- Elevation, modelled
- 495 m
- Tallest summit within 20.2 miles
- Bears Head634 m · 9.5 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 40.9662, -75.9836
James Street Playground is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 495 m. Bears Head stands 634 m to the south-southwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is 12th Ward Park, a park 0.4 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of James Street Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bears Head | SSW 212° | 634 m | 9.5 mi |
| Wyoming Mountain | NNE 31° | 618 m | 20.2 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NE 40° | 603 m | 4.4 mi |
| Arbutus Peak | NNE 26° | 595 m | 14.9 mi |
| Green Mountain | NE 36° | 592 m | 6.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain | W 265° | 592 m | 11.7 mi |
| Bear Rock | ENE 74° | 587 m | 18.3 mi |
| Catawissa Mountain | W 259° | 571 m | 17.7 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- 12th Ward Park: 0.4 mi
- Altmiller Playground: 0.6 mi
- Gennaro Gardens: 0.6 mi
- Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Saint Stans Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Butler Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Buck Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Eagle Rock: 6.0 mi
- Green Mountain: 6.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain: 6.2 mi
Historic sites: 56
- National Shrine of the Sacred Heart: 1.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Lattimer Massacre Monument: 1.9 mi
- Butler Township Honor Roll: 3.6 mi
- Sugarloaf Massacre Monument: 3.7 mi
Artworks: 29
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 2.8 mi
- Philip Ginder Carved Rock: 11.4 mi
- Anthony P. Domato Mural: 15.1 mi
- Benjamin Franklin Statue: 17.5 mi
- Hyperview: 19.9 mi
Nature reserves: 23
- Butler Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Catawissa Recreation Area - Weiser State Forest: 5.9 mi
- Lehigh Gorge State Park: 12.4 mi
- PFBC Lily Lake: 12.9 mi
- PFBC Lily Lake: 13.1 mi
Museums: 15
- Conyngham Historical Society: 4.7 mi
- Eckley Miner's Village Museum: 6.9 mi
- The No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum: 10.5 mi
- Summit Hill Historical Society: 11.4 mi
- Mahanoy Area Historical Society: 13.4 mi
Waterfalls: 13
- Buttermilk Falls: 12.0 mi
- Lukes Falls: 12.2 mi
- Cave Falls: 12.5 mi
- Terrace Falls: 12.6 mi
- Onoko Falls: 12.6 mi
Attractions: 10
- Whitewater Challengers: 10.4 mi
- Whitewater Rafting Adventures: 11.8 mi
- 100 Mile View: 14.8 mi
- Pocono Whitewater: 17.3 mi
- The Big Cow: 19.0 mi
Springs: 6
- Penn Springs: 14.0 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #1: 19.9 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #2: 19.9 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #3: 20.1 mi
- Pocono Spring: 21.6 mi
Gardens: 5
- Butler Township Community Garden: 3.7 mi
- Stonehedge Gardens: 14.3 mi
- Castle Green Garden: 21.8 mi
- Palmerton Concourse Club Rose Garden: 22.6 mi
- Native Habitat Garden: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 5
- Eagle Rock Beach: 7.4 mi
- Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 13.0 mi
- Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 14.7 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 17.3 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 7.9 mi
- Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 9.5 mi
- Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 10.4 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Westbound: 14.1 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Eastbound: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Gorgeous Rocks: 12.8 mi
- Devil's Elbow: 14.4 mi
- Bear Mountain Overlook: 15.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Camp Apple Tree: 12.9 mi
- Memorial Class Of 1916: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Centralia: 21.8 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 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 26 | 34 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mahanoy City 2 N, 12 mi away.
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