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Fricks Locks Historic District

Fricks Locks Historic District from directly overhead

Fricks Locks Historic District is a ghost town in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 46 m. Topton Mountain stands 378 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Linfield Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Exton Bypass passes 13 miles off.

human settlement in Pennsylvania, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates40.22250, -75.59639

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Tow Path Park: 1.0 mi
  • Sanatoga Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
  • Maple Street Park: 1.6 mi
  • Ellis Woods Park: 1.7 mi
  • Trinley River Park: 1.9 mi
Attractions
Gardens
Artworks
Museums
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Sheep Hill: 3.8 mi
  • Poole Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Rattlesnake Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Gabel Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Spring Mountain: 8.1 mi
Picnic sites: 20
  • Sweinhart Pavilion: 5.9 mi
  • Park Pavillion #2: 7.5 mi
  • Park Pavillion #3: 7.6 mi
  • Meadows Picnic Area: 9.3 mi
  • Pavilion 1: 10.3 mi
Springs: 12
  • Baptism Creek Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Yellow Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Magnesium Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Micajah Posey Spring: 12.1 mi
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • King of Prussia Service Plaza: 15.0 mi
  • 309 Truck Stop: 21.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Fricks Locks Historic District. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Topton MountainNNW 346°378 m18.2 mi
Gap HillN 353°349 m17.1 mi
Mount PennWNW 298°342 m18.3 mi
Long HillNNW 327°332 m10.2 mi
Church HillNW 308°332 m16.4 mi
Fancy HillNW 322°331 m9.1 mi
Deer Path HillNW 306°326 m18.7 mi
Sand HillNNW 330°318 m8.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3419:5520:36
September equinox06:5118:2619:01
December solstice07:2215:5716:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516069747265534334
Precip in3.02.64.13.63.73.84.74.44.83.83.03.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Heritage FLD AP, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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