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Sesquicentennial Mural

Sesquicentennial Mural from directly overhead

Sesquicentennial Mural is an artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Bears Head stands 634 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kempton Community Center, a park 0.1 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
wood
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.63049, -75.85150
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kempton Community Center: 0.1 mi
  • Albany Township Recreation Area: 0.2 mi
  • Leaser Lake Park: 3.1 mi
  • Ontelaunee Park: 5.8 mi
  • West Penn Park: 6.8 mi
Peaks
  • Donats Peak: 1.4 mi
  • Spitzenberg Hill: 2.1 mi
  • The Pinnacle: 3.4 mi
  • Pulpit Rock: 4.8 mi
  • Dans Pulpit: 5.3 mi
Attractions
  • Crystal Cave: 7.2 mi
  • Kutztown Fairgrounds: 8.7 mi
  • Dragon Cement Co. Inc. No 1: 15.2 mi
  • 100 Mile View: 16.4 mi
  • Whitewater Rafting Adventures: 16.8 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 45
  • Old Spokes Car Museum: 7.5 mi
  • Hamburg Area Historical Society: 8.9 mi
  • Reading Railroad Heritage Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Summit Hill Historical Society: 13.4 mi
  • The No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum: 13.9 mi
Nature reserves: 35
Artworks: 29
Gardens: 27
Springs: 13
Picnic sites: 13
  • Camp Apple Tree: 15.5 mi
  • Food Fest Grove: 17.0 mi
  • Carousel Grove: 17.1 mi
  • Parkside Pavillion: 17.1 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 23.4 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Lower Falls: 18.2 mi
  • Onoko Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Terrace Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Cave Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Wild Creek Falls: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 15.5 mi
  • Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 16.1 mi
  • Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 17.3 mi
  • Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 18.1 mi
  • Eagle Rock Beach: 25.0 mi
Cliffs: 4
  • Peace Rock: 9.5 mi
  • Bear Mountain Overlook: 17.8 mi
  • Gorgeous Rocks: 18.2 mi
  • Pinnacle Point: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.4 miles of Sesquicentennial Mural. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bears HeadNW 322°634 m19.3 mi
Broad MountainN 7°549 m19.4 mi
Broad MountainNW 304°518 m18.4 mi
Pocono MountainNNE 22°517 m19.9 mi
Bear MountainNNE 25°506 m18.6 mi
The PinnacleWSW 249°498 m3.4 mi
Dans PulpitWNW 291°497 m5.3 mi
Pisgah MountainN 354°492 m13.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3319:5720:38
September equinox06:5218:2619:02
December solstice07:2415:5616:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506069747265534334
Precip in3.42.83.94.13.84.55.44.44.84.33.63.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rodale Rsch CTR, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12133102610

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