Lehigh Canal Chain Bridge
Lehigh Canal Chain Bridge is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 58 m. Mount No More stands 348 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Island Park, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.
The story
Historic change bridge spanning the Lehigh River.
Dates from 1856.
Wikidata Q5067861, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 13.1 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 14 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 26 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Locktender's House: 0.4 mi
- National Canal Museum / D&L Headquarters: 0.7 mi
- Sigal Museum: 3.2 mi
- Phillipsburg Railroad Historians Museum: 3.7 mi
- Steelworkers' Archives: 6.4 mi
- Old Orchard Park: 0.7 mi
- Riverview Park: 0.8 mi
- LaBarre Park: 0.8 mi
- Hugh Moore Park: 1.2 mi
- Fairview Park: 1.4 mi
- Gaffney Hill: 2.0 mi
- Hexenkopf Hill: 2.3 mi
- Morgan Hill: 2.4 mi
- Christines Hill: 2.8 mi
- Sherry Hill: 3.3 mi
- Hexenkopf Ridge Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Sandra Yerger Community Recreation Area and Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Binney and Smith Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Alpha Grasslands Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Freeman's Island: 4.6 mi
- Josiah White II Canal Boat: 0.8 mi
- Crayola Experience: 3.3 mi
- Delaware River Railroad Excursions: 3.5 mi
- Lost River Caverns: 6.6 mi
- SteelStacks: 6.7 mi
- Island Park: 0.3 mi
- Williams Township Veterans Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Bethlehem Township Veterans' Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Dr. Traill Green Monument: 3.3 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 3.3 mi
- Lower Hackett Community Garden: 2.7 mi
- South 10th and Pine Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Juliana Street Community Garden: 3.1 mi
- Kressler Garden: 3.2 mi
- Children's Garden: 5.6 mi
- Transcendence: 3.7 mi
- Leopard: 3.8 mi
- Shapeyard: 3.8 mi
- The Bridge: 6.8 mi
- John Amos Comenius Monument: 7.2 mi
- Mount Washington: 3.1 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 5.7 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 7.8 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 16.4 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 16.7 mi
- Charlie Brown's Clearing: 5.9 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 7.0 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 7.0 mi
- Picnic Grove: 9.1 mi
- Parkside Pavillion: 15.7 mi
- Marble Spring: 6.3 mi
- Helfrichs Spring: 12.8 mi
- Crystal Spring: 12.9 mi
- Lehigh Park Spring: 13.3 mi
- Horn Springs: 13.7 mi
- High Falls: 9.0 mi
- Princess Run Waterfall: 17.1 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 19.8 mi
- Upper Falls: 21.2 mi
- Lower Falls: 21.3 mi
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 3.6 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 19.6 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 13.1 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Lehigh Canal Chain Bridge. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount No More | NE 49° | 348 m | 15.4 mi |
| Scotts Mountain | NE 55° | 331 m | 10.6 mi |
| Bauer Rock | WSW 238° | 317 m | 11.7 mi |
| Gaffney Hill | S 190° | 308 m | 2.0 mi |
| Flint Hill | SSW 211° | 308 m | 10.1 mi |
| Kirchberg | SW 218° | 305 m | 5.7 mi |
| Haycock Mountain | S 172° | 295 m | 11.5 mi |
| Kohlberg | SSW 204° | 294 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:54 | 16:38 |
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 | 30 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phillipsburg-easton BRG, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 74001798OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata- National Register of Historic Places — Chain Bridge, reference 74001798, listed 02/12/74.
OpenStreetMap element node/3542243724
Day trips start here
- Easton · 3 mi
- Phillipsburg · 4 mi
- Bethlehem · 7 mi
- Hellertown · 7 mi
- Nazareth · 7 mi
- Allentown · 13 mi
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