Nature reserve · Pennsylvania
Plan a drive hereCatawissa Recreation Area - Weiser State Forest
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- Elevation, modelled
- 541 m
- Tallest summit within 20.8 miles
- Bears Head634 m · 3.5 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8922, -76.0413
Catawissa Recreation Area - Weiser State Forest is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 541 m. Bears Head stands 634 m to the southwest, 3.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Head, a peak 1.6 miles away.
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- DCNR
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Catawissa Recreation Area - Weiser State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bears Head | SW 215° | 634 m | 3.5 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NE 34° | 603 m | 10.3 mi |
| Arbutus Peak | NNE 27° | 595 m | 20.8 mi |
| Buck Mountain | WNW 295° | 592 m | 9.6 mi |
| Green Mountain | NNE 33° | 592 m | 12.0 mi |
| Catawissa Mountain | W 277° | 571 m | 14.5 mi |
| Mount Yeager | NE 38° | 561 m | 15.9 mi |
| Blue Head | WSW 243° | 557 m | 2.3 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Round Head: 1.6 mi
- Blue Head: 2.3 mi
- Bears Head: 3.5 mi
- Eagle Rock: 3.9 mi
- Little Sugarloaf Mountain: 4.8 mi
Parks
- McAdoo Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Centennial Park: 2.6 mi
- Quakake Park: 2.9 mi
- Delano Park: 3.9 mi
- Sheppton Park: 4.0 mi
Attractions: 59
- Whitewater Rafting Adventures: 12.9 mi
- Whitewater Challengers: 14.8 mi
- 100 Mile View: 15.8 mi
- Pocono Whitewater: 20.6 mi
- Bloomsburg University Fountain: 22.6 mi
Historic sites: 55
- Delano Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Massacre Monument: 6.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Massacre Grave: 6.7 mi
- National Shrine of the Sacred Heart: 7.3 mi
Artworks: 28
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 6.4 mi
- Anthony P. Domato Mural: 9.7 mi
- Philip Ginder Carved Rock: 9.9 mi
- Owl Totem Pole: 17.5 mi
- Benjamin Franklin Statue: 18.2 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- Butler Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Locust Lake State Park: 8.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 222: 12.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 329: 13.9 mi
- Lehigh Gorge State Park: 16.5 mi
Museums: 19
- Conyngham Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Mahanoy Area Historical Society: 7.6 mi
- The No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum: 8.7 mi
- Summit Hill Historical Society: 9.9 mi
- JWR Automobile Museum: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Cave Falls: 14.3 mi
- Terrace Falls: 14.4 mi
- Onoko Falls: 14.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 14.4 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 16.0 mi
Gardens: 6
- Butler Township Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- Stonehedge Gardens: 10.4 mi
- Castle Green Garden: 15.9 mi
- Native Habitat Garden: 18.1 mi
- Palmerton Concourse Club Rose Garden: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 13.5 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Westbound: 13.5 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Eastbound: 13.6 mi
- Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 15.1 mi
- Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 16.1 mi
Springs: 5
- Penn Springs: 17.3 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #1: 19.0 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #2: 19.0 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #3: 19.2 mi
- Pocahontas Spring: 21.6 mi
Beaches: 4
- Eagle Rock Beach: 4.8 mi
- Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 14.7 mi
- Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 16.1 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 18.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Gorgeous Rocks: 14.5 mi
- Bear Mountain Overlook: 17.2 mi
- Devil's Elbow: 20.0 mi
- Peace Rock: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Camp Apple Tree: 13.5 mi
- C. Q. McWilliams Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Memorial Class Of 1916: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Centralia: 16.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:56 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 26 | 34 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mahanoy City 2 N, 7 mi away.
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