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Abington Township Bird Sanctuary

Abington Township Bird Sanctuary from directly overhead

Abington Township Bird Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 41 m. Rock Hill stands 256 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Valley Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Blue Route passes 9.4 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
41 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.11017, -75.10080

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Valley Park: 0.2 mi
  • Abington Township Game Preserve: 0.4 mi
  • Jackson Park: 0.7 mi
  • Tyson Green: 1.3 mi
  • Foxchase Manor Park: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Gardens
  • Meadowbrook Community Garden: 1.3 mi
  • Fruit garden: 2.0 mi
  • Laverock Road Garden: 3.6 mi
  • Fisher Park Roots Garden: 4.8 mi
  • MLK High School Farm: 5.0 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
  • Waterman Mansion Site: 1.8 mi
  • Alnwick Grove: 2.0 mi
  • Jenkintown Sign: 2.3 mi
  • Langstroth Mill Complex: 2.5 mi
  • Helicopter Memorial: 2.5 mi
Museums
Peaks: 44
  • Camp Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Fort Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Sugarloaf Hill: 6.8 mi
  • Militia Hill: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 40
  • Picnic Area C: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 1.4 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 1.5 mi
  • Picnic Area #3: 7.4 mi
  • Picnic Area #2: 7.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
  • Monkey Rock: 15.1 mi
  • Old Quarry: 18.4 mi
  • Washington's Rock: 18.7 mi
  • lower waterfall ledge: 22.9 mi
  • Devil's Tea Table: 24.2 mi
Springs: 3
Rest areas: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Gold Run: 18.2 mi
  • High Falls: 23.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Abington Township Bird Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rock HillNNW 334°256 m23.0 mi
Diamond Rock HillW 264°188 m21.7 mi
Mount MiseryW 266°176 m19.8 mi
Plumstead HillN 0°174 m18.2 mi
Buckingham MountainNNE 12°158 m14.6 mi
Spring MountainWNW 300°151 m21.6 mi
Baldpate MountainNE 38°146 m19.4 mi
Strawberry HillNE 36°143 m18.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3219:5320:34
September equinox06:4918:2418:59
December solstice07:2015:5516:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F343744556474797770584839
Precip in3.32.64.03.83.63.94.34.24.53.63.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NE Phila AP, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/142745142

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