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Lost River Caverns

Lost River Caverns from directly overhead

Lost River Caverns is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 110 m. Bauer Rock stands 317 m to the west, 5.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Morris J. Dimmick Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.58082, -75.33069

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Morris J. Dimmick Park: 0.2 mi
  • Water Authority Park: 0.3 mi
  • Gregory Park: 0.4 mi
  • Detwiller Plaza: 0.5 mi
  • High Street Park: 0.7 mi
Museums
Peaks
Historic sites
  • Taylor Field Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • WWII Monument: 3.1 mi
  • Ruins: 3.1 mi
  • Asa Packer Monument: 3.1 mi
  • Bethlehem Steelworkers Memorial: 3.3 mi
Attractions
  • SteelStacks: 3.0 mi
  • The Sun Inn: 3.9 mi
  • Josiah White II Canal Boat: 7.4 mi
  • Crayola Experience: 9.9 mi
  • Delaware River Railroad Excursions: 10.1 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens: 32
  • Herb Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Lehigh Community Garden: 1.1 mi
  • Esperanza: 3.1 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Sand Island Children's Garden: 3.6 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 2.7 mi
  • The Bridge: 3.0 mi
  • Amos The Greyhound: 3.8 mi
  • Nittany Lion Mascot Statue: 3.8 mi
  • John Amos Comenius Monument: 4.4 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Charlie Brown's Clearing: 2.9 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 5.0 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 5.0 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 5.0 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 5.0 mi
Springs: 14
  • Crystal Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Poorhouse Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Marble Spring: 13.0 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
  • High Falls: 10.8 mi
  • High Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 19.8 mi
  • Wild Creek Falls: 24.5 mi
  • Old Mill Falls: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 3.7 mi
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 18.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area: 4.8 mi
  • 309 Truck Stop: 6.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Lost River Caverns. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bauer RockW 259°317 m5.7 mi
Flint HillSSW 195°308 m3.7 mi
Gaffney HillNE 52°308 m5.0 mi
KirchbergNE 53°305 m1.0 mi
South MountainWNW 292°301 m2.6 mi
Haycock MountainSE 137°295 m8.7 mi
KohlbergSE 127°294 m1.9 mi
South MountainNW 315°282 m2.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:14
June solstice05:3119:5520:36
September equinox06:5018:2419:00
December solstice07:2215:5416:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038505968737164534333
Precip in3.83.24.44.24.54.65.64.85.14.93.64.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springtown 1 NNE, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/391801721

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