Park: 0.1 mi
  • Humble Park: 0.3 mi
  • Jennie M. Weaver Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Compton Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Thomas Garrett Stationmaster on the Underground Railroad: 0.3 mi
  • Caesar Rodney Plinth: 0.7 mi
  • Vic Willis: 0.7 mi
  • Bill McGowan: 0.7 mi
  • Fort Christina Memorial: 0.7 mi
Artworks
  • William Julius “Judy” Johnson: 0.7 mi
  • James A. Garfield Memorial: 1.5 mi
  • Admiral Francis Dupont Statue: 2.4 mi
  • The Student: 10.5 mi
  • Vanguard: 11.1 mi
Gardens
  • E.I. duPont Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Crowninshield Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Read House & Gardens: 5.3 mi
  • Read House and Gardens: 5.3 mi
  • Winterthur Garden: 5.5 mi
Nature reserves: 57
Attractions: 37
Peaks: 21
Picnic sites: 13
  • Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 15 Picnic Site: 15.0 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 14 Picnic Site: 15.0 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 15.2 mi
  • Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 15.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Deemer's Beach: 6.1 mi
  • Oakwood Beach: 12.8 mi
  • Washington Lake Beach: 24.1 mi
Lighthouses: 2
Springs: 2
Rest areas: 1
Cliffs: 1
  • Monkey Rock: 24.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Diamond Rock HillN 6°188 m23.7 mi
Mount MiseryN 10°176 m24.7 mi
Harmony HillNNW 339°146 m18.3 mi
Ebright AzimuthNNE 14°137 m7.1 mi
Hunting HillNNE 19°125 m16.3 mi
Egg HillWSW 254°125 m19.2 mi
Osborne HillNNW 347°113 m13.2 mi
Horseshoe HillWNW 303°101 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:14
June solstice05:3519:5420:34
September equinox06:5018:2619:01
December solstice07:2115:5916:42

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526271767467554536
Precip in3.73.04.64.13.84.75.24.45.14.13.34.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilmington Porter Rsch, 3 mi away.

  • Spotted Lanternfly103 obs
  • Mallard69 obs
  • Great Blue Heron49 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle48 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee48 obs
  • Canada Goose45 obs
  • purple loosestrife43 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee42 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/85545997

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