- Elevation, modelled
- 57 m
- Tallest summit within 17.2 miles
- Eagle Peak396 m · 17.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Route 419 Scenic Byway18.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:37local time
- Coordinates
- 40.2831, -75.8673
Gibraltar Picnic Area is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 57 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Gibraltar Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Gibraltar Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | WNW 283° | 396 m | 17.2 mi |
| Topton Mountain | NE 36° | 378 m | 16.6 mi |
| Mount Penn | NNW 337° | 342 m | 4.8 mi |
| Church Hill | NNE 13° | 332 m | 6.2 mi |
| Long Hill | ENE 64° | 332 m | 9.8 mi |
| Fancy Hill | ENE 71° | 331 m | 9.1 mi |
| Deer Path Hill | N 353° | 326 m | 6.8 mi |
| Irish Mountain | N 352° | 323 m | 9.7 mi |
- 18.1 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 25.2 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic BywayNational
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Gibraltar Park: 0.1 mi
- Lorane Hollow Park: 1.1 mi
- Trout Run Sports Complex: 1.2 mi
- Crestwood Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
- Exeter Township Community Park: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves
- Seidel Hill Tract: 0.4 mi
- Berks Nature - Ephraim Malickson Wildlife Sanctuary (Tekene 2): 3.1 mi
- Neversink Mountain Preserve: 3.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 324: 3.3 mi
- Green Hills Preserve: 3.4 mi
Peaks
- Seidel Hill: 0.6 mi
- Sheep Hill: 0.9 mi
- Gibraltar Hill: 1.3 mi
- Kinsey Hill: 2.5 mi
- Cedar Hill: 2.6 mi
Historic sites
- Building wall: 2.2 mi
- Old Power Station: 2.5 mi
- Hidden Foundation: 2.5 mi
- Klapperthal Station: 2.6 mi
- Trestle Bridge ruins: 2.6 mi
Museums: 52
- American Museum of Veterinary Medicine: 1.7 mi
- Louis J. Mascaro Automotive Museum: 3.5 mi
- Reading Area Firefighters Museum: 4.4 mi
- Reading Science Center: 4.7 mi
- Reading Public Museum: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 46
- Peace Rock: 4.6 mi
- Graffitti Tree: 5.3 mi
- Mast Farms' Corn Maze: 9.6 mi
- Hank St Peters (a photogenic wild turkey): 10.3 mi
- Pottsgrove Mansion: 11.2 mi
Artworks: 22
- Exeter Eagle: 2.6 mi
- Dove: 4.5 mi
- Ruins XXVII: 5.0 mi
- Troy: 5.4 mi
- Boy with Gulls: 5.4 mi
Gardens: 18
- Three Sisters Garden: 5.4 mi
- Trudy's Garden: 5.6 mi
- The Labyrinth Garden: 7.9 mi
- Salad & Herb Garden: 8.4 mi
- Doctor's Grove: 8.5 mi
Springs: 13
- Springs of Punches Run: 5.0 mi
- Micajah Posey Spring: 6.6 mi
- Mammoth Spring: 8.0 mi
- Baptism Creek Spring: 8.0 mi
- Geiles Spring: 10.4 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Picnic Grove: 4.0 mi
- Sweinhart Pavilion: 9.7 mi
- Park Pavillion #2: 11.1 mi
- Park Pavillion #3: 11.1 mi
- White Oak Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Millers Point: 7.4 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 9.8 mi
- Old Quarry Pit: 17.7 mi
- Peace Rock: 21.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 14.9 mi
- Milford Mills: 16.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 31 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Reading Rgnl AP, 8 mi away.
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