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foundation is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 113 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Trestle Bridge ruins, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Inscription
- foundation of Klapperthal Park Station
How to reach it
- 16.4 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
- 23.5 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 27.8 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Neversink Mountain Preserve: 0.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 324: 1.7 mi
- Seidel Hill Tract: 2.8 mi
- Slate Hill Open Space: 3.7 mi
- Green Hills Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Crestwood Recreation Area: 0.8 mi
- Pendora Park: 1.1 mi
- Neversink Playground: 1.2 mi
- 16th and Haak Playground: 1.2 mi
- Antietam Athletic Field: 1.3 mi
- Trestle Bridge ruins: 0.0 mi
- Hidden Foundation: 0.2 mi
- Centennial Springs Hotel Pond: 0.3 mi
- Klapperthal Pavilion: 0.3 mi
- Spring House Ruins: 0.3 mi
- Neversink Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Black Bear Hill: 1.0 mi
- Dengler Hill: 1.1 mi
- Highs Hill: 1.4 mi
- Guldin Hill: 1.9 mi
- American Museum of Veterinary Medicine: 1.4 mi
- Reading Area Firefighters Museum: 2.0 mi
- Reading Science Center: 2.2 mi
- Berks History Center: 3.2 mi
- Reading Public Museum: 3.2 mi
- Peace Rock: 1.9 mi
- Graffitti Tree: 7.9 mi
- Mast Farms' Corn Maze: 11.6 mi
- Hank St Peters (a photogenic wild turkey): 12.6 mi
- Pottsgrove Mansion: 13.1 mi
- Exeter Eagle: 1.2 mi
- Dove: 1.8 mi
- Ruins XXVII: 2.6 mi
- Boy with Gulls: 3.3 mi
- Troy: 3.3 mi
- Three Sisters Garden: 3.2 mi
- Trudy's Garden: 3.4 mi
- The Labyrinth Garden: 5.4 mi
- Salad & Herb Garden: 5.9 mi
- Doctor's Grove: 6.0 mi
- Springs of Punches Run: 4.6 mi
- Mammoth Spring: 5.4 mi
- Geiles Spring: 7.9 mi
- Micajah Posey Spring: 9.2 mi
- Peters Creek Spring: 10.1 mi
- Picnic Grove: 5.4 mi
- Sweinhart Pavilion: 12.0 mi
- White Oak Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Red Rock Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- Sunfish Pond Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Millers Point: 9.8 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 9.8 mi
- Old Quarry Pit: 17.8 mi
- Peace Rock: 19.0 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 16.9 mi
- Milford Mills: 19.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of foundation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | W 276° | 396 m | 15.5 mi |
| Topton Mountain | NE 45° | 378 m | 15.7 mi |
| Gap Hill | NE 52° | 349 m | 17.2 mi |
| Mount Penn | NNW 345° | 342 m | 2.2 mi |
| Church Hill | NE 36° | 332 m | 4.6 mi |
| Long Hill | ENE 78° | 332 m | 10.3 mi |
| Fancy Hill | E 86° | 331 m | 9.9 mi |
| Deer Path Hill | N 5° | 326 m | 4.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading Rgnl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/5600051849
Day trips start here
- Reading · 2 mi
- Pottstown · 14 mi
- Honey Brook · 15 mi
- Philadelphia Region · 21 mi
- Pennsburg · 22 mi
- Intercourse · 23 mi
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