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Moravian Museum of Bethlehem

Moravian Museum of Bethlehem from directly overhead

Moravian Museum of Bethlehem is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 90 m. Bauer Rock stands 317 m to the southwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Campus Green, a park 0.1 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

city in Lehigh and Northampton counties, Pennsylvania, USA

Dates from 1741.

Wikidata Q164380, matched on coordinates and name (906 m apart).

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.61901, -75.38082

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Campus Green: 0.1 mi
  • Sun Inn Courtyard: 0.2 mi
  • Daniel E. Rice Memorial Plaza: 0.2 mi
  • Sand Island Park: 0.3 mi
  • Johnston Park: 0.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Bethlehem - Murska Sobota Sister Cities Association: 0.1 mi
  • Symbol of Progress: 0.1 mi
  • Butchery: 0.2 mi
  • Dye House: 0.2 mi
  • 250th Birthday of Bethlehem: 0.2 mi
Attractions
Peaks
Nature reserves
Museums: 55
Gardens: 28
Artworks: 20
  • Amos The Greyhound: 0.1 mi
  • Nittany Lion Mascot Statue: 0.1 mi
  • The Bridge: 0.8 mi
  • John Amos Comenius Monument: 0.8 mi
  • Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 1.4 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Charlie Brown's Clearing: 1.5 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 1.6 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 1.6 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 1.6 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 1.6 mi
Springs: 13
  • Crystal Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Poorhouse Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Marble Spring: 13.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 5
  • High Falls: 13.9 mi
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 16.6 mi
  • Wild Creek Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Old Mill Falls: 22.2 mi
  • High Falls: 22.5 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 3.8 mi
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 14.7 mi
  • Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 22.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area: 1.3 mi
  • 309 Truck Stop: 8.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.7 miles of Moravian Museum of Bethlehem. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bauer RockSW 219°317 m4.8 mi
Sandstone RidgeWNW 302°311 m13.4 mi
Flint HillSSE 165°308 m6.4 mi
Gaffney HillE 86°308 m6.6 mi
KirchbergESE 121°305 m4.0 mi
South MountainS 173°301 m1.7 mi
Haycock MountainSE 137°295 m12.4 mi
KohlbergSE 132°294 m5.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3219:5520:37
September equinox06:5018:2419:01
December solstice07:2315:5516:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303241526271767466554435
Precip in3.32.83.63.73.64.45.34.64.84.13.23.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allentown Lehigh VLY Intl AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/82291010

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