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Zane Grey Museum
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Zane Grey Museum is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 192 m. Mount Wismer stands 627 m to the southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans' Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) runs past it.
The story
The Zane Grey Museum in Lackawaxen Township, Pennsylvania, United States, is a former residence of the author Zane Grey and is now maintained as a museum and operated by the National Park Service (NPS). It is located on the upper Delaware River and is on the National Register of Historic Places. It contains many photographs, artworks, books, furnishings, and other objects of interest associated with Grey and his family. The house was built in two sections, both from designs by Grey. The first was in 1905 by Zane Grey's brother, Romer Carl "Reddy" Grey; the second seven years later by a neighbor, to serve as a writing studio and library after the success of Riders of the Purple Sage. Grey and his wife moved to California so he could work on screenplays in 1918, but Lackawaxen and the house remained one of his favorite places for the rest of his life. It was added to the Register in 1983.
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Dates from 1973.
Wikidata Q8066104, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 192 m
What to expect
How to reach it
Coordinates41.48567, -74.98746
- On the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 25.7 mi off the Governor Casey Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lifting Rocks Overlook · 14 mi
- Park Avenue Observatory · 17 mi
- Scenic Overlook (Carbondale) · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Veterans' Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Minisink Battlefield County Park: 0.9 mi
- Rohman Park: 3.8 mi
- Hickok Brook Multiple Use Area: 6.1 mi
- Shohola Falls Waterfowl Management Area: 6.6 mi
Peaks
- German Hill: 2.8 mi
- Shimers Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Bald Hill: 6.1 mi
- Bald Hill: 7.5 mi
- Deep Hollow Hill: 8.6 mi
Historic sites: 28
- Bridge: 0.3 mi
- Franklin Memorial Wall: 0.5 mi
- Old Pipeline Remnant: 11.9 mi
- 1969 Woodstock Monument: 15.9 mi
- Millville Historic District: 16.0 mi
Attractions: 24
- RIVER ACCESS sign: 5.0 mi
- tree stand: 5.3 mi
- uncleared path continues: 5.3 mi
- tree stand: 5.4 mi
- unmown path continues: 5.7 mi
Waterfalls: 21
- Fish Cabin Falls: 10.2 mi
- Wangum Falls: 13.6 mi
- Carley Brook Falls: 14.3 mi
- Hackers Falls: 15.0 mi
- Raymondskil Falls: 15.5 mi
Beaches: 15
- river access: 4.9 mi
- Laurel Ridge Beach: 10.2 mi
- Palmyra Township Public Beach: 10.3 mi
- Gravel Beach: 11.2 mi
- Sandy Beach: 11.2 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Beaver Brook Rod & Gun Club Inc: 6.7 mi
- Sullivan Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 6.9 mi
- Whippoowill Club: 7.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 209: 9.1 mi
- Cornelia and Florence Bridge Preserve: 10.3 mi
Museums: 13
- Fort Delaware Museum of Colonial History: 9.6 mi
- Dorflinger Glass Museum: 11.1 mi
- The Columns Museum of the Pike County Historical Society: 14.7 mi
- The Museum at Bethel Woods: 15.7 mi
- Port Jervis Fire Department Museum: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Pecks Pond Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Horeshoe picnic grove: 20.7 mi
- Willow picnic grove: 20.8 mi
- Robin Cove Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
- Toms Creek Recreation Site: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 14.9 mi
- Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 15.1 mi
- Pike Welcome Center: 16.8 mi
- Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 19.6 mi
- Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 19.6 mi
Gardens: 4
- Muriel's Garden: 10.1 mi
- native plant garden: 17.8 mi
- The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 19.5 mi
- Labyrinth Garden: 19.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
- The Cliff: 15.4 mi
- Ridgefield Point: 16.4 mi
- steep bluff: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Conashaugh: 16.5 mi
- Eshback: 23.2 mi
Artworks: 2
- Glass Tentacles: 21.2 mi
- Buffalo Statue: 24.4 mi
Springs: 2
- Artesian Spring: 21.4 mi
- Rail-Trail Spring: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Zane Grey Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Wismer | SW 219° | 627 m | 22.0 mi |
| High Knob | SSW 209° | 624 m | 14.7 mi |
| Big Hickory | NNW 326° | 611 m | 23.0 mi |
| Low Knob | SSW 210° | 607 m | 13.8 mi |
| West Hill | SSW 213° | 605 m | 14.3 mi |
| West Mountain | SW 218° | 605 m | 21.4 mi |
| Middle Mountain | SW 221° | 599 m | 22.9 mi |
| Hust Hill | N 6° | 588 m | 22.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:56 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:48 | 18:23 | 18:59 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:49 | 16:34 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawley 1 E, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/733031681
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