Sandra Yerger Community Recreation Area and Nature Preserve
Sandra Yerger Community Recreation Area and Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 190 m. Scotts Mountain stands 331 m to the northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Kingston Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 9.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lower Saucon Township
How to reach it
- 9.8 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 12.3 mi off the Delaware River Valley
- 13.0 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 17 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 25 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 26 mi
- South Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Kingston Park: 0.4 mi
- Arnold Property Open Space: 1.9 mi
- The Vineyards Open Space: 2.2 mi
- Southeastern Park: 2.4 mi
- Birchwood Park: 2.6 mi
- Sherry Hill: 0.8 mi
- Christines Hill: 1.2 mi
- Gaffney Hill: 1.3 mi
- Granite Hill: 1.6 mi
- Pektor Hill: 1.7 mi
- Hexenkopf Ridge Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Freeman's Island: 2.9 mi
- Camel's Hump Farm: 5.2 mi
- Camel's Hump Farm Nature Education Center: 5.2 mi
- Fuller Preserve (Jere Knight Nature Trail): 5.3 mi
- Williams Township Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Island Park: 2.7 mi
- Lehigh Canal Chain Bridge: 2.9 mi
- Lock 44: 3.0 mi
- Geissinger Grist Mill: 3.0 mi
- Locktender's House: 3.2 mi
- National Canal Museum / D&L Headquarters: 3.6 mi
- Steelworkers' Archives: 4.2 mi
- Heller–Wagner Grist Mill: 4.7 mi
- Lehigh & Keystone Valley Model Railroad Museum: 4.9 mi
- Josiah White II Canal Boat: 3.7 mi
- Lost River Caverns: 3.8 mi
- SteelStacks: 4.6 mi
- The Sun Inn: 5.4 mi
- Crayola Experience: 6.1 mi
- Lehigh Community Garden: 4.4 mi
- Herb Garden: 4.5 mi
- Esperanza: 5.1 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 5.2 mi
- Japanese Serenity Garden: 5.3 mi
- The Bridge: 4.7 mi
- Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 5.3 mi
- Amos The Greyhound: 5.4 mi
- Nittany Lion Mascot Statue: 5.5 mi
- John Amos Comenius Monument: 5.5 mi
- Charlie Brown's Clearing: 3.9 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 5.6 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 5.6 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 5.6 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 5.6 mi
- Marble Spring: 9.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 10.8 mi
- Lehigh Park Spring: 11.0 mi
- Helfrichs Spring: 11.2 mi
- Poorhouse Spring: 14.2 mi
- High Falls: 8.9 mi
- High Falls: 18.3 mi
- Princess Run Waterfall: 18.4 mi
- Old Mill Falls: 21.9 mi
- Wild Creek Falls: 23.9 mi
- Mount Washington: 5.9 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 7.3 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 8.6 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 15.6 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 15.6 mi
- Rest Area: 5.7 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 10.3 mi
- Rest area: 24.7 mi
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 1.8 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 19.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Sandra Yerger Community Recreation Area and Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotts Mountain | NE 50° | 331 m | 13.3 mi |
| Bauer Rock | WSW 246° | 317 m | 9.2 mi |
| Gaffney Hill | ENE 69° | 308 m | 1.3 mi |
| Flint Hill | SSW 211° | 308 m | 7.2 mi |
| Kirchberg | SW 224° | 305 m | 2.8 mi |
| South Mountain | WSW 252° | 301 m | 5.4 mi |
| Haycock Mountain | SSE 161° | 295 m | 9.5 mi |
| Kohlberg | SSW 198° | 294 m | 4.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:54 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springtown 1 NNE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/739609369
Day trips start here
- Hellertown · 4 mi
- Bethlehem · 5 mi
- Easton · 6 mi
- Phillipsburg · 7 mi
- Nazareth · 9 mi
- Allentown · 11 mi
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