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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.
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.58672, -75.61483
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

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
  • Fogelsville Dam: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks
Attractions
  • Zephyr Railroad: 4.1 mi
  • Steel Force: 4.1 mi
  • Zephyr Railroad: 4.1 mi
  • Cedar Creek Flyers: 4.1 mi
  • Revolution: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
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
Gardens: 35
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: 16
  • Poorhouse Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 7.0 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #3: 12.8 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Food Fest Grove: 4.3 mi
  • Carousel Grove: 4.3 mi
  • Parkside Pavillion: 4.4 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 12.8 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 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: 2
  • Rest Area: 12.6 mi
  • 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 PinnacleW 277°498 m15.7 mi
Bake Oven KnobNNW 331°483 m12.8 mi
Bears RocksNW 323°475 m12.7 mi
Topton MountainSSW 205°378 m8.4 mi
Gap HillS 187°349 m8.2 mi
Mahoning MountainNW 319°348 m16.4 mi
Donats PeakWNW 290°331 m12.3 mi
Spitzenberg HillW 274°322 m13.0 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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