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Eshback

Eshback from directly overhead

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: 52
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: 46
Beaches: 43
  • 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
Picnic sites: 7
Cliffs: 7
Rest areas: 7
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 16.4 mi
  • Pike Welcome Center: 17.7 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 20.7 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 20.9 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 21.2 mi
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Eshback. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WismerWNW627 m18.5 mi
High KnobNW624 m14.9 mi
Low KnobNW607 m15.3 mi
West HillNW605 m15.9 mi
West MountainWNW605 m18.1 mi
Middle MountainWNW599 m19.7 mi
Mud Pond MountainWNW582 m16.2 mi
East MountainWNW579 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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