- Elevation
- 116 m
- Tallest summit within 17.0 miles
- Eagle Peak396 m · 13.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Route 419 Scenic Byway14.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 40.3502, -75.9330
Berks History Center is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a recorded 116 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Reading Science Center, a museum 1.1 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
- Built
- 1869
- Elevation
- 116 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Berks History Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | W 267° | 396 m | 13.3 mi |
| Topton Mountain | ENE 56° | 378 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Penn | E 99° | 342 m | 1.6 mi |
| Church Hill | ENE 75° | 332 m | 5.1 mi |
| Long Hill | E 91° | 332 m | 12.3 mi |
| Fancy Hill | E 98° | 331 m | 12.2 mi |
| Deer Path Hill | NE 50° | 326 m | 3.4 mi |
| Irish Mountain | NNE 23° | 323 m | 5.4 mi |
- 14.0 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
- 26.6 mi off the Exton Bypass
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Anchor from the U.S.S. Maine: 1.3 mi
- Reading Police Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Volunteer Firemen's Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Christopher Columbus Statue: 1.4 mi
- The First Defenders Monument: 1.4 mi
Peaks
- Mount Penn: 1.6 mi
- Dengler Hill: 2.4 mi
- Neversink Mountain: 2.8 mi
- Slate Hill: 3.0 mi
- Black Bear Hill: 3.3 mi
Attractions: 40
- Peace Rock: 1.5 mi
- Graffitti Tree: 11.1 mi
- Raggedy Ann's Ice Cream Shop: 12.0 mi
- Twas the Night Before Christmas: 12.0 mi
- Ye Olde Church: 12.0 mi
Museums: 38
- Reading Science Center: 1.1 mi
- Reading Area Firefighters Museum: 1.6 mi
- Reading Public Museum: 1.9 mi
- Reeser House Visitor Center: 2.8 mi
- Mid-Atlantic Air Museum: 2.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 19.8 mi
- Milford Mills: 22.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Reading · 1 mi
- Pottstown · 17 mi
- Honey Brook · 18 mi
- Pennsburg · 23 mi
- Philadelphia Region · 23 mi
- Intercourse · 24 mi
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