- Elevation, modelled
- 44 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Diamond Rock Hill188 m · 18.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Blue Route8.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:34local time
- Coordinates
- 39.9985, -75.1792
Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area is a picnic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 44 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Chalmers Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Blue Route passes 8.5 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Van R. Thomas Memorial Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 288° | 188 m | 18.3 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 292° | 176 m | 16.8 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | NNE 18° | 158 m | 23.1 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NW 322° | 151 m | 23.6 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | WSW 238° | 137 m | 21.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNW 345° | 136 m | 5.7 mi |
| Jericho Mountain | NNE 30° | 129 m | 24.1 mi |
| Hunting Hill | W 259° | 125 m | 14.6 mi |
- 8.5 mi off the Blue Route
- 21.7 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 22.8 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic BywayNational
- 25.0 mi off the Delaware River Scenic BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 26 mi
- South Overlook · 27 mi
- Hawk Point · 27 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chalmers Park: 0.1 mi
- Napa Street Playground: 0.3 mi
- James Allen Shuler Playground: 0.3 mi
- Strawberry Mansion Playground: 0.5 mi
- Ringgold Square: 0.5 mi
- Unclaimed Remains of the City of Philadelphia: 0.5 mi
- Mary Anna Longstreth Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Silent Sentry Monument: 0.5 mi
- Berwind Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Charles E. Vansant Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Woodford Mansion: 0.6 mi
- Strawberry Mansion: 0.7 mi
- Laurel Hill Mansion: 1.0 mi
- Ormiston Mansion: 1.1 mi
- The John Coltrane House: 1.4 mi
- Strawberry Mansion Green Resource Center Community Garden: 0.6 mi
- East Falls Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- East Park Revitalization Alliance Cowboy Garden: 1.1 mi
- Sanctuary Farm: 1.3 mi
- Sanctuary Farm: 1.3 mi
- John Coltrane Mural: 0.8 mi
- Jazz Mural: 1.5 mi
- General Ulysses S. Grant: 1.6 mi
- Montgomery Street Mural: 1.6 mi
- Interactive sculpture: 1.6 mi
- Centennial Arboretum: 2.0 mi
- Upper Roxborough Reservoir Park: 5.1 mi
- Schuykill Center for Environmental Education: 5.6 mi
- Cadwalader Tract: 6.0 mi
- Curtis Arboretum: 6.2 mi
- Picnic Area 6: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Area #4: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Area #3: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Area 4: 1.8 mi
- Picnic Area 5: 1.8 mi
- Lemon Hill: 1.9 mi
- Fairmount: 2.3 mi
- Georges Hill: 2.6 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 5.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 6.3 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 4.9 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 13.1 mi
- Kerr Spring: 21.9 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 24.3 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 24.4 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 11.9 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 17.2 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 10.9 mi
- Monkey Rock: 11.7 mi
- Darling: 16.7 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 18.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:56 | 16:39 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 3 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Philadelphia/Northwest · 1 mi
- Philadelphia/North · 2 mi
- Philadelphia/West · 2 mi
- Philadelphia · 3 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City East · 3 mi
- Philadelphia/Center City West · 3 mi
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