Bob's Woods at Earl Poole Sanctuary
Bob's Woods at Earl Poole Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Pulpit Rock stands 467 m to the north-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Chapel Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Berks County Parks and Recreation
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 17.8 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
- 26.9 mi off the Exton Bypass
Named places within 25 miles
- Chapel Hill: 0.6 mi
- Deer Path Hill: 1.2 mi
- Church Hill: 1.4 mi
- Schwarzwald Hill: 2.7 mi
- Sand Hill: 3.1 mi
- Alsace Playground: 1.2 mi
- Dominic Manzella Park: 2.2 mi
- Rotary Park: 2.5 mi
- Roessner Field: 2.7 mi
- Laureldale Playground: 2.9 mi
- Antietem Lake Dam Watchman's House: 1.9 mi
- Sherman Amphitheatre Ruins: 2.6 mi
- Sherman Amphitheatre Ruins: 2.6 mi
- Sherman Amphitheatre Ruins: 2.7 mi
- Sherman Amphitheatre Ruins - Stage: 2.7 mi
- Peace Rock: 3.6 mi
- Crystal Cave: 10.0 mi
- Kutztown Fairgrounds: 10.1 mi
- Graffitti Tree: 11.2 mi
- Colebrookdale Railroad Station: 12.4 mi
- Neversink Mountain Preserve: 4.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 324: 6.1 mi
- Seidel Hill Tract: 7.2 mi
- Slate Hill Open Space: 7.2 mi
- Green Hills Preserve: 9.4 mi
- Berks History Center: 4.4 mi
- Reading Science Center: 4.6 mi
- Reading Area Firefighters Museum: 5.2 mi
- Mid-Atlantic Air Museum: 5.5 mi
- Reading Public Museum: 6.1 mi
- Dove: 4.2 mi
- Exeter Eagle: 4.3 mi
- Ruins XXVII: 5.4 mi
- Boy with Gulls: 6.1 mi
- Troy: 6.1 mi
- Andrew Maier Pollinator Garden: 4.2 mi
- Three Sisters Garden: 6.0 mi
- The Labyrinth Garden: 6.1 mi
- Trudy's Garden: 6.3 mi
- Salad & Herb Garden: 6.3 mi
- Mammoth Spring: 4.3 mi
- Geiles Spring: 4.6 mi
- Peters Creek Spring: 5.6 mi
- Springs of Punches Run: 9.1 mi
- Micajah Posey Spring: 13.2 mi
- Picnic Grove: 7.0 mi
- Sweinhart Pavilion: 14.2 mi
- Park Pavillion #2: 16.5 mi
- Park Pavillion #3: 16.6 mi
- White Oak Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 7.6 mi
- Millers Point: 12.3 mi
- Peace Rock: 15.6 mi
- Old Quarry Pit: 21.9 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 17.8 mi
- Milford Mills: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.5 miles of Bob's Woods at Earl Poole Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pulpit Rock | NNW 346° | 467 m | 15.3 mi |
| Topton Mountain | NE 55° | 378 m | 11.5 mi |
| Gap Hill | ENE 63° | 349 m | 13.4 mi |
| Mount Penn | SW 221° | 342 m | 3.3 mi |
| Church Hill | SE 128° | 332 m | 1.4 mi |
| Long Hill | ESE 106° | 332 m | 8.8 mi |
| Fancy Hill | ESE 115° | 331 m | 9.2 mi |
| Deer Path Hill | W 267° | 326 m | 1.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:57 | 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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading 4 NNW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1497775801
Day trips start here
- Reading · 5 mi
- Pottstown · 15 mi
- Pennsburg · 19 mi
- Honey Brook · 20 mi
- Philadelphia Region · 20 mi
- Emmaus · 22 mi
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