Asa Packer Mansion
Asa Packer Mansion is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 187 m. Pimple Hill stands 669 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Civil War Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 29 miles off.
The story
The Asa Packer Mansion is a historic house museum on Packer Road in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania, United States. Completed in 1861, it was the home of Asa Packer (1805–1879), a coal and railroad magnate, philanthropist, and founder of Lehigh University. Asa Packer was also a major contributor in the Lehigh Valley Railroad system. The mansion is one of the best preserved Italianate Villa homes in the United States, with original Victorian furnishings and finishes. It was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1985.
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Dates from 1852.
Wikidata Q4803148, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 29.3 mi off the Delaware River Valley
Named places within 25 miles
- Civil War Monument: 0.1 mi
- Jim Thorpe Monument: 1.5 mi
- Honor Roll: 7.5 mi
- Spanish War Veterans Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Waternborne Veterans Memorial: 7.7 mi
- Kemmerer Park: 0.1 mi
- Twining Park: 0.3 mi
- Sam Miller Field: 0.3 mi
- Flagstaff Mountain Park: 0.6 mi
- Jim Thorpe Memorial Park: 1.1 mi
- 100 Mile View: 0.8 mi
- Whitewater Rafting Adventures: 3.1 mi
- Pocono Whitewater: 7.2 mi
- Halls of Horror: 8.0 mi
- Whitewater Challengers: 8.6 mi
- Bear Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Pocono Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Locust Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Indian Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Mahoning Hills: 4.2 mi
- Lehigh Gap Wildlife Refuge: 7.5 mi
- Beltzville State Park: 7.6 mi
- Lehigh Gorge State Park: 7.9 mi
- Weiser State Forest Penn Forest Tract: 8.7 mi
- Graystones Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Mauch Chunk Museum and Cultural Center: 0.2 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 0.4 mi
- Summit Hill Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- Lehigh Gap Historical Society: 7.7 mi
- The No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum: 8.7 mi
- Penn Springs: 5.6 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #1: 7.7 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #2: 7.7 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #3: 7.8 mi
- Stempa Spring: 16.8 mi
- Lower Falls: 2.0 mi
- Onoko Falls: 2.1 mi
- Terrace Falls: 2.2 mi
- Cave Falls: 2.2 mi
- Lukes Falls: 7.0 mi
- Camp Apple Tree: 2.9 mi
- Parkside Pavillion: 22.4 mi
- Food Fest Grove: 22.5 mi
- Carousel Grove: 22.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 24.0 mi
- Benjamin Franklin Statue: 3.1 mi
- Philip Ginder Carved Rock: 7.7 mi
- Sons of Liberty: 8.0 mi
- Palmerton "Patches": 8.1 mi
- Fireman's Drinking Fountain: 10.2 mi
- Palmerton Concourse Club Rose Garden: 8.0 mi
- Stonehedge Gardens: 12.8 mi
- Butler Township Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- The Garden of Weedin: 19.4 mi
- Native Habitat Garden: 20.6 mi
- Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 0.2 mi
- Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 1.7 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 2.8 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 10.7 mi
- Indain Mountain Lake Beach: 15.4 mi
- Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 13.9 mi
- Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 19.1 mi
- Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 20.1 mi
- Crescent Lake Rest Area: 24.1 mi
- Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Bear Mountain Overlook: 1.3 mi
- Gorgeous Rocks: 1.9 mi
- Devil's Elbow: 15.9 mi
- Peace Rock: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Asa Packer Mansion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pimple Hill | NE 47° | 669 m | 16.5 mi |
| Lake Mountain | NNE 29° | 666 m | 14.2 mi |
| Bears Head | W 267° | 634 m | 17.9 mi |
| Pohopoco Mountain | NE 55° | 612 m | 16.2 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NW 316° | 603 m | 14.4 mi |
| Green Mountain | NW 322° | 592 m | 15.1 mi |
| Dry Land Hill | NNE 12° | 588 m | 20.3 mi |
| Bear Rock | NNE 22° | 587 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:57 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:55 | 16:39 |
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 | 27 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lehighton 1ssw, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/281354924
Day trips start here
- Whitehall Township · 19 mi
- Allentown · 23 mi
- Lehigh Valley · 23 mi
- Nazareth · 24 mi
- Bethlehem · 25 mi
- Emmaus · 26 mi
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