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The Sun Inn

The Sun Inn from directly overhead

The Sun Inn is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Bauer Rock stands 317 m to the southwest, 4.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Sun Inn Courtyard, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

hotel in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q6909351, matched on coordinates and name (8 m apart).

What the record says

Built
1758

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.62194, -75.38176

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sun Inn Courtyard: 0.0 mi
  • Johnston Park: 0.1 mi
  • Johnston Park: 0.1 mi
  • Campus Green: 0.2 mi
  • Daniel E. Rice Memorial Plaza: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Dye House: 0.1 mi
  • Butchery: 0.2 mi
  • Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: 0.2 mi
  • Symbol of Progress: 0.3 mi
  • Bethlehem - Murska Sobota Sister Cities Association: 0.3 mi
Attractions
  • SteelStacks: 1.0 mi
  • Lost River Caverns: 3.9 mi
  • Josiah White II Canal Boat: 8.0 mi
  • Speed Slides: 8.2 mi
  • Aqua Racer: 8.2 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums: 55
Gardens: 28
Artworks: 20
  • Nittany Lion Mascot Statue: 0.1 mi
  • Amos The Greyhound: 0.2 mi
  • John Amos Comenius Monument: 0.6 mi
  • The Bridge: 0.9 mi
  • Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 1.6 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Picinic Table (S): 1.4 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 1.4 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 1.4 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 1.4 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 1.4 mi
Springs: 13
  • Crystal Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Poorhouse Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Marble Spring: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • High Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 16.4 mi
  • Wild Creek Falls: 20.8 mi
  • Old Mill Falls: 22.0 mi
  • High Falls: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 3.8 mi
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 14.5 mi
  • Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area: 1.1 mi
  • 309 Truck Stop: 8.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of The Sun Inn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bauer RockSW 217°317 m4.9 mi
Sandstone RidgeWNW 301°311 m13.2 mi
Flint HillSSE 165°308 m6.6 mi
Gaffney HillE 88°308 m6.6 mi
KirchbergESE 123°305 m4.1 mi
South MountainS 172°301 m1.9 mi
Haycock MountainSE 137°295 m12.6 mi
KohlbergSE 133°294 m5.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3219:5520:37
September equinox06:5018:2419:01
December solstice07:2315:5516:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303241526271767466554435
Precip in3.32.83.63.73.64.45.34.64.84.13.23.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allentown Lehigh VLY Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/204564730

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