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Johnson's Pond Wildlife Park

Johnson's Pond Wildlife Park from directly overhead

Johnson's Pond Wildlife Park is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 158 m. Pocono Mountain stands 517 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Independence Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 23 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
North Whitehall Township
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.66810, -75.59315

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Independence Park: 0.5 mi
  • United States Armed Forces Plaza: 0.8 mi
  • Kolapechka Park: 1.1 mi
  • Levans Park (Holben Park): 1.2 mi
  • North Whitehall Recreation Area: 1.5 mi
Historic sites
  • Korea Vietnam Memorial: 0.8 mi
  • Lehigh County Massacre Gravesite: 2.6 mi
  • Lockport, canal town: 4.8 mi
  • Lockport, canal town: 4.8 mi
  • Lockport, canal town: 4.8 mi
Peaks
Attractions
  • Dragon Cement Co. Inc. No 1: 1.5 mi
  • Thunder Creek Mountain: 6.8 mi
  • Demon Drop: 6.8 mi
  • Thunder Creek Mountain: 6.8 mi
  • Thunder Hawk: 6.8 mi
Museums: 53
Nature reserves: 52
Gardens: 30
Artworks: 20
Springs: 17
  • Helfrichs Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Poorhouse Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 8.2 mi
  • Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #3: 9.0 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Parkside Pavillion: 6.8 mi
  • Food Fest Grove: 6.9 mi
  • Carousel Grove: 7.0 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 11.2 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 15.2 mi
  • Wild Creek Falls: 15.4 mi
  • Lower Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Onoko Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Terrace Falls: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 6
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 5.7 mi
  • Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 12.8 mi
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 15.1 mi
  • Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 15.5 mi
  • Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 17.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area: 11.2 mi
  • 309 Truck Stop: 16.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.4 miles of Johnson's Pond Wildlife Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pocono MountainNNW 339°517 m16.9 mi
Bear MountainNNW 339°506 m15.3 mi
The PinnacleWSW 257°498 m17.1 mi
Bake Oven KnobNW 307°483 m9.2 mi
Bears RocksWNW 298°475 m9.9 mi
Locust MountainNW 321°432 m17.2 mi
Topton MountainSSW 200°378 m14.0 mi
Gap HillS 189°349 m13.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3819:15
June solstice05:3219:5620:38
September equinox06:5118:2519:01
December solstice07:2415:5516:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303241526271767466554435
Precip in3.32.83.63.73.64.45.34.64.84.13.23.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allentown Lehigh VLY Intl AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1231309853

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