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Mine Master's House

Mine Master's House from directly overhead

Mine Master's House is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Gap Hill stands 349 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Nittany Lion, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

home of John and James Eudy, father and son, who were successively the captains (superintendents) of the mines for the Friedensville Zinc Company in the last decades of the 19th century

How to reach it

Coordinates40.55798, -75.39999

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Saucon Valley Country Club: 1.0 mi
  • Upper Saucon Township Community Park: 1.6 mi
  • Tocik/Conmy Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
  • South Mountain Big Rock Park: 1.9 mi
  • Franko Farm Recreation Area: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves
  • Benckini Tract: 1.4 mi
  • Bauder Tract: 1.7 mi
  • Robert Rodale Reserve: 3.6 mi
  • Buehler Memorial Park: 4.2 mi
  • B. Leeroy & Elizabeth Burkhart Preserve: 5.4 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 56
Museums: 56
Attractions
Gardens: 30
Artworks: 23
  • Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 3.1 mi
  • The Bridge: 4.3 mi
  • Amos The Greyhound: 4.4 mi
  • Nittany Lion Mascot Statue: 4.4 mi
  • Arts Walk Hamilton Connector: 4.8 mi
Springs: 8
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 5.0 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Poorhouse Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Marble Spring: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Charlie Brown's Clearing: 5.0 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 5.9 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 5.9 mi
  • Parkside Pavillion: 7.1 mi
  • Carousel Grove: 7.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 3
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 6.9 mi
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 16.9 mi
  • Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • High Falls: 14.4 mi
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 20.6 mi
  • Wild Creek Falls: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • 309 Truck Stop: 4.6 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Mine Master's House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Gap HillWSW349 m13.7 mi
Bauer RockWNW317 m2.0 mi
Flint HillSE308 m3.3 mi
Gaffney HillENE308 m8.9 mi
KirchbergENE305 m4.9 mi
South MountainNNE301 m2.8 mi
Haycock MountainESE295 m10.6 mi
KohlbergE294 m5.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3219:5520:36
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2215:5516:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038505968737164534333
Precip in3.83.24.44.24.54.65.64.85.14.93.64.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springtown 1 NNE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11067089729

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