Berks Nature - Ephraim Malickson Wildlife Sanctuary (Tekene 2)
Berks Nature - Ephraim Malickson Wildlife Sanctuary (Tekene 2) is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Long Mountain, a peak 1.8 miles away. Exton Bypass passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
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- Berks Nature
How to reach it
- 18.1 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 19.4 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 30.0 mi off the Blue Route
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Long Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Cedar Hill: 1.9 mi
- Trap Rock: 2.1 mi
- Sheep Hill: 2.3 mi
- Seidel Hill: 2.7 mi
- Seidel Hill Tract: 2.8 mi
- Green Hills Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Hopewell Tract: 3.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 324: 5.6 mi
- Buxton Conservancy: 6.0 mi
- Rustic Park: 2.9 mi
- Former Birdsboro Elementary Park: 3.0 mi
- Texas Field: 3.1 mi
- Texas Field Baseball Diamond: 3.1 mi
- Gibraltar Picnic Area: 3.1 mi
- Spring House: 3.5 mi
- Bathhouse for Six Penny Day Use Area: 3.6 mi
- Building wall: 4.6 mi
- Daniel Boone Homestead: 5.1 mi
- Old Power Station: 5.3 mi
- Graffitti Tree: 3.6 mi
- Mast Farms' Corn Maze: 6.7 mi
- Peace Rock: 7.5 mi
- Hank St Peters (a photogenic wild turkey): 9.1 mi
- Pottsgrove Mansion: 10.7 mi
- Louis J. Mascaro Automotive Museum: 3.7 mi
- American Museum of Veterinary Medicine: 4.3 mi
- Berks County Military History Museum: 7.0 mi
- Reading Area Firefighters Museum: 7.1 mi
- Reading Science Center: 7.5 mi
- Exeter Eagle: 5.7 mi
- Dove: 7.3 mi
- Ruins XXVII: 7.5 mi
- Troy: 7.8 mi
- Boy with Gulls: 7.8 mi
- Three Sisters Garden: 7.8 mi
- Trudy's Garden: 7.9 mi
- The Labyrinth Garden: 10.5 mi
- Salad & Herb Garden: 11.0 mi
- Doctor's Grove: 11.1 mi
- Micajah Posey Spring: 3.7 mi
- Springs of Punches Run: 5.8 mi
- Baptism Creek Spring: 6.4 mi
- Mammoth Spring: 10.9 mi
- Geiles Spring: 13.5 mi
- Picnic Grove: 5.4 mi
- Sweinhart Pavilion: 8.3 mi
- Park Pavillion #2: 8.9 mi
- Park Pavillion #3: 8.9 mi
- White Oak Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Millers Point: 6.1 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 11.8 mi
- Old Quarry Pit: 16.7 mi
- Peace Rock: 24.6 mi
- Milford Mills: 13.9 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 14.1 mi
- Willow Hill Covered Bridge: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Berks Nature - Ephraim Malickson Wildlife Sanctuary (Tekene 2). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | WNW 292° | 396 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mount Penn | NNW 344° | 342 m | 7.8 mi |
| Church Hill | N 8° | 332 m | 9.2 mi |
| Long Hill | NE 49° | 332 m | 11.4 mi |
| Fancy Hill | NE 54° | 331 m | 10.3 mi |
| Deer Path Hill | N 354° | 326 m | 10.0 mi |
| Irish Mountain | N 353° | 323 m | 12.8 mi |
| Cushion Peak | WNW 292° | 320 m | 12.0 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 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 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 | 29 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hopewell Morgantown, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/10734947365
Day trips start here
- Reading · 8 mi
- Honey Brook · 10 mi
- Pottstown · 12 mi
- Downingtown · 18 mi
- Chester County · 19 mi
- Exton · 19 mi
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