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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

Historic sites: 60
Nature reserves: 60
Peaks
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
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: 27
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: 11
  • 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 18.5 miles of Clymer Bench. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakW 277°396 m11.3 mi
Mount PennENE 62°342 m4.2 mi
Church HillENE 63°332 m7.8 mi
Long HillE 82°332 m14.5 mi
Fancy HillE 88°331 m14.2 mi
Deer Path HillNE 47°326 m6.4 mi
Irish MountainNNE 30°323 m8.3 mi
Cushion PeakW 259°320 m5.4 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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