- Elevation, modelled
- 68 m
- Tallest summit within 18.4 miles
- Eagle Peak396 m · 12.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Route 419 Scenic Byway12.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 40.3279, -75.9555
Sun Catcher is a artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 68 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Phoenix, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
- Material
- marble
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.4 miles of Sun Catcher. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | W 274° | 396 m | 12.1 mi |
| Topton Mountain | NE 54° | 378 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Penn | ENE 65° | 342 m | 3.1 mi |
| Church Hill | ENE 65° | 332 m | 6.7 mi |
| Long Hill | E 84° | 332 m | 13.5 mi |
| Fancy Hill | E 91° | 331 m | 13.3 mi |
| Deer Path Hill | NE 45° | 326 m | 5.3 mi |
| Irish Mountain | NNE 27° | 323 m | 7.3 mi |
- 12.9 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Exton Bypass
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Museum Arboretum: 0.2 mi
- Happy Hollow Playground: 0.4 mi
- West Reading Playground: 0.5 mi
- Oakbrook Housing Park: 0.7 mi
- Brookline Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Edelman Bench: 1.1 mi
- Clymer Bench: 1.1 mi
- Sherk Bench: 1.3 mi
- Volunteer Firemen's Memorial: 2.2 mi
- Anchor from the U.S.S. Maine: 2.2 mi
Peaks
- Slate Hill: 1.1 mi
- Highs Hill: 2.8 mi
- Mount Penn: 3.1 mi
- Dengler Hill: 3.3 mi
- Neversink Mountain: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves
- Slate Hill Open Space: 1.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 324: 2.3 mi
- Neversink Mountain Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Green Hills Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Seidel Hill Tract: 5.7 mi
Attractions: 51
- Peace Rock: 2.8 mi
- Graffitti Tree: 10.8 mi
- Raggedy Ann's Ice Cream Shop: 11.7 mi
- Twas the Night Before Christmas: 11.7 mi
- Farm Life in Berks County: 11.7 mi
Museums: 45
- Reading Public Museum: 0.2 mi
- Reading Area Firefighters Museum: 1.5 mi
- Reading Science Center: 1.7 mi
- Berks History Center: 1.9 mi
- Berks County Military History Museum: 3.1 mi
Gardens: 16
- Trudy's Garden: 0.1 mi
- Three Sisters Garden: 0.2 mi
- The Labyrinth Garden: 2.6 mi
- Salad & Herb Garden: 3.2 mi
- Doctor's Grove: 3.2 mi
Springs: 14
- Springs of Punches Run: 3.7 mi
- Mammoth Spring: 3.8 mi
- Geiles Spring: 7.0 mi
- Peters Creek Spring: 9.9 mi
- Micajah Posey Spring: 11.6 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Picnic Grove: 8.8 mi
- White Oak Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Sweinhart Pavilion: 15.2 mi
- Red Rock Picnic Area: 15.3 mi
- Sunfish Pond Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Pinnacle Point: 12.8 mi
- Millers Point: 13.0 mi
- Old Quarry Pit: 15.8 mi
- Peace Rock: 17.3 mi
- Round Head: 22.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 20.3 mi
- Milford Mills: 21.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Willow Hill Covered Bridge: 24.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Reading · 2 mi
- Honey Brook · 16 mi
- Pottstown · 17 mi
- Intercourse · 22 mi
- Philadelphia Region · 24 mi
- Lancaster County · 25 mi
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