- Elevation, modelled
- 87 m
- Tallest summit within 17.3 miles
- The Pinnacle498 m · 16.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Route 419 Scenic Byway13.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 40.3752, -75.9514
Riverside Basin is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 87 m. The Pinnacle stands 498 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Pioneer Grove, a park 0.3 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Riverside Basin. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Pinnacle | N 7° | 498 m | 16.6 mi |
| Pulpit Rock | N 4° | 467 m | 15.3 mi |
| Owls Head | N 358° | 438 m | 17.3 mi |
| Eagle Peak | WSW 258° | 396 m | 12.6 mi |
| Topton Mountain | ENE 63° | 378 m | 15.8 mi |
| Mount Penn | SE 127° | 342 m | 3.2 mi |
| Church Hill | E 94° | 332 m | 5.9 mi |
| Long Hill | E 98° | 332 m | 13.4 mi |
- 13.1 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
- 28.6 mi off the Exton Bypass
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Pioneer Grove: 0.3 mi
- Laurel Run Park: 0.3 mi
- Laurelain Park: 0.8 mi
- Laurelain Playground: 0.8 mi
- Laurelain Disc Golf Course: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- Ruined Foundation: 1.4 mi
- Fraternal Order of Police Memorial: 1.6 mi
- Anchor from the U.S.S. Maine: 3.3 mi
- Reading Police Memorial: 3.3 mi
- Volunteer Firemen's Memorial: 3.3 mi
Peaks
- Mount Penn: 3.2 mi
- Seidels Hill: 3.3 mi
- Deer Path Hill: 3.6 mi
- Dengler Hill: 4.3 mi
- Slate Hill: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Slate Hill Open Space: 4.4 mi
- Neversink Mountain Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Bob's Woods at Earl Poole Sanctuary: 4.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 324: 5.0 mi
- Seidel Hill Tract: 7.9 mi
Attractions: 40
- Peace Rock: 3.3 mi
- Twas the Night Before Christmas: 10.5 mi
- Raggedy Ann's Ice Cream Shop: 10.5 mi
- Christmas in Other Lands: 10.5 mi
- Ye Olde Church: 10.5 mi
Museums: 37
- Mid-Atlantic Air Museum: 0.9 mi
- Reeser House Visitor Center: 1.6 mi
- Berks History Center: 2.0 mi
- Reading Science Center: 3.1 mi
- Reading Public Museum: 3.3 mi
Artworks: 20
- Sculpture Plaza: 1.6 mi
- Der Distelfink Statue: 1.6 mi
- Lion Shrine: 1.6 mi
- Ruins XXVII: 3.2 mi
- Pelicans: 3.3 mi
Gardens: 16
- The Labyrinth Garden: 1.5 mi
- Salad & Herb Garden: 1.6 mi
- Doctor's Grove: 1.6 mi
- Three Sisters Garden: 3.2 mi
- Trudy's Garden: 3.3 mi
Springs: 11
- Mammoth Spring: 0.7 mi
- Geiles Spring: 3.8 mi
- Peters Creek Spring: 6.8 mi
- Springs of Punches Run: 7.0 mi
- Bethany Childrens Home Spring: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Picnic Grove: 10.0 mi
- White Oak Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Red Rock Picnic Area: 16.7 mi
- Sweinhart Pavilion: 17.0 mi
- Sunfish Pond Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Pinnacle Point: 12.3 mi
- Peace Rock: 14.2 mi
- Millers Point: 14.8 mi
- Old Quarry Pit: 18.4 mi
- Round Head: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 21.5 mi
- Milford Mills: 24.5 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, under a mile away.
Day trips start here
- Reading · 3 mi
- Pottstown · 19 mi
- Honey Brook · 20 mi
- Pennsburg · 24 mi
- Philadelphia Region · 24 mi
- Intercourse · 25 mi
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