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Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Hill rises to 89 m in Delaware. Harmony Hill stands 146 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Hill Ironmine Preserve, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Mason and Dixon Byway passes 3.2 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Delaware, United States of America

Wikidata Q31575787, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
89 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.65099, -75.77045

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 60
Parks
  • Folk Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Rittenhouse Park: 0.6 mi
  • Devon Park: 1.0 mi
  • Iron Hill Park: 1.1 mi
  • Southgate Garden Apartment Playground: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
  • Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 2: 1.2 mi
  • Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 3: 1.2 mi
  • Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 4: 1.3 mi
  • Mason Dixon Line Marker Arc Stone 5: 1.4 mi
  • Iron Hill Museum: 1.5 mi
Museums: 46
Gardens: 43
Peaks: 29
Attractions: 17
Artworks: 12
Beaches: 6
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • Deer Creek Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 2
  • Black Barren Spring: 23.0 mi
  • Black Rock Spring: 23.4 mi
Lighthouses: 1
  • Bethel Bridge Lighthouse (replica): 8.8 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Harmony HillNNE 12°146 m23.4 mi
Mount FelixWSW 254°142 m20.0 mi
Ebright AzimuthNE 46°137 m18.5 mi
Goat HillWNW 287°135 m17.6 mi
Mount AraratWSW 257°134 m17.2 mi
Egg HillW 275°125 m6.9 mi
Bald FriarW 279°116 m23.8 mi
Schoolhouse HillW 262°115 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:4019:15
June solstice05:3619:5420:35
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2116:0016:43

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343644556473787669584638
Precip in3.42.94.33.73.63.94.83.94.94.03.44.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark AG Farm, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 213793 — Chestnut Hill, New Castle County, Delaware.

OpenStreetMap element node/5864538321

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