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Island Park

Island Park from directly overhead

Island Park is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 61 m. Mount No More stands 348 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lehigh Canal Chain Bridge, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off.

About

The story

park in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States

Wikidata Q49505665, matched on coordinates and name (14 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Elevation
61 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.65288, -75.25323

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Lehigh Canal Chain Bridge: 0.3 mi
  • Williams Township Veterans Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Bethlehem Township Veterans' Memorial: 2.9 mi
  • Dr. Traill Green Monument: 3.4 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 3.5 mi
Parks
  • Old Orchard Park: 0.6 mi
  • LaBarre Park: 0.7 mi
  • LaBarre Park: 0.8 mi
  • Riverview Park: 1.0 mi
  • Fairview Park: 1.3 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Josiah White II Canal Boat: 1.0 mi
  • Crayola Experience: 3.5 mi
  • Delaware River Railroad Excursions: 3.7 mi
  • Lost River Caverns: 6.4 mi
  • SteelStacks: 6.5 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Gardens: 32
Artworks: 19
  • Transcendence: 3.9 mi
  • Leopard: 4.0 mi
  • Shapeyard: 4.0 mi
  • The Bridge: 6.5 mi
  • John Amos Comenius Monument: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Charlie Brown's Clearing: 5.7 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 6.7 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 6.7 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 6.7 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 6.7 mi
Springs: 11
  • Marble Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Horn Springs: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 8
  • High Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 17.0 mi
  • High Falls: 19.1 mi
  • Old Mill Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Rest Area: 6.9 mi
  • 309 Truck Stop: 12.9 mi
  • Rest area: 22.0 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 3.3 mi
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 19.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Island Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount No MoreNE 49°348 m15.7 mi
Scotts MountainNE 55°331 m10.9 mi
Bauer RockWSW 238°317 m11.4 mi
Gaffney HillS 183°308 m1.9 mi
Flint HillSSW 210°308 m9.9 mi
KirchbergSW 217°305 m5.5 mi
South MountainWSW 238°301 m7.6 mi
Haycock MountainS 171°295 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3119:5520:36
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2215:5416:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303139516170757266544334
Precip in3.73.03.73.94.34.85.65.24.74.53.44.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phillipsburg-easton BRG, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357292636

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