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General Harry Clay Trexler on his horse "Jack O' Diamonds"

General Harry Clay Trexler on his horse "Jack O' Diamonds" from directly overhead

General Harry Clay Trexler on his horse "Jack O' Diamonds" is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Bake Oven Knob stands 483 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Trexler Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 22 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
bronze
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.59487, -75.53005

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Trexler Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
  • Cedar Creek Parkway East: 0.6 mi
  • Hampshire Court Park: 0.8 mi
  • Wedgewood Open Space: 0.9 mi
  • Bungalow Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Nature reserves
Peaks
Museums: 57
Gardens: 32
Artworks: 21
  • Victor's Lament: 1.0 mi
  • Arts Walk Hamilton Connector: 3.2 mi
  • Court Street Arts Alley: 3.2 mi
  • Emma: 4.6 mi
  • Early Settlers Statue: 6.6 mi
Springs: 16
  • Poorhouse Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #3: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Parkside Pavillion: 0.9 mi
  • Food Fest Grove: 1.1 mi
  • Carousel Grove: 1.1 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 8.5 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 8.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 18.6 mi
  • Wild Creek Falls: 20.4 mi
  • High Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Lower Falls: 23.6 mi
  • Onoko Falls: 23.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 5
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 11.3 mi
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 11.8 mi
  • Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 18.9 mi
  • Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 21.5 mi
  • Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area: 8.2 mi
  • 309 Truck Stop: 10.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.4 miles of General Harry Clay Trexler on his horse "Jack O' Diamonds". Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bake Oven KnobNW 315°483 m15.1 mi
Bears RocksNW 309°475 m15.4 mi
Topton MountainSW 225°378 m11.4 mi
Gap HillSSW 212°349 m10.3 mi
Bauer RockESE 113°317 m5.3 mi
Sandstone RidgeNNW 338°311 m9.4 mi
Flint HillESE 115°308 m10.5 mi
Gaffney HillE 81°308 m14.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
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/7736911797

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