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Pomeroy McMichaels Creek Nature Preserve

Pomeroy McMichaels Creek Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Pomeroy McMichaels Creek Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 155 m. Dresser Hill stands 673 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Crystal Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 8.1 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Pocono Heritage Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.96079, -75.24777

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Crystal Hill: 0.6 mi
  • The Knob: 1.4 mi
  • Kittatinny Mountain: 3.7 mi
  • Foxtown Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Fox Hill: 4.1 mi
Parks
  • Hickory Valley Park: 0.8 mi
  • McMichael Creek Greenway: 1.7 mi
  • Kovarick Park Lands: 2.2 mi
  • Knights Park: 2.7 mi
  • West Gate Park: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
  • Historic Churliegh Inn: 3.3 mi
  • Grave of Etna Bittenbender: 3.3 mi
  • Coal Pocket: 3.6 mi
  • DL&W Interlocking Tower: 4.9 mi
  • Antoine Dutot: 5.8 mi
Attractions: 42
Museums: 38
  • Monroe County Historical Association: 3.1 mi
  • Eddie's Toy Museum & Store: 4.3 mi
  • Dansbury Depot: 4.4 mi
  • Antoine Dutot Museum & Gallery: 5.8 mi
  • Brodhead Creek Heritage Center: 6.9 mi
Waterfalls: 32
  • Old Mill Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 6.4 mi
  • Dunnfield Creek Falls: 6.7 mi
  • Lower Falls: 6.9 mi
  • Twin Falls: 8.0 mi
Gardens: 19
  • Sarah Street Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 9.3 mi
  • LaFarm: 15.7 mi
  • Glacier Lake Garden: 16.0 mi
  • Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 18.5 mi
Artworks: 19
  • Rock Maze: 14.8 mi
  • Leopard: 18.1 mi
  • Shapeyard: 18.1 mi
  • Transcendence: 18.2 mi
  • Palmerton "Patches": 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 17
Springs: 11
Beaches: 9
  • Smithfield Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 11.2 mi
  • Turtle Beach: 11.9 mi
  • Indain Mountain Lake Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Tall Timber Beach: 16.4 mi
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 4
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 5.9 mi
  • Crescent Lake Rest Area: 9.2 mi
  • Rest area: 11.1 mi
  • Rest Area: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Pomeroy McMichaels Creek Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dresser HillNNW 342°673 m18.9 mi
Pimple HillWNW 289°669 m14.4 mi
Lake MountainWNW 287°666 m19.5 mi
Turkey KnollNNW 346°655 m16.3 mi
Camelback MountainNW 316°647 m7.8 mi
Shaffers KnobNNW 347°634 m17.6 mi
Mount WismerN 359°627 m19.1 mi
Pohopoco MountainWNW 283°612 m12.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3019:5620:37
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2315:5316:37

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506068737164524133
Precip in3.83.14.04.34.45.54.74.85.35.23.94.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Stroudsburg, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/827954391

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