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Allentown

Allentown from directly overhead

Allentown is a ghost town in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 318 m. The Knobs stands 380 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cowvin’s Corny Maze, a attraction 0.5 miles away. Lower Valley Pike Scenic Byway passes 5.7 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Clark County, Ohio, United States

How to reach it

Coordinates39.83200, -83.86036

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Museums: 52
Artworks: 24
Gardens: 23
Peaks: 19
  • Reeds Hill: 7.0 mi
  • Stokes Hill: 13.9 mi
  • The Knobs: 14.1 mi
  • Dumpling Hill: 16.5 mi
  • Brighton Hill: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 18
  • Cowvin’s Corny Maze: 0.5 mi
  • Historic Clifton Mill: 3.2 mi
  • Madonna of the Trail: 6.9 mi
  • Kil-Kare Raceway: 10.6 mi
  • Baltimore & Ohio Caboose: 11.1 mi
Nature reserves: 18
Waterfalls: 5
  • The Cascades: 2.2 mi
  • The Grotto: 2.3 mi
  • Amphitheater Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Crawdad Falls: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Springs: 3
  • Yellow spring: 2.3 mi
  • Traveler's Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Ricciardi Spring: 2.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • South Vienna Rest Area: 18.9 mi
  • South Vienna Rest Area: 18.9 mi
  • Dupre Roadside Park: 20.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Oak Camp: 18.7 mi
  • Twin Oak Shelter: 19.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Caesar Creek State Park Beach: 23.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Allentown. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The KnobsNE 47°380 m14.1 mi
Brighton HillENE 72°367 m17.6 mi
Boundary HillENE 70°367 m17.9 mi
Heck HillN 351°365 m21.9 mi
Roseau HillENE 68°361 m18.7 mi
Pitts HillENE 72°359 m18.4 mi
Pike HillENE 68°358 m18.5 mi
Post HillENE 66°358 m18.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1219:48
June solstice06:0820:2721:08
September equinox07:2418:5919:34
December solstice07:5416:3217:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273039506170737165534233
Precip in2.72.12.94.04.64.54.63.33.42.82.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield WTP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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