Anthracite Museum
Anthracite Museum is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 297 m. Big Pine Hill stands 690 m to the south-southeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Lackawana Coal Mine Tour, a museum 0.1 miles away. Governor Casey Byway passes 6.0 miles off.
The story
The Pennsylvania Anthracite Heritage Museum preserves the heritage of anthracite coal mining in the U.S. State of Pennsylvania and is located in McDade Park in Scranton. It features exhibits detailing the industrial history of northeastern Pennsylvania.
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Wikidata Q7163639, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 297 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.0 mi off the Governor Casey Byway
- 13.3 mi off the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
- 13.8 mi off the Gateway to the Endless Mountains
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook (Carbondale) · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Anthracite Park: 0.2 mi
- Sloan Park: 1.3 mi
- Jackson Terrace Park: 1.8 mi
- David Noakes Park / Community Sports Complex: 1.8 mi
- Novembrino Park: 2.0 mi
- Bald Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 2.0 mi
- Pinnacle Rock: 2.1 mi
- West Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Baby Bell: 3.8 mi
- A Tribute to Anthracite Coal Miners: 0.2 mi
- Inspection Pit: 2.4 mi
- Mine Storage Building foundation: 2.6 mi
- Veteran's Memorial: 2.6 mi
- President William McKinley Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Montage Mountain Wildflower Sanctuary: 5.3 mi
- Rabbit Hollow Wildlife Sanctuary: 7.4 mi
- Waverly Preserve: 7.4 mi
- Meadowsweet Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Gateway Preserve: 9.2 mi
- Lackawana Coal Mine Tour: 0.1 mi
- Electric City Trolley Museum: 2.3 mi
- History Museum: 2.4 mi
- 1902 Roundhouse & Technology Museum: 2.4 mi
- Civil War Museum: 2.9 mi
- 'The Office' Mural: 2.8 mi
- Jason Miller: 2.8 mi
- Faith - Hope - Love Veterans Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Christ the Teacher Sculpture: 3.1 mi
- Metanoia: 3.2 mi
- Red Barn Village Mini-Golf: 4.3 mi
- Tundra Tornado: 5.3 mi
- Iceberg Alley Luge: 5.4 mi
- Tunkhannock Viaduct: 14.7 mi
- The Mary Stegmaier Mansion: 14.9 mi
- Prayer Garden: 2.8 mi
- Mulberry Plaza: 3.1 mi
- Lower Quad: 3.2 mi
- Upper Quad: 3.3 mi
- Freedom Garden: 3.9 mi
- Nay Aug Falls: 4.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Falls: 8.1 mi
- Salvatore Falls: 11.2 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 17.3 mi
- Choke Creek Falls: 17.7 mi
- Pocono Spring: 16.1 mi
- Sand Spring: 16.6 mi
- Octave Spring: 19.4 mi
- Bill Warner Spring: 21.1 mi
- Gouldsboro State Park Beach: 18.7 mi
- Tobyhanna Lake Beach: 21.9 mi
- Deer Beach: 23.2 mi
- Tall Timber Beach: 23.7 mi
- Campbell's Ledge: 5.7 mi
- The View (Abderdeen Road Overlook): 12.2 mi
- Devil's Elbow: 22.5 mi
- Manny Gordon Recreation Area: 15.5 mi
- Horeshoe picnic grove: 22.0 mi
- Willow picnic grove: 22.0 mi
- Roadside Rest: 15.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Anthracite Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Pine Hill | SSE 161° | 690 m | 13.2 mi |
| Pinnacle Rock | WNW 293° | 685 m | 2.0 mi |
| Pinnacle Rock | WNW 297° | 681 m | 2.1 mi |
| Miller Mountain | WNW 292° | 672 m | 13.2 mi |
| Big Shiney Mountain | SSE 164° | 664 m | 10.5 mi |
| Panther Hill | SSE 154° | 662 m | 12.1 mi |
| West Mountain | NNE 15° | 659 m | 2.9 mi |
| Bald Mountain | S 187° | 658 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:30 | 19:59 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:53 | 16:37 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.1 | 2.8 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wilkes-barre/scranton Intl AP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/808998578
Day trips start here
- Scranton · 3 mi
- Clarks Summit · 5 mi
- Dunmore · 5 mi
- Northeastern Pennsylvania · 7 mi
- Factoryville · 11 mi
- Wilkes-Barre · 15 mi
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