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B. Leroy & Elizabeth Burkhart Preserve

B. Leroy & Elizabeth Burkhart Preserve from directly overhead

B. Leroy & Elizabeth Burkhart Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 272 m. Topton Mountain stands 378 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is B. Leeroy & Elizabeth Burkhart Preserve, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.51669, -75.48864

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Mystic Chain Park: 0.7 mi
  • Rodale Nature Area: 0.8 mi
  • Furnace Dam Park: 0.8 mi
  • South Fourth Street Ballfields: 0.9 mi
  • Emmaus Community Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
Attractions
  • Splash Landing: 4.7 mi
  • Patriot's Plunge: 4.7 mi
  • Kids Cove: 4.7 mi
  • Aquablast: 4.7 mi
  • Wildwater Rapids: 4.7 mi
Museums: 59
  • Emmaus Historical Society: 1.4 mi
  • Museum of Indian Culture: 3.5 mi
  • Mack Trucks Historical Museum: 3.8 mi
  • Lock Ridge Furnace Museum: 5.6 mi
  • Alburtis Lock Ridge Historical Society: 5.8 mi
Gardens: 35
Artworks: 25
  • Emma: 1.3 mi
  • Victor's Lament: 5.6 mi
  • Arts Walk Hamilton Connector: 6.0 mi
  • Court Street Arts Alley: 6.1 mi
  • Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 8.2 mi
Picnic sites: 17
  • Carousel Grove: 4.8 mi
  • Food Fest Grove: 4.9 mi
  • Parkside Pavillion: 5.0 mi
  • Charlie Brown's Clearing: 10.1 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 10.4 mi
Springs: 16
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 4.6 mi
  • Poorhouse Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #3: 20.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 3
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 12.3 mi
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 17.2 mi
  • Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • 309 Truck Stop: 5.9 mi
  • Rest Area: 10.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • High Falls: 19.3 mi
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.6 miles of B. Leroy & Elizabeth Burkhart Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Topton MountainWSW 255°378 m10.5 mi
Gap HillWSW 247°349 m8.3 mi
Bauer RockNE 39°317 m4.3 mi
Sandstone RidgeNNW 338°311 m15.2 mi
Flint HillE 83°308 m7.4 mi
Gaffney HillENE 58°308 m14.4 mi
KirchbergENE 61°305 m10.4 mi
South MountainNE 47°301 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3219:5520:37
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2315:5516:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303241526271767466554435
Precip in3.32.83.63.73.64.45.34.64.84.13.23.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allentown Lehigh VLY Intl AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12591692384

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