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Bridge

Bridge from directly overhead

Bridge is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 192 m. Mount Wismer stands 627 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Zane Grey Museum, a museum 0.3 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) runs past it.

The record

What the record says

Material
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Inscription
BRIDGE BUILT BY JOHN A. ROEBLING, BUILDER OF BROOKLYN BRIDGE, TO SUPPORT D. & H. CANAL AQUADUCT BY WHICH BOATS CROSSED DELAWARE, 1848-98
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Coordinates41.48302, -74.98323

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Veterans' Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Minisink Battlefield County Park: 0.7 mi
  • Rohman Park: 3.6 mi
  • Hickok Brook Multiple Use Area: 5.9 mi
  • Shohola Falls Waterfowl Management Area: 6.4 mi
Peaks
  • German Hill: 2.5 mi
  • Bald Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Shimers Mountain: 6.2 mi
  • Bald Hill: 7.5 mi
  • Deep Hollow Hill: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 26
Attractions: 24
  • RIVER ACCESS sign: 5.3 mi
  • uncleared path continues: 5.6 mi
  • tree stand: 5.6 mi
  • tree stand: 5.7 mi
  • unmown path continues: 6.0 mi
Waterfalls: 22
  • Fish Cabin Falls: 9.9 mi
  • Wangum Falls: 13.8 mi
  • Carley Brook Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Hackers Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Raymondskil Falls: 15.2 mi
Beaches: 15
  • river access: 5.2 mi
  • Laurel Ridge Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Palmyra Township Public Beach: 10.5 mi
  • Gravel Beach: 11.4 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 11.4 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Museums: 13
Picnic sites: 5
  • Pecks Pond Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
  • Horeshoe picnic grove: 20.8 mi
  • Willow picnic grove: 20.8 mi
  • Robin Cove Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
  • Toms Creek Recreation Site: 24.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 15.0 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 15.1 mi
  • Pike Welcome Center: 16.5 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 19.3 mi
  • Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 19.4 mi
Gardens: 4
  • Muriel's Garden: 10.4 mi
  • native plant garden: 18.0 mi
  • The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 19.3 mi
  • Labyrinth Garden: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • The Cliff: 15.1 mi
  • Ridgefield Point: 16.4 mi
  • steep bluff: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Glass Tentacles: 21.0 mi
  • Buffalo Statue: 24.1 mi
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.9 miles of Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WismerSW 219°627 m22.0 mi
High KnobSSW 210°624 m14.6 mi
Low KnobSSW 211°607 m13.8 mi
West HillSW 214°605 m14.3 mi
West MountainSW 219°605 m21.4 mi
Middle MountainSW 222°599 m22.9 mi
Mud Pond MountainSW 216°582 m17.2 mi
East MountainSW 217°579 m19.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:2719:5620:38
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2415:4916:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533455665696760493829
Precip in3.22.73.63.73.64.74.14.14.34.43.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawley 1 E, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11670992479

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