Hidden Foundation
Hidden Foundation is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Klapperthal Pavilion, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
Foundation of bridge that used to cross the stream and connect the train route that went up through the now cemetery and to the now gone Klapperthal Pavilion Terminus.
How to reach it
- 16.3 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 27.7 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Klapperthal Pavilion: 0.2 mi
- Klapperthal Station: 0.2 mi
- Klapperthal Pavilion: 0.2 mi
- foundation: 0.2 mi
- Trestle Bridge ruins: 0.2 mi
- Neversink Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Black Bear Hill: 1.2 mi
- Highs Hill: 1.3 mi
- Dengler Hill: 1.3 mi
- Gibraltar Hill: 1.9 mi
- Crestwood Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
- Neversink Playground: 1.3 mi
- Pendora Park: 1.3 mi
- Trout Run Sports Complex: 1.3 mi
- 16th and Haak Playground: 1.3 mi
- Neversink Mountain Preserve: 0.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 324: 1.5 mi
- Seidel Hill Tract: 2.7 mi
- Slate Hill Open Space: 3.6 mi
- Green Hills Preserve: 4.3 mi
- American Museum of Veterinary Medicine: 1.2 mi
- Reading Area Firefighters Museum: 2.1 mi
- Reading Science Center: 2.2 mi
- Reading Public Museum: 3.2 mi
- Berks History Center: 3.3 mi
- Peace Rock: 2.1 mi
- Graffitti Tree: 7.8 mi
- Mast Farms' Corn Maze: 11.4 mi
- Hank St Peters (a photogenic wild turkey): 12.5 mi
- Pottsgrove Mansion: 13.1 mi
- Exeter Eagle: 1.3 mi
- Dove: 2.0 mi
- Ruins XXVII: 2.6 mi
- Boy with Gulls: 3.2 mi
- Troy: 3.2 mi
- Three Sisters Garden: 3.2 mi
- Trudy's Garden: 3.4 mi
- The Labyrinth Garden: 5.5 mi
- Salad & Herb Garden: 6.0 mi
- Doctor's Grove: 6.1 mi
- Springs of Punches Run: 4.4 mi
- Mammoth Spring: 5.5 mi
- Geiles Spring: 8.0 mi
- Micajah Posey Spring: 9.1 mi
- Peters Creek Spring: 10.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 5.4 mi
- Sweinhart Pavilion: 12.0 mi
- Park Pavillion #2: 13.5 mi
- Park Pavillion #3: 13.5 mi
- White Oak Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Millers Point: 9.7 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 10.0 mi
- Old Quarry Pit: 17.6 mi
- Peace Rock: 19.2 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 16.9 mi
- Milford Mills: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Hidden Foundation. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | W 277° | 396 m | 15.5 mi |
| Topton Mountain | NE 44° | 378 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mount Penn | NNW 348° | 342 m | 2.4 mi |
| Church Hill | NE 36° | 332 m | 4.8 mi |
| Long Hill | ENE 77° | 332 m | 10.4 mi |
| Fancy Hill | E 85° | 331 m | 10.0 mi |
| Deer Path Hill | N 6° | 326 m | 4.7 mi |
| Irish Mountain | N 0° | 323 m | 7.5 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/5600606622
Day trips start here
- Reading · 2 mi
- Pottstown · 14 mi
- Honey Brook · 15 mi
- Philadelphia Region · 21 mi
- Pennsburg · 22 mi
- Downingtown · 23 mi
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