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Eshback

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Eshback is a ghost town in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 111 m. Mount Wismer stands 627 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Tumbling Waters, a waterfall 0.4 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 18 miles off.

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Coordinates41.15371, -74.91491

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Peaks
Historic sites: 57
Attractions: 51
  • Peter's Corners: 5.6 mi
  • Outdoor Entertainment Area: 10.4 mi
  • Agricultural Area: 10.4 mi
  • Family Entertainment Area: 10.4 mi
  • Horse Show Area: 10.5 mi
Nature reserves: 48
Beaches: 48
  • Kittatinny Lake Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Kittattiny Beach: 6.5 mi
  • Stokes Beach: 8.1 mi
  • Turtle Beach: 10.6 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 33
  • Tumbling Waters: 0.4 mi
  • Buttermilk Falls: 1.8 mi
  • Silver Spray Waterfall: 2.4 mi
  • Tillman Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Lower Indian Ladder Falls: 2.9 mi
Museums: 25
  • Rosenkrans House and Museum: 1.8 mi
  • Historic Society of Stillwater Township: 8.3 mi
  • Pocono Indian Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Snook Agricultural Museum: 10.4 mi
  • Blairstown Museum: 12.0 mi
Artworks: 10
  • Glass Tentacles: 4.4 mi
  • Rock Maze: 11.4 mi
  • Buffalo Statue: 12.1 mi
  • Red M&M: 20.5 mi
  • Green M&M: 20.5 mi
Gardens: 8
  • The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Founder's Park: 10.5 mi
  • Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 16.4 mi
  • Sarah Street Garden: 18.5 mi
  • Labyrinth Garden: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 16.4 mi
  • Rest area: 17.0 mi
  • Pike Welcome Center: 17.7 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 20.7 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 20.9 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Cliffs: 7
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Eshback. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WismerWNW 288°627 m18.5 mi
High KnobNW 313°624 m14.9 mi
Low KnobNW 316°607 m15.3 mi
West HillNW 313°605 m15.9 mi
West MountainWNW 290°605 m18.1 mi
Middle MountainWNW 287°599 m19.7 mi
Mud Pond MountainWNW 303°582 m16.2 mi
East MountainWNW 296°579 m16.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:2819:5520:37
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2215:5016:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938495968737264524233

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newton, 11 mi away.

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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