President Pumping Engine
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
What to expect
- Access
- permit
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 17.7 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 18.6 mi off the Delaware River Valley
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 23 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 28 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Benckini Tract: 1.9 mi
- Bauder Tract: 2.1 mi
- Robert Rodale Reserve: 3.8 mi
- Buehler Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
- Freeman's Island: 5.7 mi
- Saucon Hill: 1.8 mi
- Bauer Rock: 2.2 mi
- South Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Lehigh Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Church Hill: 3.0 mi
- Heller–Wagner Grist Mill: 2.8 mi
- Fowler Family Museum: 2.9 mi
- Esther M. Lee African American Heritage Center: 3.0 mi
- National Museum of Industrial History: 3.5 mi
- Moravian Museum of Bethlehem: 3.8 mi
- Nittany Lion: 0.5 mi
- Mine Master's House: 0.6 mi
- Our Lady of Deliverance Statue/Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
- St. Jane De Chantal Statue: 2.0 mi
- Jesus the Teacher Statue: 2.1 mi
- Lost River Caverns: 3.6 mi
- SteelStacks: 3.7 mi
- The Sun Inn: 4.0 mi
- Speed Slides: 6.9 mi
- Aqua Racer: 6.9 mi
- Hopewell Park Rose Garden: 2.6 mi
- Lehigh Community Garden: 2.8 mi
- Esperanza: 3.3 mi
- Sand Island Children's Garden: 3.6 mi
- Japanese Serenity Garden: 3.7 mi
- 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
- Charlie Brown's Clearing: 4.4 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 5.4 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 5.4 mi
- Parkside Pavillion: 7.2 mi
- Carousel Grove: 7.2 mi
- 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
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 12.4 mi
- Mount Washington: 12.9 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 15.4 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 18.0 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 18.8 mi
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 6.4 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 16.7 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 24.5 mi
- High Falls: 14.2 mi
- Princess Run Waterfall: 20.1 mi
- Wild Creek Falls: 24.0 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 5.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of President Pumping Engine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer Rock | W 269° | 317 m | 2.2 mi |
| Flint Hill | SE 135° | 308 m | 3.5 mi |
| Gaffney Hill | ENE 61° | 308 m | 8.5 mi |
| Kirchberg | ENE 69° | 305 m | 4.6 mi |
| South Mountain | NNE 27° | 301 m | 2.3 mi |
| Haycock Mountain | ESE 120° | 295 m | 10.7 mi |
| Kohlberg | E 91° | 294 m | 5.0 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | SSW 200° | 282 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springtown 1 NNE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1192102398
Day trips start here
- Hellertown · 3 mi
- Bethlehem · 4 mi
- Allentown · 5 mi
- Lehigh Valley · 5 mi
- Emmaus · 6 mi
- Quakertown · 9 mi
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