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Wild Mouse

Wild Mouse from directly overhead

Wild Mouse is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 111 m. Bake Oven Knob stands 483 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Wave Swinger, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Step-free access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.57977, -75.53115

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
Parks
  • Bungalow Park: 0.2 mi
  • Cedar Creek Parkway East: 0.5 mi
  • South Whitehall Chase Park: 0.5 mi
  • Cedar Creek Parkway West: 0.6 mi
  • Trident Swim and Tennis Club: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 57
  • Museum of Indian Culture: 1.6 mi
  • Mack Trucks Historical Museum: 2.0 mi
  • Da Vinci Science Center: 3.3 mi
  • Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion: 3.4 mi
  • Emmaus Historical Society: 3.7 mi
Gardens: 32
Artworks: 21
  • Victor's Lament: 1.6 mi
  • Arts Walk Hamilton Connector: 3.6 mi
  • Court Street Arts Alley: 3.6 mi
  • Emma: 3.7 mi
  • Early Settlers Statue: 7.6 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Parkside Pavillion: 0.1 mi
  • Carousel Grove: 0.1 mi
  • Food Fest Grove: 0.2 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 9.0 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 9.0 mi
Springs: 16
  • Poorhouse Spring: 0.7 mi
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #3: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 7
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 19.6 mi
  • High Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Wild Creek Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Lower Falls: 24.4 mi
  • Onoko Falls: 24.5 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 12.2 mi
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 12.3 mi
  • Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 19.7 mi
  • Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 22.4 mi
  • Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area: 8.7 mi
  • 309 Truck Stop: 9.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Wild Mouse. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bake Oven KnobNW 318°483 m15.8 mi
Topton MountainSW 228°378 m10.7 mi
Gap HillSW 215°349 m9.4 mi
Bauer RockESE 102°317 m5.0 mi
Sandstone RidgeNNW 340°311 m10.3 mi
Flint HillESE 110°308 m10.2 mi
Gaffney HillENE 77°308 m14.8 mi
KirchbergE 87°305 m11.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3219:5620:37
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2315:5516:39

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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/232726126

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