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Clymer Bench

Clymer Bench from directly overhead

Clymer Bench is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 105 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sherk Bench, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

What the record says

Material
wood

How to reach it

Coordinates40.31824, -75.97263

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Quarry Park: 0.8 mi
  • Fountain Park: 1.0 mi
  • Happy Hollow Playground: 1.1 mi
  • Wyomissing Hills Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
  • Brookline Park: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves: 58
Peaks
Historic sites: 55
Attractions: 54
  • Peace Rock: 3.9 mi
  • Graffitti Tree: 11.2 mi
  • Raggedy Ann's Ice Cream Shop: 11.3 mi
  • Farm Life in Berks County: 11.3 mi
  • Twas the Night Before Christmas: 11.3 mi
Museums: 52
Artworks: 26
Gardens: 16
Springs: 14
  • Springs of Punches Run: 3.1 mi
  • Mammoth Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Geiles Spring: 7.9 mi
  • Peters Creek Spring: 10.9 mi
  • Bethany Childrens Home Spring: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Picnic Grove: 9.6 mi
  • White Oak Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
  • Red Rock Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
  • Sunfish Pond Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Sweinhart Pavilion: 15.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 2
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Clymer Bench. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakW396 m11.3 mi
Topton MountainNE378 m18.8 mi
Mount PennENE342 m4.2 mi
Church HillENE332 m7.8 mi
Long HillE332 m14.5 mi
Fancy HillE331 m14.2 mi
Deer Path HillNE326 m6.4 mi
Irish MountainNNE323 m8.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3519:5720:38
September equinox06:5218:2719:03
December solstice07:2415:5816:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313342536372767467554536
Precip in3.02.63.53.43.54.84.84.54.93.83.03.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading Rgnl AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9061200316

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