Admiral Christopher Columbus
Admiral Christopher Columbus is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 92 m. Bauer Rock stands 317 m to the south-southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Lehigh Valley Workers Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Presented to the citizens of Bethlehem to commemorate the 500th anniversary of the discovery of America
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 15.5 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 18.7 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bethlehem Rose Garden: 0.1 mi
- Fairview Park: 0.4 mi
- Higbee Park: 0.5 mi
- West Side Park: 0.6 mi
- Stratford Park: 0.6 mi
- Freeman's Island: 3.4 mi
- Camel's Hump Farm Nature Education Center: 3.9 mi
- Camel's Hump Farm: 3.9 mi
- Janet Johnston Housenick and William D. Housenick Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
- Robert Rodale Reserve: 6.0 mi
- 1810 Goundie House: 0.8 mi
- 1750 Smithy: 0.8 mi
- 1752 Apothecary: 0.8 mi
- Moravian Museum of Bethlehem: 0.9 mi
- Kemerer Museum Of Decorative Arts: 1.0 mi
- Lehigh Mountain: 2.2 mi
- South Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Dutch Hill: 2.5 mi
- Pinetop: 2.8 mi
- Camelhump: 3.5 mi
- The Sun Inn: 0.8 mi
- SteelStacks: 1.7 mi
- Lost River Caverns: 4.6 mi
- Speed Slides: 7.6 mi
- Aqua Racer: 7.6 mi
- Lehigh Valley Workers Memorial: 0.0 mi
- West Bethlehem World War II Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 0.0 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: 0.6 mi
- Louise W. Dimmick Colonial Garden: 0.5 mi
- Miller's House Garden: 0.7 mi
- Sand Island Children's Garden: 0.9 mi
- Japanese Serenity Garden: 1.0 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 1.0 mi
- Nittany Lion Mascot Statue: 0.8 mi
- Amos The Greyhound: 0.8 mi
- John Amos Comenius Monument: 0.8 mi
- The Bridge: 1.7 mi
- Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 2.0 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 1.4 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 1.4 mi
- Charlie Brown's Clearing: 2.3 mi
- Parkside Pavillion: 7.7 mi
- Carousel Grove: 7.9 mi
- Mount Washington: 10.8 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 12.8 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 13.1 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 20.2 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 20.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 4.9 mi
- Helfrichs Spring: 5.0 mi
- Lehigh Park Spring: 5.4 mi
- Poorhouse Spring: 8.4 mi
- Stempa Spring: 13.5 mi
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 4.5 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 13.8 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 21.6 mi
- Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 24.3 mi
- High Falls: 14.8 mi
- Princess Run Waterfall: 16.1 mi
- Wild Creek Falls: 20.3 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 21.9 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 9.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Admiral Christopher Columbus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer Rock | SSW 208° | 317 m | 4.7 mi |
| Flint Hill | SSE 159° | 308 m | 7.0 mi |
| Gaffney Hill | E 89° | 308 m | 7.4 mi |
| Kirchberg | ESE 120° | 305 m | 4.9 mi |
| South Mountain | SSE 154° | 301 m | 2.3 mi |
| Haycock Mountain | SE 135° | 295 m | 13.2 mi |
| Kohlberg | SE 130° | 294 m | 6.5 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | S 191° | 282 m | 8.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:55 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allentown Lehigh VLY Intl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5809677744
Day trips start here
- Bethlehem · 1 mi
- Hellertown · 4 mi
- Allentown · 5 mi
- Lehigh Valley · 5 mi
- Whitehall Township · 6 mi
- Emmaus · 8 mi
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