Auburn Heights Preserve, Hockessin

Name: Auburn Heights Preserve
Address: 3000 Creek Road, Hockessin, 19736, United States
Telephone: +1 302-239-2385

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Auburn Valley State Park is a state park, located in Yorklyn, Delaware, United States. The park, which is around 360 acres, preserves the former home and estate of the Marshall family as well as portions of the family's former mills alongside the Red Clay Creek and additional land purchased by the state. The preserve contains several miles of trails open to walking, biking, and antique cars, and the state owns conservation easements on 160 acres of privately owned land adjacent to the park to help maintain the park's rural character. ()

Elevation: 210 ft a.s.l.Coordinates: 39°48'33"N, 75°40'47"W

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3000 Creek RoadHockessin 19736 United States

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+1 302-239-2385

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Auburn Heights Preserve – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Mt. Cuba Center, Ashland Nature Center, Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse, St. Patrick Church.

2.2 miSE
Outdoor activities, Garden, Botanical garden
Mt. Cuba Center, Hockessin
56 min walk • Mt. Cuba Center is a non-profit botanical garden located in Hockessin, Delaware, near Wilmington, in the gently rolling hills of the Delaware Piedmont.
1.3 miSE
Bridge
Ashland Nature Center, Hockessin
34 min walk • Ashland Covered Bridge, also known as Ashland Bridge or Barley Mill Road Covered Bridge, is a covered bridge over Red Clay Creek on Barley Mill Road in Ashland in New Castle County, Delaware.
1.3 miSW
Church
Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse, Hockessin
33 min walk • Hockessin Friends Meetinghouse is a historic Quaker meeting house and national historic district located at 1501 Old Wilmington Road in Hockessin, New Castle County, in the U.S. state of Delaware. The district encompasses three contributing buildings and one contributing site. The meeting house was built in 1738.
3.1 miNW
Church
St. Patrick Church, Kennett Square
79 min walk • St. Patrick Church is a Catholic church located at 212 Meredith Street in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania. Named in honor of Saint Patrick, it is part of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Philadelphia. It was founded December 1869.
3 miSE
Museum, Observatories and planetariums
Mount Cuba Astronomical Observatory, Centerville
76 min walk • Mount Cuba Astronomical Observatory is an astronomical observatory is located at 1610 Hillside Mill Road, Greenville, Delaware, United States. This observatory is home to a 0.6-meter telescope used by the Delaware Astronomical Society, the University of Delaware, and the Whole Earth Telescope. Associated with the Observatory is the Mt.
3 miE
Golf, Tudor Revival architecture
Owl's Nest Country Place, Centerville
77 min walk • The Greenville Country Club, formerly known as the Owl's Nest Country Place, is a country club at 201 Owl's Nest Road in Greenville, Delaware. The 18-acre property was developed in 1915 by Eugene du Pont, Jr. son of Eugene du Pont, as a country estate.
3.4 miE
Georgian architecture
Joseph Chandler House, Centerville
87 min walk • The Joseph Chandler House, built c. 1800, is the oldest house in Centreville, New Castle County, Delaware. Centreville developed along the Kennett Pike starting about 1811, with its houses facing toward the pike.
1.3 miS
Temple
Hindu Temple of Delaware, Hockessin
35 min walk • The Hindu Temple of Delaware is a Hindu temple in Hockessin, Delaware. Inaugurated in 2002, it is the first Hindu temple constructed in Delaware. According to The News Journal, the temple has become "a social and cultural gathering place" for Indian Americans in New Castle County.
5.2 miNE
Winery, Wine tours, Outdoor seating
Chaddsford Winery, Chadds Ford
133 min walk • Chaddsford Winery is a Pennsylvania winery located in the Brandywine Valley, in Pennsbury Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was founded in 1982, and is one of the largest wineries in the state, producing more than 30,000 cases annually.
2.9 miNW
Neighbourhood
Kennett Square Historic District, Kennett Square
75 min walk • Kennett Square Historic District is a national historic district located in Kennett Square, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It encompasses 507 contributing buildings in the central business district and surrounding residential areas of Kennett Square.
3.1 miNW
Library
Bayard Taylor Memorial Library, Kennett Square
79 min walk • The Bayard Taylor Memorial Library is located in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania and is part of the Chester County Library System. The library was dedicated on Sept. 24, 1896, named in honor of Bayard Taylor, and opened to the public on Sept. 28 with a few periodicals and empty shelves.