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Upper Paradise Preserve

Upper Paradise Preserve from directly overhead

Upper Paradise Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 343 m. Big Pine Hill stands 690 m to the west-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Seven Pines Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 18 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Pocono Heritage Land Trust
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.14051, -75.28020

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Seven Pines Park: 0.6 mi
  • Ice Lake Park: 0.7 mi
  • Little Park: 1.2 mi
  • The Roof: 1.2 mi
  • Posie's Park: 1.3 mi
Nature reserves
  • Nothstein Preserve: 0.6 mi
  • Henry's Crossing Preserve: 0.7 mi
  • Van Buskirk Farm Preserve: 1.4 mi
  • Paradise Price Preserve: 1.7 mi
  • Knauf Farm Preserve: 2.0 mi
Peaks
  • Cresco Heights: 1.7 mi
  • Mount Sophia: 2.1 mi
  • Seven Pines Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Mount Godfrey: 2.4 mi
  • Pine Knob: 3.7 mi
Attractions: 46
Waterfalls: 40
  • Bond Hill Falls: 3.5 mi
  • Indian Ladder Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Little Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Marshalls Creek Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Resica Falls: 9.9 mi
Historic sites: 30
  • Veterans' Memorial Flag & Plaque: 9.0 mi
  • DL&W Interlocking Tower: 9.5 mi
  • Coal Pocket: 11.5 mi
  • Historic Churliegh Inn: 12.5 mi
  • Antoine Dutot: 13.3 mi
Museums: 16
  • Cresco Station Museum: 1.0 mi
  • Brodhead Creek Heritage Center: 6.6 mi
  • Wills Mansion Museum: 6.9 mi
  • Tobyhanna Train Station: 7.7 mi
  • Frazetta Art Museum: 10.4 mi
Beaches: 14
  • Tobyhanna Lake Beach: 7.7 mi
  • Tall Timber Beach: 9.8 mi
  • Gouldsboro State Park Beach: 11.0 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 14.2 mi
Springs: 10
  • Bill Warner Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Octave Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Fountain of Youth: 17.6 mi
  • Sand Spring: 17.6 mi
  • Horn Springs: 21.1 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Cliffs: 7
Gardens: 7
  • Glacier Lake Garden: 5.6 mi
  • Labyrinth Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Sarah Street Garden: 11.5 mi
  • native plant garden: 16.4 mi
  • Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Crescent Lake Rest Area: 6.7 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 12.6 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 15.2 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 15.4 mi
  • Rest area: 19.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Rock Maze: 19.3 mi
  • Glass Tentacles: 22.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Upper Paradise Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Pine HillWNW 290°690 m19.6 mi
Dresser HillNW 323°673 m6.9 mi
Pimple HillWSW 237°669 m14.2 mi
Lake MountainWSW 249°666 m18.2 mi
Panther HillWNW 295°662 m19.1 mi
Turkey KnollNW 326°655 m4.1 mi
Camelback MountainSSW 209°647 m7.8 mi
Blair HillWNW 302°645 m16.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:2919:5620:38
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2415:5216:36

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533445563686659483828
Precip in3.02.53.84.24.14.74.74.65.65.14.13.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Pocono Pocono Mountains MUN, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1103652579

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