Washington Square
Washington Square is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 10 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the American Revolution, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 9.7 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 9.7 mi off the Blue Route
- 23.7 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 23.7 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Bayshore Heritage Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 28 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 29 mi
- South Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier of the American Revolution: 0.0 mi
- Commodore Barry: 0.1 mi
- George Washington: 0.2 mi
- Robert Morris: 0.2 mi
- President's House: 0.3 mi
- Independence Square: 0.1 mi
- Rose Garden: 0.2 mi
- Bingham Court: 0.3 mi
- Addison Street Park: 0.3 mi
- Starr Garden Park: 0.3 mi
- Congress Hall: 0.2 mi
- Independence Hall: 0.2 mi
- Philosophical Hall: 0.2 mi
- Old City Hall: 0.2 mi
- Liberty Bell Center: 0.2 mi
- Magnolia Garden: 0.2 mi
- Thomas Jefferson Garden: 0.2 mi
- Signer's Garden: 0.2 mi
- 18th Century Garden: 0.2 mi
- Benjamin Rush Garden: 0.3 mi
- Deer: 0.2 mi
- Starman in the Ancient Garden: 0.2 mi
- The Signer: 0.2 mi
- William Penn: 0.3 mi
- Religious Liberty: 0.3 mi
- Liberty Bell: 0.2 mi
- Second Bank of the United States: 0.2 mi
- Carpenters' Hall: 0.3 mi
- First Bank of the United States: 0.3 mi
- City Tavern: 0.4 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 4.1 mi
- Cadwalader Tract: 7.8 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 8.9 mi
- Almonesson Creek Park: 9.2 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 9.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 1.9 mi
- Bird Lake Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area: 3.8 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 4.2 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 4.2 mi
- Fairmount: 2.0 mi
- Lemon Hill: 2.6 mi
- Georges Hill: 4.6 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 9.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 10.1 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 13.4 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 15.2 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 24.9 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 7.7 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 15.8 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 8.3 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 14.6 mi
- Monkey Rock: 14.8 mi
- Darling: 17.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Washington Square. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 296° | 188 m | 20.9 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 300° | 176 m | 19.7 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | WSW 249° | 137 m | 20.9 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 342° | 136 m | 9.5 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 273° | 125 m | 15.8 mi |
| Osborne Hill | W 266° | 113 m | 24.1 mi |
| Militia Hill | NNW 340° | 104 m | 12.7 mi |
| Camp Hill | N 349° | 104 m | 12.8 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 | 20:33 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
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, 1 mi away.
- House Sparrow1,070 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly795 obs
- Rock Pigeon523 obs
- White-throated Sparrow520 obs
- Ovenbird517 obs
- Peregrine Falcon460 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee442 obs
- American Robin427 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/705317585
Day trips start here
- Philadelphia/Center City East · 0 mi
- Philadelphia/Old City · 0 mi
- Philadelphia · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City West · 1 mi
- Camden · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/South · 2 mi
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