Museum · Pennsylvania
1750 Smithy
1750 Smithy is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 80 m. Bauer Rock stands 317 m to the southwest, 4.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Amos The Greyhound, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1750
What to expect
- Operated by
- Historic Bethlehem Museums & Sites
How to reach it
Coordinates40.61956, -75.38250
- 14.6 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 15.3 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 17.9 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 20 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 30 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Campus Green: 0.0 mi
- Sun Inn Courtyard: 0.2 mi
- Daniel E. Rice Memorial Plaza: 0.2 mi
- Johnston Park: 0.3 mi
- Johnston Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
- Butchery: 0.1 mi
- Dye House: 0.1 mi
- Tomb of the Unknown Soldier: 0.2 mi
- Bethlehem - Murska Sobota Sister Cities Association: 0.2 mi
- Symbol of Progress: 0.2 mi
Attractions
- The Sun Inn: 0.2 mi
- SteelStacks: 0.9 mi
- Lost River Caverns: 3.8 mi
- Speed Slides: 8.1 mi
- Aqua Racer: 8.1 mi
Peaks
- South Mountain: 1.7 mi
- South Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Lehigh Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Dutch Hill: 3.0 mi
- Pinetop: 3.0 mi
Nature reserves
- Freeman's Island: 2.8 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: 5.5 mi
Museums: 55
- 1752 Apothecary: 0.0 mi
- 1810 Goundie House: 0.1 mi
- Moravian Museum of Bethlehem: 0.1 mi
- Kemerer Museum Of Decorative Arts: 0.2 mi
- Lehigh & Keystone Valley Model Railroad Museum: 0.7 mi
Gardens: 28
- Miller's House Garden: 0.1 mi
- Japanese Serenity Garden: 0.2 mi
- Sand Island Children's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 0.3 mi
- Esperanza: 0.7 mi
Artworks: 20
- Amos The Greyhound: 0.0 mi
- Nittany Lion Mascot Statue: 0.0 mi
- John Amos Comenius Monument: 0.8 mi
- The Bridge: 0.9 mi
- Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 1.4 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- Picinic Table (S): 1.6 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 1.6 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 1.6 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 1.6 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 1.6 mi
Springs: 13
- Crystal Spring: 5.5 mi
- Helfrichs Spring: 5.7 mi
- Lehigh Park Spring: 5.9 mi
- Poorhouse Spring: 8.9 mi
- Marble Spring: 13.3 mi
Cliffs: 8
- Mount Washington: 10.3 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 12.3 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 12.4 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 19.5 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 19.9 mi
Waterfalls: 5
- High Falls: 14.0 mi
- Princess Run Waterfall: 16.5 mi
- Wild Creek Falls: 20.9 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 22.1 mi
- High Falls: 22.6 mi
Beaches: 3
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 3.9 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 14.6 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Rest Area: 1.2 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 8.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of 1750 Smithy. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer Rock | SW 218° | 317 m | 4.7 mi |
| Sandstone Ridge | WNW 302° | 311 m | 13.3 mi |
| Flint Hill | SSE 164° | 308 m | 6.5 mi |
| Gaffney Hill | E 86° | 308 m | 6.7 mi |
| Kirchberg | ESE 121° | 305 m | 4.1 mi |
| South Mountain | S 170° | 301 m | 1.7 mi |
| Haycock Mountain | SE 136° | 295 m | 12.5 mi |
| Kohlberg | SE 132° | 294 m | 5.7 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 | 20:37 |
| 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.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/82292329
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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