National Museum of Industrial History
National Museum of Industrial History is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Bauer Rock stands 317 m to the southwest, 4.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Ruins, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
The National Museum of Industrial History, abbreviated NMIH, housed in the former facility of Bethlehem Steel in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is a museum affiliated with the Smithsonian Institution that seeks to preserve, educate, and display the industrial history of the nation. It holds a collection of artifacts from the textile, steel and iron, and propane gas industries. The museum holds a significant collection of industrial machinery on loan from the institute's National Museum of American History. The museum also has a large collection of documents, machinery, photographs, and other archival material from Bethlehem Steel, one of the world's largest steel manufacturers prior to its 2001 bankruptcy and 2003 dissolution. The museum opened in August 2016 with the goal to "forge a connection between America's industrial past and the innovations of today by educating the public and inspiring the visionaries of tomorrow". The $7.5 million museum has four exhibitions, each focusing on a different aspect of industrial history that affected both Pennsylvania and the rest of the country. The museum showcases the nation's industrial past by highlighting the machinery and the lives of workers at that time period.
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Dates from 2016.
Wikidata Q27890243, matched on coordinates and name (61 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 14.2 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 15.3 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 17.2 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 20 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 29 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 29 mi
- South Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ruins: 0.1 mi
- WWII Monument: 0.2 mi
- Taylor Field Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Bethlehem Steelworkers Memorial: 0.4 mi
- 250th Birthday of Bethlehem: 0.5 mi
- Parham Park: 0.2 mi
- Tranquility Park: 0.2 mi
- Lopes International Park: 0.3 mi
- Sand Island Park: 0.4 mi
- Steelworkers' Memorial: 0.4 mi
- SteelStacks: 0.3 mi
- The Sun Inn: 0.8 mi
- Lost River Caverns: 3.1 mi
- Josiah White II Canal Boat: 7.8 mi
- Speed Slides: 8.5 mi
- South Mountain: 1.1 mi
- South Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Green Hill: 2.6 mi
- Lehigh Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Kirchberg: 3.4 mi
- Freeman's Island: 2.4 mi
- Camel's Hump Farm Nature Education Center: 4.1 mi
- Camel's Hump Farm: 4.1 mi
- Janet Johnston Housenick and William D. Housenick Memorial Park: 4.2 mi
- Sandra Yerger Community Recreation Area and Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Kemerer Museum Of Decorative Arts: 0.6 mi
- Moravian Museum of Bethlehem: 0.6 mi
- Steelworkers' Archives: 0.7 mi
- 1752 Apothecary: 0.7 mi
- 1750 Smithy: 0.7 mi
- Esperanza: 0.2 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 0.5 mi
- Japanese Serenity Garden: 0.6 mi
- Sand Island Children's Garden: 0.6 mi
- Miller's House Garden: 0.8 mi
- The Bridge: 0.3 mi
- Amos The Greyhound: 0.7 mi
- Nittany Lion Mascot Statue: 0.7 mi
- Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 0.9 mi
- John Amos Comenius Monument: 1.3 mi
- Charlie Brown's Clearing: 1.1 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 2.1 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 2.1 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 2.1 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 2.1 mi
- Crystal Spring: 5.9 mi
- Lehigh Park Spring: 6.2 mi
- Helfrichs Spring: 6.3 mi
- Poorhouse Spring: 9.3 mi
- Marble Spring: 13.0 mi
- Mount Washington: 10.0 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 11.6 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 12.3 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 18.7 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 19.2 mi
- High Falls: 13.4 mi
- Princess Run Waterfall: 17.1 mi
- Wild Creek Falls: 21.6 mi
- High Falls: 21.9 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 22.5 mi
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 3.5 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 15.3 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 23.1 mi
- Rest Area: 1.8 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 8.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of National Museum of Industrial History. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bauer Rock | SW 226° | 317 m | 4.8 mi |
| Sandstone Ridge | WNW 302° | 311 m | 14.0 mi |
| Flint Hill | SSE 168° | 308 m | 5.9 mi |
| Gaffney Hill | E 81° | 308 m | 6.2 mi |
| Kirchberg | ESE 118° | 305 m | 3.4 mi |
| South Mountain | SSW 192° | 301 m | 1.3 mi |
| Haycock Mountain | SE 137° | 295 m | 11.7 mi |
| Kohlberg | SE 132° | 294 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:55 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:55 | 16:38 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allentown Lehigh VLY Intl AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/119334920
Day trips start here
- Bethlehem · 1 mi
- Hellertown · 3 mi
- Allentown · 6 mi
- Lehigh Valley · 6 mi
- Emmaus · 8 mi
- Whitehall Township · 8 mi
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