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Portland Cement

Portland Cement from directly overhead

Portland Cement is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 135 m. The Pinnacle stands 498 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Fogelsville Dam, a park 0.4 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 26 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Inscription
This industry was born in \ the Lehigh Valley. David O. \ Saylor firt made portland \ cement at Coplay in 1871. \ Here also was the first use \ of the rotary kiln process \ commercially Nov. 8, 1889. \ This region has continued \ to lead in the industry.
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Coordinates40.58672, -75.61483
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Fogelsville Dam: 0.4 mi
  • Church Street Park: 0.9 mi
  • Upper Macungie Park (Route 100 Park): 1.1 mi
  • Ricky Ridge Park: 1.2 mi
  • Lone Lane Park: 1.3 mi
Museums: 59
  • Alburtis Lock Ridge Historical Society: 5.4 mi
  • Lock Ridge Furnace Museum: 5.5 mi
  • Museum of Indian Culture: 5.7 mi
  • Old Spokes Car Museum: 5.8 mi
  • Mack Trucks Historical Museum: 6.4 mi
Historic sites: 55
Peaks
Attractions
  • Zephyr Railroad: 4.1 mi
  • Steel Force: 4.1 mi
  • Cedar Creek Flyers: 4.1 mi
  • Revolution: 4.1 mi
  • Road Rally: 4.2 mi
Gardens: 32
  • The Tree of Life Memorial Grove: 4.7 mi
  • Malcolm W. Gross Rose Garden: 5.2 mi
  • The Fields at Indian Creek Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Jordan Creek Community Garden: 6.5 mi
  • Emmaus Remembrance Garden: 7.4 mi
Artworks: 27
  • Victor's Lament: 5.5 mi
  • Emma: 7.4 mi
  • Arts Walk Hamilton Connector: 7.7 mi
  • Court Street Arts Alley: 7.7 mi
  • Early Settlers Statue: 9.4 mi
Springs: 10
  • Poorhouse Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Peters Creek Spring: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Food Fest Grove: 4.3 mi
  • Carousel Grove: 4.3 mi
  • Parkside Pavillion: 4.4 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 12.8 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Waterfalls: 6
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 20.7 mi
  • Wild Creek Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Lower Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Onoko Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Terrace Falls: 22.2 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 11.3 mi
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 16.3 mi
  • Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 17.7 mi
  • Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 20.2 mi
  • Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • 309 Truck Stop: 13.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.6 miles of Portland Cement. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PinnacleW498 m15.7 mi
Bake Oven KnobNNW483 m12.8 mi
Bears RocksNW475 m12.7 mi
Pulpit RockW467 m16.6 mi
Topton MountainSSW378 m8.4 mi
Gap HillS349 m8.2 mi
Mahoning MountainNW348 m16.4 mi
Donats PeakWNW331 m12.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3319:5620:37
September equinox06:5118:2519:01
December solstice07:2315:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506069747265534334
Precip in3.42.83.94.13.84.55.44.44.84.33.63.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rodale Rsch CTR, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13839069051

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