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Crossways Preserve

Crossways Preserve from directly overhead

Crossways Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 86 m. Sand Hill stands 318 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Penllyn Woods and Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Blue Route passes 4.3 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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Access
Permitted
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.17434, -75.26673

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Penllyn Woods and Park: 0.6 mi
  • Lower Gwynedd Park: 1.2 mi
  • Wentz Run Park: 1.5 mi
  • Penn - Ambler Park: 1.6 mi
  • Stony Creek Sports Park: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
  • The Stoogeum: 2.3 mi
  • Historical Society of Montgomery County: 4.7 mi
  • Woodmere Art Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Harold F. Pitcairn Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum: 7.0 mi
  • Mary Wood Park House: 7.0 mi
Gardens
Artworks
  • George Washington Bust: 3.7 mi
  • Two Lines Sculpture: 6.5 mi
  • Teedyuscung: 7.7 mi
  • Welcome Home: 8.2 mi
  • Buprestid Insulae: 8.2 mi
Attractions
  • Magnolia Slope: 6.3 mi
  • Out on a Limb Tree Canopy Walk: 6.4 mi
  • Orange Balustrade: 6.5 mi
  • Holiday Garden Railway: 6.5 mi
  • Azalea Meadow: 6.6 mi
Peaks: 52
  • Sandy Hill: 3.0 mi
  • Militia Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Fort Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Camp Hill: 4.8 mi
  • Lafayette Hill: 5.6 mi
Picnic sites: 41
  • Meadows Picnic Area: 9.1 mi
  • Betzwood Trailhead: 9.3 mi
  • Pavilion 1: 10.0 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 10.2 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 10.2 mi
Springs: 6
Cliffs: 5
  • Monkey Rock: 9.4 mi
  • lower waterfall ledge: 20.6 mi
  • Old Quarry: 20.9 mi
  • Washington's Rock: 21.1 mi
  • Devil's Tea Table: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • King of Prussia Service Plaza: 8.0 mi
  • 309 Truck Stop: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • High Falls: 22.3 mi
  • Gold Run: 24.7 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillWNW 297°318 m24.4 mi
Flint HillN 350°308 m24.9 mi
Haycock MountainN 7°295 m21.9 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 340°282 m24.1 mi
Devils HumpWNW 297°282 m24.7 mi
The LookoutN 350°277 m23.5 mi
Carl HillNNW 328°269 m23.9 mi
Beverly HillsNNW 340°264 m23.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5420:35
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2115:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536373787669574637
Precip in3.73.04.43.94.24.24.75.04.94.33.64.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norristown, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1423373911

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