Messimer Preserve
Messimer Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 333 m. South Knob stands 792 m to the north-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sarnoski Hill, a peak 0.4 miles away. Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Countryside Conservancy
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
- 7.9 mi off the Governor Casey Byway
- 13.0 mi off the Gateway to the Endless Mountains
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook (Carbondale) · 9 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sarnoski Hill: 0.4 mi
- Church Hill: 0.6 mi
- Turkey Hill: 1.5 mi
- Bushkos Hill: 1.5 mi
- Bull Hill: 1.6 mi
- Lackawanna State Park: 1.5 mi
- Marworth Rec Area: 2.5 mi
- Benton Township Park: 2.9 mi
- Frisbee Golf: 3.5 mi
- Ackerly Fields: 4.9 mi
- Caboose: 4.4 mi
- H. James Saxton and Donald Sherwood monument: 6.4 mi
- WW1, WW1, Korean War: 7.0 mi
- Birthplace of First Aid: 7.0 mi
- Borough Establishment: 7.0 mi
- Gardner Spencer Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Ziegler Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Quarry Ridge Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Meadowsweet Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Gateway Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 9.6 mi
- Worthington Scranton Statue: 9.6 mi
- Penn State Nittany Lion: 10.7 mi
- Faith - Hope - Love Veterans Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Jason Miller: 11.5 mi
- Houdini Museum: 9.8 mi
- Lackawana Coal Mine Tour: 11.1 mi
- Anthracite Museum: 11.1 mi
- Electric City Trolley Museum: 11.3 mi
- Civil War Museum: 11.3 mi
- Tunkhannock Viaduct: 6.5 mi
- Red Barn Village Mini-Golf: 9.9 mi
- Tundra Tornado: 15.3 mi
- Iceberg Alley Luge: 15.5 mi
- Wayne County Fairgrounds: 20.9 mi
- Prayer Garden: 11.3 mi
- Mulberry Plaza: 11.5 mi
- Lower Quad: 11.6 mi
- Upper Quad: 11.7 mi
- R. N, Davis Memorial Garden: 12.0 mi
- Nay Aug Falls: 12.0 mi
- Rattlesnake Falls: 17.9 mi
- Carley Brook Falls: 22.1 mi
- Salvatore Falls: 22.2 mi
- Wangum Falls: 22.5 mi
- Campbell's Ledge: 16.1 mi
- The View (Abderdeen Road Overlook): 17.9 mi
- Roadside Rest: 17.5 mi
- Spencer Spring: 21.4 mi
- Deer Beach: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.9 miles of Messimer Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Knob | NNE 32° | 792 m | 10.7 mi |
| Pinnacle Rock | SSW 203° | 685 m | 10.9 mi |
| Pinnacle Rock | SSW 203° | 681 m | 10.7 mi |
| West Mountain | S 191° | 659 m | 8.2 mi |
| Bald Mountain | SSW 199° | 641 m | 10.0 mi |
| Cary Mountain | ESE 114° | 627 m | 5.5 mi |
| Hubbard Mountain | SE 136° | 618 m | 5.6 mi |
| Meyers Mountain | ESE 124° | 616 m | 5.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:29 | 19:59 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:52 | 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, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/365735578
Day trips start here
- Clarks Summit · 6 mi
- Factoryville · 6 mi
- Dunmore · 11 mi
- Scranton · 11 mi
- Endless Mountains · 17 mi
- Northeastern Pennsylvania · 17 mi
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