- Elevation, modelled
- 260 m
- Tallest summit within 20.7 miles
- Pimple Hill669 m · 15.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Delaware River Valley28.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8776, -75.7260
Jim Thorpe Memorial Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 260 m. Pimple Hill stands 669 m to the northeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Jim Thorpe Monument, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 29 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Jim Thorpe Memorial Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pimple Hill | NE 47° | 669 m | 15.4 mi |
| Lake Mountain | NNE 29° | 666 m | 13.1 mi |
| Bears Head | W 264° | 634 m | 18.6 mi |
| Pohopoco Mountain | NE 56° | 612 m | 15.2 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NW 312° | 603 m | 14.3 mi |
| Arbutus Peak | NNW 341° | 595 m | 20.7 mi |
| Green Mountain | NW 318° | 592 m | 14.8 mi |
| Dry Land Hill | N 11° | 588 m | 19.3 mi |
- 28.9 mi off the Delaware River Valley
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Twining Park: 0.8 mi
- Kemmerer Park: 1.0 mi
- Sam Miller Field: 1.0 mi
- Flagstaff Mountain Park: 1.6 mi
- Colonel Jacob Weiss Park: 3.1 mi
Peaks
- Bear Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Pocono Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Scrub Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Locust Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Broad Mountain: 4.8 mi
Attractions
- 100 Mile View: 1.9 mi
- Whitewater Rafting Adventures: 3.7 mi
- Pocono Whitewater: 6.1 mi
- Whitewater Challengers: 8.0 mi
- Halls of Horror: 8.0 mi
Historic sites: 59
- Jim Thorpe Monument: 0.5 mi
- Civil War Monument: 1.1 mi
- Community Enhancement 2006 Greening Award: 8.0 mi
- Palmerton Area Veteran's Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Old Chain Bridge: 8.0 mi
Nature reserves: 36
- Beltzville State Park: 7.0 mi
- Lehigh Gorge State Park: 7.1 mi
- Weiser State Forest Penn Forest Tract: 7.6 mi
- Lehigh Gap Wildlife Refuge: 7.7 mi
- Graystones Preserve: 8.7 mi
Museums: 22
- Asa Packer Mansion: 1.1 mi
- Mauch Chunk Museum and Cultural Center: 1.3 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 1.4 mi
- Lehigh Gap Historical Society: 7.8 mi
- Summit Hill Historical Society: 8.6 mi
Springs: 18
- Penn Springs: 4.7 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #1: 8.6 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #2: 8.6 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #3: 8.7 mi
- Stempa Spring: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 14
- Lower Falls: 2.1 mi
- Onoko Falls: 2.2 mi
- Terrace Falls: 2.2 mi
- Cave Falls: 2.3 mi
- Lukes Falls: 6.2 mi
Picnic sites: 14
- Camp Apple Tree: 3.8 mi
- Parkside Pavillion: 22.9 mi
- Food Fest Grove: 23.0 mi
- Carousel Grove: 23.0 mi
- Manny Gordon Recreation Area: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 13
- Benjamin Franklin Statue: 3.5 mi
- Sons of Liberty: 8.0 mi
- Palmerton "Patches": 8.1 mi
- Philip Ginder Carved Rock: 8.7 mi
- Fireman's Drinking Fountain: 10.5 mi
Gardens: 12
- Palmerton Concourse Club Rose Garden: 8.0 mi
- Stonehedge Gardens: 13.9 mi
- Butler Township Community Garden: 17.3 mi
- The Garden of Weedin: 19.7 mi
- Jordan Creek Community Garden: 21.0 mi
Beaches: 7
- Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 1.0 mi
- Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 1.8 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 3.2 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 11.0 mi
- Indain Mountain Lake Beach: 14.4 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 13.3 mi
- Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 18.9 mi
- Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 19.7 mi
- Crescent Lake Rest Area: 23.0 mi
- Rest Area: 24.4 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Bear Mountain Overlook: 1.0 mi
- Gorgeous Rocks: 2.0 mi
- Devil's Elbow: 15.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:32 | 19:57 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:55 | 16:39 |
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 | 27 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 59 | 67 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 51 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 4.9 | 5.6 | 4.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lehighton 1ssw, 4 mi away.
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