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President Pumping Engine

President Pumping Engine from directly overhead

President Pumping Engine is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 122 m. Bauer Rock stands 317 m to the west, 2.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Nittany Lion, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.

Dating from 1872, only example in the United States of a Cornish style pumping engine house

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Getting there

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Coordinates40.56552, -75.39629

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Saucon Valley Country Club: 1.3 mi
  • Town Hall Park: 1.5 mi
  • Franko Farm Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
  • Tocik/Conmy Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
  • South Mountain Big Rock Park: 2.0 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions
Museums: 57
Gardens: 32
Artworks: 22
  • Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 2.6 mi
  • The Bridge: 3.7 mi
  • Amos The Greyhound: 3.8 mi
  • Nittany Lion Mascot Statue: 3.8 mi
  • John Amos Comenius Monument: 4.6 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Charlie Brown's Clearing: 4.4 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 5.4 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 5.4 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 5.4 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 5.4 mi
Springs: 14
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 6.6 mi
  • Poorhouse Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Marble Spring: 16.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 4
  • High Falls: 14.2 mi
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 20.1 mi
  • High Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Wild Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 6.4 mi
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 16.7 mi
  • Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area: 5.0 mi
  • 309 Truck Stop: 5.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.9 miles of President Pumping Engine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bauer RockW 269°317 m2.2 mi
Flint HillSE 135°308 m3.5 mi
Gaffney HillENE 61°308 m8.5 mi
KirchbergENE 69°305 m4.6 mi
South MountainNNE 27°301 m2.3 mi
Haycock MountainESE 120°295 m10.7 mi
KohlbergE 91°294 m5.0 mi
South MountainNE 39°282 m3.2 mi
Conditions

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, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1192102398

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