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General Harry C. Trexler

General Harry C. Trexler from directly overhead

General Harry C. Trexler is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 96 m. Bake Oven Knob stands 483 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Trexler Memorial Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 22 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Built
1954
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.59274, -75.53407

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Trexler Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
  • Cedar Creek Parkway East: 0.6 mi
  • Wedgewood Open Space: 0.6 mi
  • Hampshire Court Park: 0.6 mi
  • Beverly Open Space: 0.7 mi
Museums: 57
Peaks
Historic sites: 55
Attractions
Gardens: 29
  • The Tree of Life Memorial Grove: 0.6 mi
  • Malcolm W. Gross Rose Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Jordan Creek Community Garden: 2.8 mi
  • Wire Mill Arboretum: 3.7 mi
  • The Fields at Indian Creek Garden: 4.2 mi
Artworks: 21
  • Victor's Lament: 1.3 mi
  • Arts Walk Hamilton Connector: 3.4 mi
  • Court Street Arts Alley: 3.4 mi
  • Emma: 4.6 mi
  • Early Settlers Statue: 6.8 mi
Springs: 10
  • Poorhouse Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Stempa Spring: 16.7 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Parkside Pavillion: 0.8 mi
  • Food Fest Grove: 1.0 mi
  • Carousel Grove: 1.0 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 8.7 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 8.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 18.8 mi
  • Wild Creek Falls: 20.6 mi
  • High Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Lower Falls: 23.6 mi
  • Onoko Falls: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 11.4 mi
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 12.1 mi
  • Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 18.9 mi
  • Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 21.6 mi
  • Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • 309 Truck Stop: 10.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of General Harry C. Trexler. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bake Oven KnobNW483 m15.0 mi
Bears RocksNW475 m15.4 mi
Topton MountainSW378 m11.2 mi
Gap HillSSW349 m10.0 mi
Donats PeakWNW331 m16.2 mi
Bauer RockESE317 m5.4 mi
Gaffney HillE308 m14.8 mi
KirchbergE305 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3819:14
June solstice05:3219:5620:37
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2315:5516:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303241526271767466554435
Precip in3.32.83.63.73.64.45.34.64.84.13.23.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allentown Lehigh VLY Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13276355734

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