Nature reserve · Pennsylvania
Merli-Sarnoski County Park
Merli-Sarnoski County Park is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 538 m. North Knob stands 817 m to the north, 8.7 miles off. Governor Casey Byway passes 3.0 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lackawanna County
How to reach it
Coordinates41.59076, -75.53907
- 3.0 mi off the Governor Casey Byway
- 10.0 mi off the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
- 19.9 mi off the Gateway to the Endless Mountains
- 25.0 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook (Carbondale) · 3 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Merli-Sarnoski County Park: 0.4 mi
- West Side Park: 1.9 mi
- Anthracite History Park: 2.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
- Carbondale Skate Park: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Finch Hill: 2.2 mi
- Cary Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Meyers Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Salem Hill: 5.1 mi
- Supko Hill: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 49
- Birthplace of First Aid: 4.3 mi
- Borough Establishment: 4.3 mi
- WW1, WW1, Korean War: 4.3 mi
- World War One Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Culm Dump: 4.6 mi
Attractions: 25
- Tunkhannock Viaduct: 12.5 mi
- Wayne County Fairgrounds: 14.0 mi
- Red Barn Village Mini-Golf: 15.6 mi
- Tundra Tornado: 17.7 mi
- Iceberg Alley Luge: 17.8 mi
Nature reserves: 19
- Messimer Preserve: 6.9 mi
- Gardner Spencer Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Ziegler Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Quarry Ridge Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Meadowsweet Preserve: 9.1 mi
Museums: 13
- Houdini Museum: 12.7 mi
- Civil War Museum: 14.0 mi
- George H. Catlin Memorial House: 14.2 mi
- Everhart Museum: 14.2 mi
- Everhart Museum: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 11
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 11.2 mi
- Worthington Scranton Statue: 11.3 mi
- Penn State Nittany Lion: 12.6 mi
- Faith - Hope - Love Veterans Memorial: 14.1 mi
- Christ the Teacher Sculpture: 14.1 mi
Gardens: 9
- Prayer Garden: 14.0 mi
- Mulberry Plaza: 14.1 mi
- Lower Quad: 14.1 mi
- Upper Quad: 14.1 mi
- R. N, Davis Memorial Garden: 14.1 mi
Waterfalls: 4
- Nay Aug Falls: 14.1 mi
- Carley Brook Falls: 15.3 mi
- Wangum Falls: 16.4 mi
- Rattlesnake Falls: 19.7 mi
Beaches: 4
- Deer Beach: 19.3 mi
- Gravel Beach: 20.0 mi
- Sandy Beach: 20.5 mi
- Palmyra Township Public Beach: 21.0 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 23.0 mi
- Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 23.1 mi
- Roadside Rest: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 2
- The View (Abderdeen Road Overlook): 16.8 mi
- Campbell's Ledge: 20.8 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Horeshoe picnic grove: 22.3 mi
- Willow picnic grove: 22.4 mi
Springs: 1
- Spencer Spring: 18.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Merli-Sarnoski County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Knob | N 353° | 817 m | 8.7 mi |
| Mount Ararat | NNE 17° | 803 m | 14.5 mi |
| South Knob | N 352° | 792 m | 8.0 mi |
| Elk Hill | N 352° | 748 m | 8.4 mi |
| East Mountain | N 350° | 719 m | 11.1 mi |
| High Knob | E 88° | 690 m | 5.6 mi |
| Salem Hill | ESE 123° | 686 m | 5.1 mi |
| Lackawanna Mountain | NNE 28° | 677 m | 5.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:58 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:51 | 16:36 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 21 | 22 | 30 | 42 | 54 | 62 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 47 | 36 | 26 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 3.8 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pleasant MT 1 W, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/984676808
Day trips start here
- Clarks Summit · 11 mi
- Dunmore · 13 mi
- Factoryville · 13 mi
- Scranton · 14 mi
- Pocono Mountains · 18 mi
- Northeastern Pennsylvania · 19 mi
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