Tunkhannock Viaduct
Tunkhannock Viaduct is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Osterhout Mountain stands 589 m to the southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is H. James Saxton and Donald Sherwood monument, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway runs past it.
The story
Railroad bridge in Pennsylvania, U.S.
Dates from 1915.
Wikidata Q7853242, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Norfolk Southern Railway
How to reach it
- On the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
- 9.0 mi off the Gateway to the Endless Mountains
- 14.3 mi off the Governor Casey Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook (Carbondale) · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Nordahl Park: 0.4 mi
- Tom Bell Park: 0.7 mi
- Benton Township Park: 3.6 mi
- Christy Mathewson Park: 4.1 mi
- Creekside Park: 4.2 mi
- Nicholson Hill: 1.3 mi
- Thomas Hill: 1.7 mi
- Prospect Hill: 1.8 mi
- Casterline Hill: 1.9 mi
- Dry Hill: 2.1 mi
- H. James Saxton and Donald Sherwood monument: 0.2 mi
- Caboose: 7.5 mi
- AT&T Long Lines RANSOM Facility Historical Site: 12.3 mi
- WW1, WW1, Korean War: 13.5 mi
- Birthplace of First Aid: 13.5 mi
- Ziegler Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Gardner Spencer Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Little Rocky Glen Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Gateway Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Messimer Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Houdini Museum: 14.5 mi
- Anthracite Museum: 14.7 mi
- Lackawana Coal Mine Tour: 14.7 mi
- Electric City Trolley Museum: 15.8 mi
- 1902 Roundhouse & Technology Museum: 15.9 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 15.1 mi
- Worthington Scranton Statue: 15.1 mi
- Penn State Nittany Lion: 15.9 mi
- Faith - Hope - Love Veterans Memorial: 16.0 mi
- Jason Miller: 16.1 mi
- Red Barn Village Mini-Golf: 11.7 mi
- Tundra Tornado: 19.8 mi
- Iceberg Alley Luge: 19.9 mi
- A Very Old Barn: 20.4 mi
- banks Susquehanna River: 23.6 mi
- Prayer Garden: 15.9 mi
- Mulberry Plaza: 16.2 mi
- Lower Quad: 16.3 mi
- Upper Quad: 16.4 mi
- R. N, Davis Memorial Garden: 16.9 mi
- Salt Springs: 20.3 mi
- The Salt Spring: 20.4 mi
- Spencer Spring: 21.1 mi
- Roadside Rest: 14.4 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
- Nay Aug Falls: 16.9 mi
- Rattlesnake Falls: 22.5 mi
- Campbell's Ledge: 18.3 mi
- The View (Abderdeen Road Overlook): 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Tunkhannock Viaduct. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Osterhout Mountain | SW 226° | 589 m | 8.7 mi |
| Thorn Hill | ENE 78° | 552 m | 7.7 mi |
| Newton Hill | SE 125° | 514 m | 8.8 mi |
| Wilbur Hill | S 175° | 504 m | 8.2 mi |
| Morgan Hill | NNE 17° | 495 m | 8.8 mi |
| Carpenter Hill | SE 145° | 493 m | 9.1 mi |
| Weatherby Hill | SE 132° | 481 m | 8.5 mi |
| East Mountain | SSW 210° | 475 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 20:00 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:52 | 16:37 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 23 | 31 | 43 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 27 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montrose, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/95159615
Day trips start here
- Factoryville · 4 mi
- Clarks Summit · 10 mi
- Endless Mountains · 12 mi
- Dunmore · 16 mi
- Scranton · 16 mi
- Northeastern Pennsylvania · 21 mi
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