- Elevation, modelled
- 178 m
- Tallest summit within 20.3 miles
- Pimple Hill669 m · 16.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Delaware River Valley29.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8644, -75.7430
Mauch Chunk Museum and Cultural Center is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 178 m. Pimple Hill stands 669 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Jail Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 30 miles off.
museum in Pennsylvania
Wikidata Q99521485, matched on coordinates and name (17 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Mauch Chunk Museum and Cultural Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pimple Hill | NE 47° | 669 m | 16.7 mi |
| Lake Mountain | NNE 30° | 666 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bears Head | W 267° | 634 m | 17.6 mi |
| Pohopoco Mountain | NE 55° | 612 m | 16.4 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NW 317° | 603 m | 14.3 mi |
| Green Mountain | NW 323° | 592 m | 14.9 mi |
| Bear Rock | NNE 23° | 587 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Yeager | NNW 338° | 561 m | 15.5 mi |
- 29.6 mi off the Delaware River Valley
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Civil War Monument: 0.3 mi
- Jim Thorpe Monument: 1.7 mi
- Honor Roll: 7.3 mi
- Spanish War Veterans Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Waternborne Veterans Memorial: 7.4 mi
Attractions
- 100 Mile View: 0.8 mi
- Whitewater Rafting Adventures: 2.8 mi
- Pocono Whitewater: 7.3 mi
- Halls of Horror: 8.2 mi
- Whitewater Challengers: 8.5 mi
Peaks
- Bear Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Pocono Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Locust Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Indian Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Mahoning Hills: 4.2 mi
Museums: 22
- Old Jail Museum: 0.2 mi
- Asa Packer Mansion: 0.2 mi
- Summit Hill Historical Society: 7.4 mi
- Lehigh Gap Historical Society: 7.9 mi
- The No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum: 8.4 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Lower Falls: 1.9 mi
- Onoko Falls: 2.0 mi
- Terrace Falls: 2.0 mi
- Cave Falls: 2.1 mi
- Lukes Falls: 7.0 mi
Beaches: 7
- Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 0.4 mi
- Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 1.5 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 3.0 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 10.8 mi
- Indain Mountain Lake Beach: 15.6 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 13.8 mi
- Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 19.0 mi
- Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 19.9 mi
- Crescent Lake Rest Area: 24.3 mi
- Rest Area: 24.5 mi
| 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).
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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