Ephrata Cloister
Ephrata Cloister is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 112 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Eicher Indian Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 9.6 miles off.
The story
The Ephrata Cloister or Ephrata Community was a religious community, established in 1732 by Johann Conrad Beissel at Ephrata, in what is now Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The grounds of the community are now owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and are administered by the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Marie Kachel Bucher, the last surviving resident of the Ephrata Cloister, died on July 27, 2008, at the age of 98.
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Wikidata Q1346863, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 9.6 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
- 29.4 mi off the Exton Bypass
Named places within 25 miles
- Eicher Indian Museum: 0.1 mi
- Seiverling Museum, Car and Pedal Car Museum: 0.3 mi
- The Historic Conservation Trust of the Ephrata Area: 0.7 mi
- Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery: 6.3 mi
- Lititz Historical Foundation: 6.3 mi
- Ephrata War Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Ephrata Unleashed Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Toll House: 6.4 mi
- Wall of Rememberance: 6.6 mi
- Groff Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Thomas P. Grater Memorial Park: 0.2 mi
- Healthcare Heroes Park: 0.3 mi
- Riparian Buffer: 0.4 mi
- Lincoln Heights Outdoor Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
- Redcay Park: 0.6 mi
- Moyer's Meadow Park: 0.4 mi
- Edgewater Meadow Park: 0.6 mi
- Ephrata Nature Reserve: 0.8 mi
- Ephrata Mountain Conservation Area: 1.5 mi
- Akron Mennonite Church Nature Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Ephrata Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Kline Hill: 6.1 mi
- Cannon Hill: 7.3 mi
- Eagle Rock: 8.0 mi
- Forge Hill: 8.1 mi
- Mother Tucker's Antiques: 2.1 mi
- Cornfields: 5.6 mi
- Schaeffer Farm: 9.8 mi
- Abe's Buggy Rides: 10.0 mi
- Bounce Kraze: 10.5 mi
- Winters Leadership Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Egg: 6.5 mi
- Lion Statue: 6.8 mi
- Reading At Pondside: 9.5 mi
- William Penn: 9.5 mi
- The Courtyard: 0.4 mi
- Psalm 23 Prayer Garden: 5.0 mi
- Grow-Up Garden: 5.6 mi
- Fern Island: 6.6 mi
- Weidner Garden: 13.4 mi
- White Oak Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Red Rock Picnic Area: 6.3 mi
- Sunfish Pond Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Bortz Pavilion: 6.7 mi
- Boy Scout Pavilion: 6.8 mi
- Lititz Spring: 6.8 mi
- Schaefferstown Spring: 9.5 mi
- Bethany Childrens Home Spring: 11.5 mi
- Springs of Punches Run: 13.5 mi
- Mammoth Spring: 18.9 mi
- Old Quarry Pit: 1.9 mi
- Indian Rock: 12.3 mi
- Chickies Rock: 20.0 mi
- Trailside Wall: 21.3 mi
- Spectator Wall: 21.4 mi
- Willow Hill Covered Bridge: 11.0 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 15.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Ephrata Cloister. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | N 1° | 396 m | 10.7 mi |
| Governor Dick Hill | WNW 287° | 350 m | 14.8 mi |
| Mount Penn | NE 53° | 342 m | 18.8 mi |
| Little Mountain | NNW 328° | 337 m | 23.9 mi |
| Church Hill | NE 55° | 332 m | 22.4 mi |
| Spring Hill | WNW 290° | 331 m | 12.8 mi |
| Deer Path Hill | NE 49° | 326 m | 21.1 mi |
| Irish Mountain | NE 43° | 323 m | 22.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:00 | 16:43 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster AP, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/334367014
Day trips start here
- Lancaster County · 10 mi
- Intercourse · 11 mi
- Lancaster · 12 mi
- Strasburg · 14 mi
- Honey Brook · 16 mi
- Reading · 17 mi
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