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Zimmer Wildlife Sanctuary

Zimmer Wildlife Sanctuary from directly overhead

Zimmer Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 327 m. Dresser Hill stands 673 m to the west-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Pasold Farm Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 19 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Natural Lands' Preserve
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.16860, -75.25074

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Pine Knob: 1.3 mi
  • Mount Godfrey: 2.1 mi
  • Tar Knob: 2.1 mi
  • Cresco Heights: 2.3 mi
  • Snow Hill: 3.1 mi
Parks
  • High Acres Park: 2.4 mi
  • Ice Lake Park: 2.5 mi
  • Seven Pines Park: 2.7 mi
  • Little Park: 3.6 mi
  • The Roof: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves: 57
Attractions: 48
Waterfalls: 40
  • Bond Hill Falls: 1.3 mi
  • Indian Ladder Falls: 5.5 mi
  • Little Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Resica Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Marshalls Creek Falls: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 29
  • Veterans' Memorial Flag & Plaque: 9.1 mi
  • DL&W Interlocking Tower: 10.7 mi
  • Coal Pocket: 12.8 mi
  • Historic Churliegh Inn: 13.8 mi
  • Fort Hyndshaw: 13.9 mi
Museums: 16
  • Cresco Station Museum: 1.9 mi
  • Brodhead Creek Heritage Center: 7.9 mi
  • Wills Mansion Museum: 8.1 mi
  • Tobyhanna Train Station: 8.8 mi
  • Frazetta Art Museum: 11.0 mi
Beaches: 16
  • Tobyhanna Lake Beach: 8.2 mi
  • Gouldsboro State Park Beach: 11.5 mi
  • Tall Timber Beach: 11.7 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 14.1 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 14.2 mi
Springs: 9
  • Bill Warner Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Octave Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Fountain of Youth: 17.0 mi
  • Sand Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Pocono Spring: 22.7 mi
Picnic sites: 8
Cliffs: 8
Gardens: 7
  • Glacier Lake Garden: 6.7 mi
  • Labyrinth Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Sarah Street Garden: 12.9 mi
  • native plant garden: 14.6 mi
  • Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 18.0 mi
Rest areas: 5
  • Crescent Lake Rest Area: 9.2 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 13.1 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 13.2 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 13.5 mi
  • Rest area: 20.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Artworks: 2
  • Rock Maze: 19.1 mi
  • Glass Tentacles: 20.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.0 miles of Zimmer Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dresser HillWNW 302°673 m6.7 mi
Pimple HillSW 234°669 m16.5 mi
Panther HillWNW 289°662 m19.8 mi
Turkey KnollWNW 290°655 m4.1 mi
Camelback MountainSSW 211°647 m10.2 mi
Blair HillWNW 294°645 m16.9 mi
Stone TowerW 277°636 m20.0 mi
Shaffers KnobNW 306°634 m4.7 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, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/659572512

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