- Elevation, modelled
- 275 m
- Tallest summit within 21.1 miles
- Bears Head634 m · 6.7 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7933, -75.9752
South Ward Playground is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 275 m. Bears Head stands 634 m to the northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is KIA, a historic site 0.4 miles away.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of South Ward Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bears Head | NW 306° | 634 m | 6.7 mi |
| Buck Mountain | N 9° | 603 m | 15.5 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NW 312° | 592 m | 16.3 mi |
| Green Mountain | N 10° | 592 m | 17.1 mi |
| Catawissa Mountain | WNW 296° | 571 m | 19.8 mi |
| Mount Yeager | NNE 18° | 561 m | 20.4 mi |
| Blue Head | NW 317° | 557 m | 8.0 mi |
| Round Head | NW 322° | 556 m | 8.3 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Depot Square Park: 0.4 mi
- Willing Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Bungalow Park: 0.5 mi
- Kellner's Dam: 0.5 mi
- North and Middle Ward Playground: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Wildcat Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 2.9 mi
- Nesquehoning Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Locust Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Pisgah Mountain: 5.4 mi
Historic sites: 59
- KIA: 0.4 mi
- P&R Railroad Depot: 0.5 mi
- Newkirk Veterans Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Shellhamer Ice Dam: 1.1 mi
- Coaldale POW Memorial: 3.3 mi
Nature reserves: 24
- State Game Lands Number 222: 5.6 mi
- Catawissa Recreation Area - Weiser State Forest: 7.7 mi
- Locust Lake State Park: 7.7 mi
- Butler Preserve: 10.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 329: 16.9 mi
Museums: 17
- The No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum: 4.8 mi
- Summit Hill Historical Society: 5.7 mi
- Mahanoy Area Historical Society: 8.8 mi
- JWR Automobile Museum: 11.7 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 12.9 mi
Waterfalls: 10
- Cave Falls: 12.7 mi
- Terrace Falls: 12.7 mi
- Onoko Falls: 12.7 mi
- Lower Falls: 12.7 mi
- Lukes Falls: 16.7 mi
Artworks: 9
- Philip Ginder Carved Rock: 5.6 mi
- Owl Totem Pole: 10.5 mi
- Anthony P. Domato Mural: 12.0 mi
- Sesquicentennial Mural: 13.0 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 8
- Whitewater Rafting Adventures: 10.7 mi
- 100 Mile View: 12.8 mi
- Whitewater Challengers: 16.5 mi
- Halls of Horror: 19.1 mi
- Crystal Cave: 19.7 mi
Gardens: 7
- Stonehedge Gardens: 2.8 mi
- Native Habitat Garden: 11.0 mi
- Castle Green Garden: 15.1 mi
- Butler Township Community Garden: 15.6 mi
- Hamburg Community Garden: 16.9 mi
Springs: 7
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #1: 13.3 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #2: 13.3 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #3: 13.4 mi
- Pocahontas Spring: 14.6 mi
- Penn Springs: 17.1 mi
Beaches: 5
- Eagle Rock Beach: 12.0 mi
- Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 12.8 mi
- Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 13.5 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 14.5 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 19.8 mi
- Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 19.8 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Westbound: 20.7 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Eastbound: 20.7 mi
- Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 21.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Gorgeous Rocks: 12.8 mi
- Bear Mountain Overlook: 14.6 mi
- Peace Rock: 15.3 mi
- Devil's Elbow: 23.4 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Camp Apple Tree: 10.5 mi
- C. Q. McWilliams Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Centralia: 19.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:58 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:56 | 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, 9 mi away.
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