Reading Science Center
Reading Science Center is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 79 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Cedar Street Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
city in and county seat of Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States
Dates from 1748.
Wikidata Q237896, matched on coordinates and name (713 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
- 25.5 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 29.8 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Cedar Street Park: 0.2 mi
- Reading Iron Playground: 0.5 mi
- City Park: 0.6 mi
- 12th & Chestnut: 0.6 mi
- 3rd and Spruce Park: 0.6 mi
- Anchor from the U.S.S. Maine: 0.5 mi
- Volunteer Firemen's Memorial: 0.5 mi
- Christopher Columbus Statue: 0.5 mi
- The First Defenders Monument: 0.5 mi
- Frederick Lauer Monument: 0.5 mi
- Mount Penn: 1.4 mi
- Dengler Hill: 1.6 mi
- Neversink Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Highs Hill: 2.3 mi
- Black Bear Hill: 2.5 mi
- Neversink Mountain Preserve: 1.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 324: 2.0 mi
- Slate Hill Open Space: 2.6 mi
- Bob's Woods at Earl Poole Sanctuary: 4.6 mi
- Seidel Hill Tract: 4.9 mi
- Peace Rock: 1.1 mi
- Graffitti Tree: 10.0 mi
- Raggedy Ann's Ice Cream Shop: 12.8 mi
- Twas the Night Before Christmas: 12.8 mi
- Ye Olde Church: 12.8 mi
- Reading Area Firefighters Museum: 0.6 mi
- Berks History Center: 1.1 mi
- Reading Public Museum: 1.5 mi
- American Museum of Veterinary Medicine: 3.1 mi
- Reeser House Visitor Center: 3.8 mi
- Dove: 0.6 mi
- Ruins XXVII: 0.8 mi
- Boy with Gulls: 1.5 mi
- Troy: 1.6 mi
- Sundial: 1.6 mi
- Three Sisters Garden: 1.5 mi
- Trudy's Garden: 1.8 mi
- The Labyrinth Garden: 3.3 mi
- Salad & Herb Garden: 3.8 mi
- Doctor's Grove: 3.9 mi
- Mammoth Spring: 3.4 mi
- Springs of Punches Run: 4.6 mi
- Geiles Spring: 6.3 mi
- Peters Creek Spring: 8.9 mi
- Micajah Posey Spring: 11.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 7.4 mi
- Sweinhart Pavilion: 14.2 mi
- Park Pavillion #2: 15.7 mi
- Park Pavillion #3: 15.8 mi
- White Oak Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 11.1 mi
- Millers Point: 11.9 mi
- Peace Rock: 17.2 mi
- Old Quarry Pit: 17.3 mi
- Round Head: 23.6 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 19.0 mi
- Milford Mills: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Reading Science Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | W 271° | 396 m | 13.8 mi |
| Topton Mountain | NE 52° | 378 m | 16.1 mi |
| Mount Penn | NE 55° | 342 m | 1.4 mi |
| Church Hill | ENE 62° | 332 m | 5.0 mi |
| Long Hill | E 86° | 332 m | 11.8 mi |
| Fancy Hill | E 93° | 331 m | 11.6 mi |
| Deer Path Hill | NNE 34° | 326 m | 3.8 mi |
| Irish Mountain | NNE 15° | 323 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
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 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading Rgnl AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/12196288689
Day trips start here
- Reading · 0 mi
- Pottstown · 16 mi
- Honey Brook · 17 mi
- Intercourse · 23 mi
- Pennsburg · 23 mi
- Philadelphia Region · 23 mi
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