Symbol of Progress
Symbol of Progress is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 91 m. Bauer Rock stands 317 m to the southwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Bethlehem - Murska Sobota Sister Cities Association, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1967
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 15.2 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 17.7 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 20 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 29 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 29 mi
- South Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bethlehem - Murska Sobota Sister Cities Association: 0.0 mi
- 250th Birthday of Bethlehem: 0.2 mi
- Butchery: 0.3 mi
- Dye House: 0.3 mi
- Bethlehem Steelworkers Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Sand Island Park: 0.2 mi
- Campus Green: 0.2 mi
- Sun Inn Courtyard: 0.3 mi
- Daniel E. Rice Memorial Plaza: 0.3 mi
- Steelworkers' Memorial: 0.4 mi
- The Sun Inn: 0.3 mi
- SteelStacks: 0.7 mi
- Lost River Caverns: 3.6 mi
- Josiah White II Canal Boat: 8.0 mi
- Speed Slides: 8.2 mi
- South Mountain: 1.6 mi
- South Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Lehigh Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Green Hill: 2.9 mi
- Pinetop: 3.1 mi
- Freeman's Island: 2.6 mi
- Camel's Hump Farm Nature Education Center: 3.8 mi
- Camel's Hump Farm: 3.8 mi
- Janet Johnston Housenick and William D. Housenick Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
- Sandra Yerger Community Recreation Area and Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Kemerer Museum Of Decorative Arts: 0.1 mi
- Moravian Museum of Bethlehem: 0.1 mi
- 1752 Apothecary: 0.2 mi
- 1750 Smithy: 0.2 mi
- 1810 Goundie House: 0.3 mi
- Japanese Serenity Garden: 0.0 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 0.1 mi
- Sand Island Children's Garden: 0.2 mi
- Miller's House Garden: 0.3 mi
- Esperanza: 0.5 mi
- Amos The Greyhound: 0.2 mi
- Nittany Lion Mascot Statue: 0.2 mi
- The Bridge: 0.7 mi
- John Amos Comenius Monument: 0.9 mi
- Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 1.3 mi
- Charlie Brown's Clearing: 1.4 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 1.7 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 1.7 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 1.7 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 1.7 mi
- Crystal Spring: 5.6 mi
- Helfrichs Spring: 5.9 mi
- Lehigh Park Spring: 6.0 mi
- Poorhouse Spring: 9.1 mi
- Marble Spring: 13.1 mi
- Mount Washington: 10.1 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 12.1 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 12.3 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 19.2 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 19.7 mi
- High Falls: 13.8 mi
- Princess Run Waterfall: 16.7 mi
- Wild Creek Falls: 21.1 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 22.2 mi
- High Falls: 22.4 mi
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 3.7 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 14.8 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 22.6 mi
- Rest Area: 1.3 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 8.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.6 miles of Symbol of Progress. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer Rock | SW 220° | 317 m | 4.8 mi |
| Sandstone Ridge | WNW 302° | 311 m | 13.5 mi |
| Flint Hill | SSE 166° | 308 m | 6.3 mi |
| Gaffney Hill | E 85° | 308 m | 6.5 mi |
| Kirchberg | ESE 121° | 305 m | 3.9 mi |
| South Mountain | S 176° | 301 m | 1.6 mi |
| Haycock Mountain | SE 137° | 295 m | 12.3 mi |
| Kohlberg | SE 133° | 294 m | 5.5 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 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allentown Lehigh VLY Intl AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12547111101
Day trips start here
- Bethlehem · 1 mi
- Hellertown · 3 mi
- Allentown · 5 mi
- Lehigh Valley · 5 mi
- Whitehall Township · 7 mi
- Emmaus · 8 mi
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