- Elevation, modelled
- 489 m
- Tallest summit within 20.3 miles
- Bears Head634 m · 8.7 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 40.9506, -75.9807
Beech Street Playground is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 489 m. Bears Head stands 634 m to the southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Center City Park, a park 0.4 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Beech Street Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bears Head | SW 217° | 634 m | 8.7 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNE 31° | 603 m | 5.2 mi |
| Arbutus Peak | NNE 24° | 595 m | 15.8 mi |
| Green Mountain | NNE 30° | 592 m | 6.9 mi |
| Buck Mountain | W 270° | 592 m | 11.8 mi |
| Bear Rock | ENE 71° | 587 m | 18.5 mi |
| Catawissa Mountain | W 263° | 571 m | 17.7 mi |
| Mount Yeager | NE 38° | 561 m | 10.8 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Center City Park: 0.4 mi
- St Mary's Church Grounds: 0.4 mi
- Holy Rosary Church Grounds: 0.5 mi
- Saint Gabriel's Cemetery: 0.6 mi
- Pine Street Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- Butler Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Buck Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Eagle Rock: 5.9 mi
- Round Head: 6.4 mi
- Little Sugarloaf Mountain: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 55
- National Shrine of the Sacred Heart: 2.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Lattimer Massacre Monument: 2.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Massacre Monument: 4.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Massacre Grave: 4.4 mi
Artworks: 28
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 3.5 mi
- Philip Ginder Carved Rock: 10.4 mi
- Anthony P. Domato Mural: 14.6 mi
- Benjamin Franklin Statue: 16.8 mi
- Hyperview: 20.9 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- Butler Preserve: 2.4 mi
- Catawissa Recreation Area - Weiser State Forest: 5.1 mi
- Lehigh Gorge State Park: 12.4 mi
- Locust Lake State Park: 13.9 mi
- PFBC Lily Lake: 13.9 mi
Museums: 15
- Conyngham Historical Society: 5.4 mi
- Eckley Miner's Village Museum: 7.2 mi
- The No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum: 9.5 mi
- Summit Hill Historical Society: 10.4 mi
- Mahanoy Area Historical Society: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Buttermilk Falls: 11.9 mi
- Cave Falls: 12.0 mi
- Terrace Falls: 12.0 mi
- Onoko Falls: 12.1 mi
- Lukes Falls: 12.1 mi
Attractions: 9
- Whitewater Challengers: 10.5 mi
- Whitewater Rafting Adventures: 11.1 mi
- 100 Mile View: 14.1 mi
- Pocono Whitewater: 17.1 mi
- The Big Cow: 20.0 mi
Gardens: 5
- Butler Township Community Garden: 4.8 mi
- Stonehedge Gardens: 13.2 mi
- Castle Green Garden: 21.1 mi
- Native Habitat Garden: 21.9 mi
- Palmerton Concourse Club Rose Garden: 21.9 mi
Beaches: 5
- Eagle Rock Beach: 7.2 mi
- Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 12.5 mi
- Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 14.1 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 16.6 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 24.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 9.0 mi
- Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 10.5 mi
- Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 11.0 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Westbound: 14.6 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Eastbound: 14.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Penn Springs: 13.8 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #1: 19.0 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #2: 19.0 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #3: 19.2 mi
- Pocono Spring: 22.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Camp Apple Tree: 12.2 mi
- Memorial Class Of 1916: 24.9 mi
- C. Q. McWilliams Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Gorgeous Rocks: 12.2 mi
- Devil's Elbow: 14.9 mi
- Bear Mountain Overlook: 15.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Centralia: 21.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:56 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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