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Denison House

Denison House from directly overhead

Denison House is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Forkston Mountain stands 715 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Loveland Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Governor Casey Byway passes 16 miles off.

About

The story

listed on the NRHP in Pennsylvania

Dates from 1790.

Wikidata Q5257815, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.29934, -75.86260

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Loveland Park: 0.3 mi
  • Frank Slapar Park: 0.3 mi
  • Luzerne County Recreational Complex: 0.4 mi
  • Morgan Recreational Park: 0.8 mi
  • Monument Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites: 60
Peaks
  • Bunker Hill: 1.8 mi
  • Mount Lookout: 2.7 mi
  • Peterson Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Larksville Mountain: 4.8 mi
  • Campbell's Ledge: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves: 34
Waterfalls: 34
Museums: 16
Artworks: 13
  • Hyperview: 4.0 mi
  • Toni the Tomato Mule: 4.0 mi
  • The Famous Tomato Statue: 4.1 mi
  • 'The Office' Mural: 12.7 mi
  • Jason Miller: 12.8 mi
Attractions: 8
Gardens: 7
  • Prayer Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Mulberry Plaza: 13.0 mi
  • Lower Quad: 13.0 mi
  • Upper Quad: 13.0 mi
  • Freedom Garden: 13.3 mi
Springs: 4
  • Pocono Spring: 12.1 mi
  • Sand Spring: 15.0 mi
  • Octave Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Bill Warner Spring: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 14.5 mi
  • Roadside Rest: 14.8 mi
  • Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 16.1 mi
  • Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Gouldsboro State Park Beach: 21.6 mi
  • Lake Jean Beach: 21.9 mi
  • Tall Timber Beach: 23.6 mi
  • Tobyhanna Lake Beach: 24.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Campbell's Ledge: 5.4 mi
  • Devil's Elbow: 15.1 mi
  • The View (Abderdeen Road Overlook): 19.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Manny Gordon Recreation Area: 14.6 mi
  • Glens Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Denison House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Forkston MountainNW 323°715 m17.7 mi
South MountainNW 313°709 m16.7 mi
Big Pine HillESE 110°690 m12.6 mi
Kocher MountainWNW 287°689 m13.8 mi
Pinnacle RockNNE 33°685 m10.6 mi
Pinnacle RockNNE 32°681 m10.7 mi
Miller MountainNNW 341°672 m13.9 mi
Stone MountainWNW 302°670 m15.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:3919:16
June solstice05:3119:5920:41
September equinox06:5218:2619:03
December solstice07:2715:5416:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506169747265534333
Precip in2.62.12.83.33.33.83.63.94.13.72.82.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilkes-barre/scranton Intl AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/133806965

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