Crystal Cave
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Crystal Cave is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. The Pinnacle stands 498 m to the north-northwest, 7.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Kutztown North Park Est. 2013, a park 3.0 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
The story
Crystal Cave is a cave in Richmond Township, near Kutztown, in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch Country. It was discovered by William Merkel and John Gehret on November 12, 1871, and quickly became a popular tourist attraction. Shortly after its discovery, newspapers reported that it was "more beautiful than the famous Mammoth cave in Kentucky." The first "show cave" to open in Pennsylvania, it remains one of the oldest continuously operating show caves in the United States.
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Wikidata Q5191153, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 22.1 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Kutztown North Park Est. 2013: 3.0 mi
- Perry Township Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
- Kutztown Park: 3.8 mi
- Kutztown Borough Park: 3.9 mi
- Locust St. Park: 5.0 mi
- Kutztown Fairgrounds: 3.2 mi
- Peace Rock: 13.1 mi
- Zephyr Railroad: 16.4 mi
- Zephyr Railroad: 16.4 mi
- Steel Force: 16.4 mi
- Spitzenberg Hill: 5.2 mi
- Pulpit Rock: 6.7 mi
- The Pinnacle: 7.0 mi
- Sand Hill: 7.1 mi
- Irish Mountain: 7.6 mi
- Michael Sexton Eagle Scout Project: 7.5 mi
- Rachel Trois Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Antietem Lake Dam Watchman's House: 11.9 mi
- Sherman Amphitheatre Ruins: 12.3 mi
- Sherman Amphitheatre Ruins: 12.3 mi
- Bob's Woods at Earl Poole Sanctuary: 10.0 mi
- The Hex: 12.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 205: 13.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 110: 14.0 mi
- Trexler Nature Preserve: 14.4 mi
- Old Spokes Car Museum: 7.2 mi
- Reading Railroad Heritage Museum: 7.4 mi
- Hamburg Area Historical Society: 7.9 mi
- Mid-Atlantic Air Museum: 11.9 mi
- Alburtis Lock Ridge Historical Society: 12.9 mi
- Sesquicentennial Mural: 7.2 mi
- Owl Totem Pole: 11.2 mi
- Sculpture Plaza: 13.0 mi
- Der Distelfink Statue: 13.1 mi
- Lion Shrine: 13.5 mi
- Andrew Maier Pollinator Garden: 6.3 mi
- Hamburg Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- Native Habitat Garden: 10.6 mi
- Doctor's Grove: 13.0 mi
- Salad & Herb Garden: 13.0 mi
- Peters Creek Spring: 5.1 mi
- Geiles Spring: 8.2 mi
- Pocahontas Spring: 8.5 mi
- Mammoth Spring: 11.2 mi
- Poorhouse Spring: 16.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 16.2 mi
- Food Fest Grove: 16.6 mi
- Carousel Grove: 16.7 mi
- Parkside Pavillion: 16.8 mi
- Camp Apple Tree: 22.5 mi
- Peace Rock: 9.7 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 12.6 mi
- Millers Point: 21.3 mi
- Bear Mountain Overlook: 24.5 mi
- Round Head: 24.6 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 20.0 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 22.5 mi
- Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 24.1 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 24.3 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Crystal Cave. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | NNW 329° | 498 m | 7.0 mi |
| Dans Pulpit | NNW 329° | 497 m | 10.6 mi |
| Bake Oven Knob | NNE 20° | 483 m | 16.4 mi |
| Bears Rocks | NNE 17° | 475 m | 15.0 mi |
| Pulpit Rock | NW 316° | 467 m | 6.7 mi |
| Hemlock Heights | NW 316° | 461 m | 9.9 mi |
| Hawk Mountain | NW 319° | 444 m | 11.0 mi |
| Cobble | NW 313° | 441 m | 10.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rodale Rsch CTR, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/727672617
Day trips start here
- Reading · 14 mi
- Emmaus · 18 mi
- Allentown · 20 mi
- Lehigh Valley · 20 mi
- Whitehall Township · 20 mi
- Pennsburg · 21 mi
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