Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center
Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Pohopco Mountains stands 534 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Picnic Grove, a picnic site 0.5 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 5.9 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
How to reach it
- 5.9 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 10.6 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Crashed Car: 0.7 mi
- Indian Tower Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Old Mill (Ruins): 3.3 mi
- Robert M. Jones Monument: 7.4 mi
- Bethel Welsh Congregational Church Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Belfast-Edelman Sportsman's Association: 0.9 mi
- Albert Ponds Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Newport Crossings Park: 2.1 mi
- Creekside Playground: 2.2 mi
- Leibert Park: 2.4 mi
- C. F. Martin & Co., Inc. Factory: 2.2 mi
- Hotel of Horror: 7.4 mi
- Crayola Experience: 8.1 mi
- Delaware River Railroad Excursions: 8.5 mi
- Josiah White II Canal Boat: 9.1 mi
- Ferraro Obulaney Tract: 2.4 mi
- Binney and Smith Preserve: 6.4 mi
- Little Martins Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Marble Hill Natural Resource Area: 7.6 mi
- Marble Hill Natural Resource Area: 7.6 mi
- Holiday Hill: 5.9 mi
- Klein Hill: 6.3 mi
- Church Hill: 7.0 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 7.2 mi
- Bixlers Bluff: 8.1 mi
- Martin Guitar Museum: 2.2 mi
- Whitefield House: 3.1 mi
- Hunter-Martin Settlement Museum: 6.8 mi
- Sigal Museum: 8.1 mi
- Phillipsburg Railroad Historians Museum: 8.8 mi
- LaFarm: 5.0 mi
- Lower Hackett Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- South 10th and Pine Community Garden: 7.8 mi
- Juliana Street Community Garden: 8.1 mi
- Kressler Garden: 8.1 mi
- Leopard: 7.6 mi
- Shapeyard: 7.6 mi
- Transcendence: 7.6 mi
- John Amos Comenius Monument: 11.6 mi
- Early Settlers Statue: 12.3 mi
- Picnic Grove: 0.5 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 10.8 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 10.8 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 10.8 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 10.8 mi
- Horn Springs: 4.2 mi
- Leroy A. Smith Spring #3: 4.5 mi
- Leroy A. Smith Spring #2: 4.6 mi
- Leroy A. Smith Spring #1: 4.8 mi
- Stempa Spring: 6.9 mi
- Princess Run Waterfall: 8.7 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 10.3 mi
- Upper Falls: 14.2 mi
- Lower Falls: 14.5 mi
- Wild Creek Falls: 15.5 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 7.3 mi
- Mount Washington: 8.4 mi
- Wolf Rocks: 10.4 mi
- Indian Ladder: 15.7 mi
- Indian Head: 15.9 mi
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 10.7 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 16.0 mi
- Indain Mountain Lake Beach: 18.5 mi
- Smithfield Beach: 20.9 mi
- Smithfield Beach: 21.1 mi
- Rest Area: 11.2 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 16.3 mi
- Rest area: 16.7 mi
- Crescent Lake Rest Area: 19.4 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.8 miles of Jacobsburg Environmental Education Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pohopco Mountains | NNW 330° | 534 m | 16.7 mi |
| Mount Tammany | NE 38° | 465 m | 16.0 mi |
| Kittatinny Mountain | NNE 30° | 464 m | 12.1 mi |
| Mount Minsi | NE 37° | 443 m | 14.9 mi |
| Mount No More | E 86° | 348 m | 14.3 mi |
| Scotts Mountain | ESE 105° | 331 m | 11.7 mi |
| Sandstone Ridge | WSW 254° | 311 m | 16.3 mi |
| Gaffney Hill | SSE 168° | 308 m | 11.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:55 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:54 | 16:37 |
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 | 30 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.6 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.4 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phillipsburg-easton BRG, 8 mi away.
- dame's rocket54 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage46 obs
- mayapple39 obs
- bloodroot37 obs
- wild bergamot35 obs
- Solomon's plume29 obs
- wineberry28 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty28 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/25726320
Day trips start here
- Nazareth · 3 mi
- Bangor · 7 mi
- Easton · 8 mi
- Phillipsburg · 9 mi
- Bethlehem · 12 mi
- Whitehall Township · 13 mi
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