Beacon Hill

Beacon Hill: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: usually quiet; mostly local visitors. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this park: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Beacon Hill

Season: Year-round, evenings.

Crowd: Usually quiet; mostly local visitors.

Typical week: Mon quiet · Tue quiet · Wed quiet · Thu quiet · Fri light · Sat light · Sun light.

How to reach Beacon Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.82555, -75.50854. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Beacon Hill

• Ebright Azimuth · viewpoint · New Castle · ~2 km · Must-see
• Brandywine Valley Church · church · New Castle · ~5 km · Must-see
• Saints Peter and Paul Ukrainian Orthodox Church · church · New Castle · ~7 km · Must-see
• Bellevue State Park · park · New Castle · ~7 km · Must-see
• Nemours Mansion and Gardens · park · New Castle · ~9 km · Must-see
• Marcus Hook Range Rear Light · fort · New Castle · ~9 km · Must-see
• Fox Point State Park · park · New Castle · ~9 km · Must-see
• Brandywine Powder Mills District · museum · New Castle · ~10 km · Must-see
• Winterthur Museum · museum · New Castle · ~10 km · Must-see
• Rockford Park · park · New Castle · ~11 km · Must-see
• Brandywine Zoo · sanctuary · New Castle · ~11 km · Must-see
• Brandywine Park · sanctuary · New Castle · ~11 km · Must-see
• Lea-Derrickson House · fort · New Castle · ~11 km · Must-see
• Christian C. Sanderson Museum · museum · New Castle · ~11 km · Must-see
• Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church · church · New Castle · ~12 km · Must-see
• Old Swedes Church · church · New Castle · ~13 km · Must-see
• Fort Christina National Historic Landmark · fort · New Castle · ~13 km · Must-see
• Cherry Island Marsh · sanctuary · New Castle · ~13 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Beacon Hill

Other parks near Beacon Hill

• Bellevue State Park · park · New Castle · ~7 km · Must-see
• Nemours Mansion and Gardens · park · New Castle · ~9 km · Must-see
• Fox Point State Park · park · New Castle · ~9 km · Must-see
• Rockford Park · park · New Castle · ~11 km · Must-see
• Tubman-Garrett Riverfront Park · park · New Castle · ~13 km · Must-see
• Deshong Park · park · Delaware · ~16 km · Must-see
• Deshong Park · park · New Castle · ~16 km · Must-see
• John J. Tyler Arboretum · park · New Castle · ~17 km · Must-see
• Longwood Gardens · park · New Castle · ~19 km · Must-see
• Rose Tree Park · park · New Castle · ~20 km · Must-see

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