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Wildwood Park

Wildwood Park from directly overhead

Wildwood Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 107 m. Short Mountain stands 500 m to the north-northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Estherton marker, a historic site 0.5 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
107 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates40.31613, -76.88676
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Olympus Heights Park: 0.6 mi
  • Donald B. Stabler Memorial Park: 0.7 mi
  • Shutt Mill Park: 0.8 mi
  • Apple Creek Park: 1.2 mi
  • Logan Farm Park: 1.2 mi
Attractions
Peaks: 53
Museums: 32
Artworks: 28
  • Dance of Eternal Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Andrew Curtin statue: 2.3 mi
  • John F. Hartranft Statue: 3.7 mi
  • The Gallery at Walnut Place: 3.7 mi
  • Boies Penrose Statue: 3.7 mi
Gardens: 23
Nature reserves: 22
Springs: 10
  • Eichelberger Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Spring Lake Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Orr's Bridge Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Pine Springs: 7.8 mi
  • Spring Creek Springs: 13.6 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Original Carrousel Circle: 12.3 mi
  • Minnich's Hit Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Rowland Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
  • Hemlock Grove: 17.0 mi
  • Quitte Creek Nature Park: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Concrete Beach: 4.0 mi
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Acrigg's Falls: 24.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wildwood Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Short MountainNNE 25°500 m20.3 mi
Stony MountainNE 45°491 m14.9 mi
Third MountainNNE 29°488 m8.3 mi
Long MountainSW 218°479 m19.9 mi
Mount HollySW 228°459 m22.5 mi
Berry MountainNNE 12°435 m15.5 mi
Welch HillW 268°432 m22.0 mi
Round TopNE 36°422 m16.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:3920:0120:42
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:2816:0216:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516171757365534234
Precip in2.92.83.93.94.04.04.84.34.63.82.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrisburg 1 NE, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • American Bullfrog120 obs
  • Great Egret117 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird104 obs
  • Painted Turtle103 obs
  • Green Frog94 obs
  • Common Garter Snake86 obs
  • Great Blue Heron77 obs
  • Canada Goose77 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/64545020

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