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Rail Gap Pocono Creek Nature Preserve

Rail Gap Pocono Creek Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Rail Gap Pocono Creek Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Dresser Hill stands 673 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Big Pines Park, a park 1.2 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 9.8 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Pocono Heritage Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.99286, -75.25909

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Big Pines Park: 1.2 mi
  • Katz Park: 1.9 mi
  • Hickory Valley Park: 2.5 mi
  • Knights Park: 2.6 mi
  • Barton Glen Park: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
  • Kettle Creek Environmental Education Center: 2.0 mi
  • Hamilton Jackson Pocono Park: 2.1 mi
  • Pomeroy McMichaels Creek Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
  • Tannersville Cranberry Bog Preserve: 3.0 mi
  • Glen Run Nature Preserve: 4.0 mi
Peaks
  • Crystal Hill: 2.8 mi
  • The Knob: 3.0 mi
  • Foxtown Hill: 4.6 mi
  • Fox Hill: 4.7 mi
  • Kittatinny Mountain: 5.5 mi
Historic sites: 49
  • Coal Pocket: 3.6 mi
  • DL&W Interlocking Tower: 3.9 mi
  • Historic Churliegh Inn: 3.9 mi
  • Grave of Etna Bittenbender: 4.7 mi
  • Antoine Dutot: 6.3 mi
Attractions: 39
Waterfalls: 35
  • Old Mill Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Dunnfield Creek Falls: 7.3 mi
  • Twin Falls: 7.4 mi
  • Marshalls Creek Falls: 7.6 mi
  • Upper Falls: 7.6 mi
Museums: 30
  • Monroe County Historical Association: 3.2 mi
  • Dansbury Depot: 4.1 mi
  • Brodhead Creek Heritage Center: 5.0 mi
  • Eddie's Toy Museum & Store: 5.4 mi
  • Antoine Dutot Museum & Gallery: 6.2 mi
Artworks: 15
  • Rock Maze: 15.2 mi
  • Leopard: 20.4 mi
  • Shapeyard: 20.4 mi
  • Transcendence: 20.5 mi
  • Palmerton "Patches": 22.4 mi
Gardens: 13
  • Sarah Street Garden: 3.5 mi
  • Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 10.4 mi
  • Glacier Lake Garden: 13.7 mi
  • LaFarm: 17.9 mi
  • Pohatcong Native Arboretum: 20.5 mi
Springs: 11
Picnic sites: 9
Cliffs: 8
Beaches: 8
  • Smithfield Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 11.1 mi
  • Turtle Beach: 11.8 mi
  • Indain Mountain Lake Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Tall Timber Beach: 14.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 6.1 mi
  • Crescent Lake Rest Area: 7.2 mi
  • Rest area: 12.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Rail Gap Pocono Creek Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dresser HillNNW 342°673 m16.6 mi
Pimple HillW 281°669 m13.2 mi
Lake MountainW 281°666 m18.4 mi
Turkey KnollNNW 346°655 m14.0 mi
Camelback MountainNW 305°647 m5.9 mi
Shaffers KnobNNW 347°634 m15.3 mi
Mount WismerN 1°627 m16.8 mi
Pohopoco MountainW 273°612 m11.8 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 solstice07:2315:5216:37

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11156091848

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