Old Power Station
Old Power Station is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 55 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the west, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Klapperthal Station, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
Hydroelectric Power Station (1890-1942)
How to reach it
- 16.2 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 27.6 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Crestwood Recreation Area: 0.7 mi
- Neversink Playground: 1.3 mi
- Trout Run Sports Complex: 1.3 mi
- Pendora Park: 1.4 mi
- 16th and Haak Playground: 1.4 mi
- Neversink Mountain Preserve: 0.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 324: 1.3 mi
- Seidel Hill Tract: 2.7 mi
- Slate Hill Open Space: 3.5 mi
- Green Hills Preserve: 4.1 mi
- Klapperthal Station: 0.1 mi
- Hidden Foundation: 0.2 mi
- Klapperthal Pavilion: 0.2 mi
- foundation: 0.4 mi
- Trestle Bridge ruins: 0.4 mi
- Neversink Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Highs Hill: 1.0 mi
- Black Bear Hill: 1.4 mi
- Dengler Hill: 1.4 mi
- Gibraltar Hill: 1.7 mi
- American Museum of Veterinary Medicine: 1.0 mi
- Reading Area Firefighters Museum: 2.0 mi
- Reading Science Center: 2.2 mi
- Reading Public Museum: 3.1 mi
- Berks History Center: 3.3 mi
- Peace Rock: 2.2 mi
- Graffitti Tree: 7.8 mi
- Mast Farms' Corn Maze: 11.3 mi
- Hank St Peters (a photogenic wild turkey): 12.6 mi
- Pottsgrove Mansion: 13.2 mi
- Exeter Eagle: 1.5 mi
- Dove: 2.0 mi
- Ruins XXVII: 2.6 mi
- Boy with Gulls: 3.1 mi
- Troy: 3.1 mi
- Three Sisters Garden: 3.1 mi
- Trudy's Garden: 3.3 mi
- The Labyrinth Garden: 5.5 mi
- Salad & Herb Garden: 6.0 mi
- Doctor's Grove: 6.1 mi
- Springs of Punches Run: 4.2 mi
- Mammoth Spring: 5.6 mi
- Geiles Spring: 8.2 mi
- Micajah Posey Spring: 9.0 mi
- Peters Creek Spring: 10.4 mi
- Picnic Grove: 5.6 mi
- Sweinhart Pavilion: 12.0 mi
- White Oak Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
- Red Rock Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Sunfish Pond Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
- Millers Point: 9.8 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 10.2 mi
- Old Quarry Pit: 17.4 mi
- Peace Rock: 19.3 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 17.0 mi
- Milford Mills: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Old Power Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | W 277° | 396 m | 15.3 mi |
| Topton Mountain | NE 44° | 378 m | 16.1 mi |
| Gap Hill | NE 52° | 349 m | 17.6 mi |
| Mount Penn | N 353° | 342 m | 2.5 mi |
| Church Hill | NE 36° | 332 m | 5.0 mi |
| Long Hill | ENE 77° | 332 m | 10.6 mi |
| Fancy Hill | E 84° | 331 m | 10.2 mi |
| Deer Path Hill | N 8° | 326 m | 4.9 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/5600606621
Day trips start here
- Reading · 2 mi
- Pottstown · 14 mi
- Honey Brook · 15 mi
- Philadelphia Region · 21 mi
- Intercourse · 22 mi
- Pennsburg · 22 mi
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