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Middle Delaware National Scenic River

Middle Delaware National Scenic River from directly overhead

Middle Delaware National Scenic River is a park in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 102 m. Mount Wismer stands 627 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Toms Creek Recreation Site, a picnic site 0.7 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 16 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
102 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.13009, -74.94282

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 60
Parks
  • Pine Ridge Field: 2.9 mi
  • West Shore Beach: 5.2 mi
  • Scarpula Field: 5.4 mi
  • East Shore Beach: 5.4 mi
  • North Lake Park: 5.6 mi
Peaks
  • Rattlesnake Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Bird Mountain: 4.4 mi
  • Blue Mountain: 5.0 mi
  • Pine Mountain: 7.2 mi
  • Kahkhout Mountain: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves: 60
Attractions: 50
  • Peter's Corners: 3.7 mi
  • Rock Cores: 10.1 mi
  • Outdoor Entertainment Area: 11.7 mi
  • Agricultural Area: 11.7 mi
  • Family Entertainment Area: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 40
  • Kittatinny Lake Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Kittattiny Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Turtle Beach: 8.4 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 9.0 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 9.2 mi
Waterfalls: 34
Museums: 27
  • Rosenkrans House and Museum: 3.8 mi
  • Pocono Indian Museum: 6.7 mi
  • Historic Society of Stillwater Township: 7.3 mi
  • Blairstown Museum: 10.2 mi
  • Snook Agricultural Museum: 11.8 mi
Gardens: 11
  • The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Founder's Park: 11.8 mi
  • Knowlton Township Butterfly Garden: 14.3 mi
  • Sarah Street Garden: 16.3 mi
  • Labyrinth Garden: 21.0 mi
Artworks: 11
  • Glass Tentacles: 6.6 mi
  • Rock Maze: 9.6 mi
  • Buffalo Statue: 14.1 mi
  • Red M&M: 19.3 mi
  • Green M&M: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 14.2 mi
  • Rest area: 14.9 mi
  • Pike Welcome Center: 19.9 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 21.3 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 21.4 mi
Picnic sites: 7
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Middle Delaware National Scenic River. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WismerWNW 295°627 m17.7 mi
High KnobNW 321°624 m15.1 mi
Low KnobNW 324°607 m15.7 mi
West HillNW 321°605 m16.2 mi
West MountainWNW 296°605 m17.4 mi
Middle MountainWNW 293°599 m18.9 mi
Seven Pines MountainW 276°598 m19.5 mi
Mud Pond MountainNW 311°582 m16.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0418:3619:12
June solstice05:2819:5520:37
September equinox06:4818:2218:59
December solstice07:2215:5116:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272938495968737264524233

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newton, 11 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Newt22 obs
  • Green Frog15 obs
  • American Black Bear12 obs
  • partridgeberry12 obs
  • yellow trout lily11 obs
  • American Toad11 obs
  • Pickerel Frog10 obs
  • azure bluet10 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357334657

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