Historical "Ancient Indian Spring"
Historical "Ancient Indian Spring" is a spring in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Diamond Rock Hill stands 188 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Sabine Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Blue Route passes 4.1 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
historic source of East branch of Indian Creek, location estimated; probably destroyed by development of Hansen Court 1975-80
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Blue Route
- 16.9 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 18.4 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 23.8 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 23 mi
- South Overlook · 29 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 29 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sabine Park: 0.3 mi
- Narbrook Park: 0.4 mi
- Narberth Park: 0.6 mi
- Elm Grove Park: 0.7 mi
- Wynnewood Station Park: 0.7 mi
- Carol's Garden: 0.4 mi
- The Barnes Arboretum: 1.8 mi
- Wynnewood Valley Park: Garden for the Blind: 1.9 mi
- Ryan Pinetum: 2.3 mi
- Cameo Gardens: 2.3 mi
- Narberth War Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Narberth Public School Bell: 0.5 mi
- Washington Encampment 1777: 0.8 mi
- Historical Price sawmill dam?: 1.0 mi
- Merion Tribute House: 1.3 mi
- Williamson Road Site: 1.7 mi
- Black Rock Road Site: 1.9 mi
- Idlewild Farm Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Cadwalader Tract: 2.2 mi
- Henry Lane Park: 2.6 mi
- Do you hear that?: 1.8 mi
- Concrete Tree: 2.3 mi
- Coinciding Currents: 2.4 mi
- Pefelice: 2.5 mi
- Sandy's Dream: 2.6 mi
- Maguire Art Museum: 1.8 mi
- Nitre Hall: 2.1 mi
- Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education Visitor Center: 3.1 mi
- Underground Railroad Museum at Belmont Mansion: 3.3 mi
- Please Touch Museum: 3.9 mi
- Kelpius Cave: 3.7 mi
- Shofuso Japanese House and Garden: 3.7 mi
- Laurel Hill Cemetery Gatehouse: 4.4 mi
- Adrian Balboa & Paulie Pennino: 4.4 mi
- Discovery Center at East Park Reservoir: 4.5 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Area #3: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Area #4: 3.2 mi
- Picnic Area 2: 3.4 mi
- Picnic Area 7: 3.4 mi
- Georges Hill: 3.1 mi
- Lemon Hill: 5.1 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 5.4 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 5.6 mi
- Fairmount: 5.7 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 8.3 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 19.5 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 19.5 mi
- Yellow Spring: 19.7 mi
- Kerr Spring: 22.2 mi
- Darling: 13.0 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 22.6 mi
- Milford Mills: 24.5 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 7.6 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 20.5 mi
- Monkey Rock: 7.1 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 11.5 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Historical "Ancient Indian Spring". Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Rock Hill | WNW 290° | 188 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 296° | 176 m | 12.1 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | NNE 30° | 158 m | 24.2 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NNW 331° | 151 m | 20.1 mi |
| Harmony Hill | W 265° | 146 m | 21.7 mi |
| Ebright Azimuth | SW 227° | 137 m | 18.0 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NE 36° | 136 m | 5.6 mi |
| Hunting Hill | WSW 249° | 125 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
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, 6 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May, Aug — fullest in Mar, leanest in Jul.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 7.5 | 7.4 | 8.8 | 8.8 | 7.5 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 7.5 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 8.0 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Cobbs Cr at U.s. Hghwy No. 1 at Philadelphia, PA, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- American Robin165 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel123 obs
- Northern Cardinal103 obs
- white snakeroot98 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly97 obs
- Gray Catbird95 obs
- American pokeweed94 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee94 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.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/7616056773
Day trips start here
- Ardmore · 1 mi
- Narberth · 1 mi
- Bryn Mawr · 3 mi
- Haverford Township · 3 mi
- Havertown · 3 mi
- Philadelphia/West · 4 mi
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