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Reeser House Visitor Center

Reeser House Visitor Center from directly overhead

Reeser House Visitor Center is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. The Pinnacle stands 498 m to the north-northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Salad & Herb Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Berks County Heritage Center

How to reach it

Coordinates40.36958, -75.97999

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Colony Park Playground: 1.3 mi
  • Pioneer Grove: 1.3 mi
  • Riverside Basin: 1.6 mi
  • Felix Dam Park: 1.7 mi
  • Laurel Run Park: 1.7 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves: 58
Attractions: 40
  • Peace Rock: 4.3 mi
  • Raggedy Ann's Ice Cream Shop: 9.2 mi
  • Twas the Night Before Christmas: 9.2 mi
  • Ye Olde Church: 9.2 mi
  • Christmas in Other Lands: 9.2 mi
Artworks: 20
  • Der Distelfink Statue: 0.1 mi
  • Sculpture Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Lion Shrine: 0.9 mi
  • Hayden: 3.1 mi
  • Phoenix: 3.2 mi
Gardens: 15
Picnic sites: 13
  • Picnic Grove: 11.1 mi
  • White Oak Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Red Rock Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
  • Sunfish Pond Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • Sweinhart Pavilion: 17.9 mi
Springs: 11
  • Mammoth Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Geiles Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Springs of Punches Run: 6.6 mi
  • Peters Creek Spring: 8.0 mi
  • Bethany Childrens Home Spring: 10.7 mi
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of Reeser House Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The PinnacleNNE 12°498 m17.2 mi
Pulpit RockN 9°467 m15.9 mi
Eagle PeakW 259°396 m11.0 mi
Topton MountainENE 65°378 m17.3 mi
Mount PennESE 111°342 m4.4 mi
Church HillE 90°332 m7.4 mi
Long HillE 96°332 m14.8 mi
Fancy HillESE 102°331 m14.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0818:4019:16
June solstice05:3519:5720:38
September equinox06:5218:2719:03
December solstice07:2415:5816:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313342536372767467554536
Precip in3.02.63.53.43.54.84.84.54.93.83.03.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading Rgnl AP, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/264219312

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