- Elevation
- 459 m
- Tallest summit within 21.4 miles
- Bears Head634 m · 15.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Route 419 Scenic Byway22.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 40.6356, -75.9868
Hawk Mountain Sanctuary is a park in Pennsylvania, at a recorded 459 m. Bears Head stands 634 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Native Habitat Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.
- Elevation
- 459 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bears Head | NNW 342° | 634 m | 15.6 mi |
| Blue Head | NNW 344° | 557 m | 17.4 mi |
| Round Head | NNW 346° | 556 m | 18.0 mi |
| Broad Mountain | NNE 26° | 549 m | 21.2 mi |
| Ashland Mountain | WNW 304° | 530 m | 18.2 mi |
| Broad Mountain | NW 321° | 518 m | 12.9 mi |
| The Pinnacle | ESE 111° | 498 m | 4.2 mi |
| Dans Pulpit | NE 54° | 497 m | 2.7 mi |
- 22.3 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cobble: 0.4 mi
- Hawk Mountain: 0.8 mi
- Hemlock Heights: 0.8 mi
- Owls Head: 1.3 mi
- Dans Pulpit: 2.7 mi
Parks
- Deer Lake Fossil Site: 4.0 mi
- Windsor Township Park: 5.0 mi
- Hamburg Community Park: 5.3 mi
- Kaercher Creek Park: 5.4 mi
- Tilden Township Park: 5.7 mi
Historic sites
- Auburn Desilting Basin monument: 7.3 mi
- Shellhamer Ice Dam: 10.2 mi
- Schuylkill Canal: 10.3 mi
- Veterans of Upper Bern Township Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Firth Dock: 10.4 mi
Attractions
- Crystal Cave: 10.7 mi
- Kutztown Fairgrounds: 13.5 mi
- Christmas Village Railroad: 17.0 mi
- Wishing Well: 17.0 mi
- Christmas in Other Lands: 17.1 mi
Museums: 25
- Hamburg Area Historical Society: 5.6 mi
- Reading Railroad Heritage Museum: 6.1 mi
- The No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum: 14.1 mi
- Old Spokes Car Museum: 14.3 mi
- Summit Hill Historical Society: 14.3 mi
Nature reserves: 24
- State Game Lands Number 222: 5.6 mi
- Jefferson Tract - Weiser State Forest: 8.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 110: 8.4 mi
- Locust Lake State Park: 12.1 mi
- Second Mountain Tract - Weiser State Forest: 15.4 mi
Artworks: 23
- Owl Totem Pole: 0.5 mi
- Sesquicentennial Mural: 7.1 mi
- Philip Ginder Carved Rock: 14.2 mi
- Santa Claus: 17.1 mi
- Anthony P. Domato Mural: 17.1 mi
Gardens: 14
- Native Habitat Garden: 0.1 mi
- Hamburg Community Garden: 6.0 mi
- Stonehedge Gardens: 9.0 mi
- Andrew Maier Pollinator Garden: 14.5 mi
- Castle Green Garden: 15.0 mi
Springs: 11
- Pocahontas Spring: 3.7 mi
- Pine Spring: 11.9 mi
- Peters Creek Spring: 13.1 mi
- Geiles Spring: 14.8 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #2: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Swatara Falls: 19.6 mi
- Un-named Falls: 19.6 mi
- Lower Falls: 20.8 mi
- Onoko Falls: 20.8 mi
- Terrace Falls: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Peace Rock: 4.5 mi
- Round Head: 19.2 mi
- Gorgeous Rocks: 20.8 mi
- Bear Mountain Overlook: 21.4 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 5
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 20.2 mi
- Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 20.6 mi
- Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 20.8 mi
- Eagle Rock Beach: 21.5 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Camp Apple Tree: 18.0 mi
- Food Fest Grove: 24.1 mi
- Carousel Grove: 24.1 mi
- Parkside Pavillion: 24.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Centralia: 21.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:58 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:57 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Reading · 21 mi
- Whitehall Township · 26 mi
- Allentown · 27 mi
- Emmaus · 27 mi
- Lehigh Valley · 27 mi
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