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Whippoorwill Dam Park

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Elevation, modelled
487 m
Tallest summit within 23.3 miles
Bears Head634 m · 8.3 mi
Nearest byway
Route 419 Scenic Byway29.6 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:40local time
Coordinates
40.7831, -76.2110
Whippoorwill Dam Park from directly overhead

Whippoorwill Dam Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 487 m. Bears Head stands 634 m to the northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Fallen Firefighters' Memorial, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Whippoorwill Dam Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bears HeadNE 56°634 m8.3 mi
Buck MountainNE 42°603 m21.8 mi
Buck MountainN 1°592 m11.6 mi
Green MountainNE 41°592 m23.3 mi
Catawissa MountainNNW 329°571 m10.8 mi
Blue HeadNE 46°557 m9.4 mi
Round HeadNE 45°556 m10.3 mi
Big MountainWNW 287°552 m10.1 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions: 54
Waterfalls: 7
Cliffs: 4
Springs: 2
Ghost towns: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3419:5920:40
September equinox06:5318:2819:04
December solstice07:2615:5716:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634475766706862513930
Precip in3.93.04.24.44.65.15.24.75.24.84.14.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mahanoy City 2 N, 5 mi away.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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