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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.

The story

Park in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States.

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

What the record says

Elevation
61 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.65288, -75.25323

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Old Orchard Park: 0.6 mi
  • LaBarre Park: 0.7 mi
  • Riverview Park: 1.0 mi
  • Fairview Park: 1.3 mi
  • Hugh Moore Park: 1.4 mi
Museums
Peaks
Attractions: 55
  • 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
Historic sites: 53
  • 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
Gardens: 29
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
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 8
  • Charlie Brown's Clearing: 5.7 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 6.7 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 6.7 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 9.1 mi
  • Parkside Pavillion: 15.4 mi
Springs: 8
  • 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
Waterfalls: 7
  • High Falls: 9.2 mi
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 17.0 mi
  • Old Mill Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 21.3 mi
  • Lower Falls: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 3.3 mi
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • 309 Truck Stop: 12.9 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 24.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.7 miles of Island Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount No MoreNE348 m15.7 mi
Scotts MountainNE331 m10.9 mi
Bauer RockWSW317 m11.4 mi
Gaffney HillS308 m1.9 mi
Flint HillSSW308 m9.9 mi
KirchbergSW305 m5.5 mi
Haycock MountainS295 m11.5 mi
KohlbergSSW294 m6.6 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357292636

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