Welcome to Birch Knoll ...
Birch Knoll is located in New Castle County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Birch Knoll: Birch Knl. (or less commonly used: Birch Knol.)
Birch Knoll is 360 feet [110 m] above sea level.<2>.
Time Zone: Birch Knoll lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Birch Knoll: 302
Communities near Birch Knoll ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Birch Knoll.
- Philadelphia
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
- Wilmington
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
- Newark
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the southwest)
- Chester
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
- West Chester
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
- Coatesville
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
- Yeadon
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yeadon
- Yeadon is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 11,489 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yeadon <3>
- Darby
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Darby
- Darby is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,704 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Darby <3>
- Lansdowne
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lansdowne have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lansdowne
- Lansdowne is located in Delaware County (PA)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 10,641 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lansdowne <3>
- Woodbury
(18 miles [29 km] to the east)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Woodbury
- Woodbury is located in Gloucester County (NJ)
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,813 people
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Birch Knoll. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Birch Knoll.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Birch Knoll. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Birch Knoll.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Birch Knoll ...
Looking for more information about Birch Knoll? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Birch Knoll, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Birch Knoll.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Delaware's counties, including New Castle, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Birch Knoll - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |