- Elevation, modelled
- 86 m
- Tallest summit within 16.5 miles
- The Pinnacle498 m · 15.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Route 419 Scenic Byway13.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 40.3980, -75.9412
Reading Crest Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 86 m. The Pinnacle stands 498 m to the north, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Laurel Run Greenway (Linear Park), a park 0.4 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Reading Crest Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | N 6° | 498 m | 15.0 mi |
| Pulpit Rock | N 2° | 467 m | 13.7 mi |
| Hemlock Heights | N 354° | 461 m | 16.0 mi |
| Cobble | N 351° | 441 m | 16.4 mi |
| Owls Head | N 355° | 438 m | 15.8 mi |
| Eagle Peak | WSW 252° | 396 m | 13.5 mi |
| Topton Mountain | ENE 68° | 378 m | 14.7 mi |
| Mount Penn | SSE 150° | 342 m | 4.1 mi |
- 13.9 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
- 29.7 mi off the Exton Bypass
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Laurel Run Greenway (Linear Park): 0.4 mi
- Laurelain Disc Golf Course: 0.8 mi
- Laurelain Playground: 0.8 mi
- Stoudts Ferry Bridge Playground: 0.9 mi
- Laurelain Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Ruined Foundation: 2.7 mi
- Fraternal Order of Police Memorial: 2.8 mi
- Rachel Trois Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Sherman Amphitheatre Ruins: 4.2 mi
- Sherman Amphitheatre Ruins: 4.2 mi
Peaks
- Seidels Hill: 2.8 mi
- Irish Mountain: 3.0 mi
- Deer Path Hill: 3.2 mi
- Mount Penn: 4.1 mi
- Chapel Hill: 4.9 mi
Attractions
- Peace Rock: 4.3 mi
- Crystal Cave: 10.3 mi
- Christmas in Other Lands: 10.7 mi
- Ye Olde Church: 10.7 mi
- Twas the Night Before Christmas: 10.7 mi
Nature reserves
- Bob's Woods at Earl Poole Sanctuary: 4.3 mi
- Neversink Mountain Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Slate Hill Open Space: 6.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 324: 6.4 mi
- Seidel Hill Tract: 9.1 mi
Museums: 31
- Mid-Atlantic Air Museum: 1.7 mi
- Reeser House Visitor Center: 2.8 mi
- Berks History Center: 3.3 mi
- Reading Science Center: 4.4 mi
- Reading Public Museum: 4.9 mi
Artworks: 18
- Sculpture Plaza: 2.8 mi
- Der Distelfink Statue: 2.9 mi
- Lion Shrine: 3.2 mi
- Dove: 4.5 mi
- Ruins XXVII: 4.7 mi
Gardens: 16
- Salad & Herb Garden: 2.8 mi
- Doctor's Grove: 2.9 mi
- The Labyrinth Garden: 3.0 mi
- Andrew Maier Pollinator Garden: 4.2 mi
- Three Sisters Garden: 4.8 mi
Springs: 11
- Mammoth Spring: 1.1 mi
- Geiles Spring: 2.1 mi
- Peters Creek Spring: 5.2 mi
- Springs of Punches Run: 8.6 mi
- Pocahontas Spring: 12.9 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Picnic Grove: 10.5 mi
- White Oak Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Sweinhart Pavilion: 17.7 mi
- Red Rock Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Sunfish Pond Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Pinnacle Point: 11.9 mi
- Peace Rock: 12.8 mi
- Millers Point: 15.6 mi
- Old Quarry Pit: 20.0 mi
- Round Head: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 21.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 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, 2 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Reading · 4 mi
- Pottstown · 19 mi
- Honey Brook · 21 mi
- Pennsburg · 24 mi
- Philadelphia Region · 24 mi
- Emmaus · 25 mi
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