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Freeman's Island

Freeman's Island from directly overhead

Freeman's Island is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 65 m. Scotts Mountain stands 331 m to the east-northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Geissinger Grist Mill, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
65 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Wildlands Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.63112, -75.33185

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Geissinger Grist Mill: 0.1 mi
  • Lock 44: 0.2 mi
  • Nick Dutko Monument: 1.3 mi
  • Chuck Bednarik Monument: 2.2 mi
  • Bethlehem Township Veterans' Memorial: 2.3 mi
Parks
  • Steel City Park: 0.2 mi
  • Freemansburg Municipal Park: 0.5 mi
  • Bayard Park: 0.9 mi
  • Birchwood Park: 0.9 mi
  • Pembroke Park: 1.1 mi
Peaks
  • Green Hill: 0.7 mi
  • Sherry Hill: 2.2 mi
  • South Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Camelhump: 2.8 mi
  • Quaker Hill: 2.9 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves
Museums: 57
Gardens: 31
Artworks: 19
  • The Bridge: 2.2 mi
  • John Amos Comenius Monument: 2.6 mi
  • Amos The Greyhound: 2.7 mi
  • Nittany Lion Mascot Statue: 2.8 mi
  • Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 3.2 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Charlie Brown's Clearing: 1.3 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 2.7 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 2.7 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 2.7 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 2.7 mi
Springs: 14
  • Crystal Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Marble Spring: 10.6 mi
  • Poorhouse Spring: 11.7 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • High Falls: 11.8 mi
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 16.5 mi
  • High Falls: 21.0 mi
  • Old Mill Falls: 21.1 mi
  • Wild Creek Falls: 21.5 mi
Cliffs: 6
Beaches: 3
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 1.2 mi
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 16.3 mi
  • Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area: 2.8 mi
  • 309 Truck Stop: 9.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.2 miles of Freeman's Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scotts MountainENE 59°331 m15.1 mi
Bauer RockSW 231°317 m7.2 mi
Sandstone RidgeWNW 294°311 m15.2 mi
Gaffney HillE 95°308 m4.0 mi
Flint HillS 187°308 m7.1 mi
KirchbergSSE 163°305 m3.0 mi
South MountainSW 223°301 m3.4 mi
Haycock MountainSSE 149°295 m11.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:14
June solstice05:3119:5520:36
September equinox06:5018:2419:00
December solstice07:2215:5416:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038505968737164534333
Precip in3.83.24.44.24.54.65.64.85.14.93.64.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springtown 1 NNE, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/4888077

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