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Pecks Pond Picnic Area

Pecks Pond Picnic Area from directly overhead

Pecks Pond Picnic Area is a picnic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 419 m. Dresser Hill stands 673 m to the west-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Rock Hill, a peak 2.1 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 15 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.28340, -75.08090

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Dingman Township Park: 6.8 mi
  • North Lake Park: 8.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 9.0 mi
  • George W. Childs Park: 9.0 mi
  • Akenac Park: 9.0 mi
Nature reserves: 51
Historic sites: 36
Waterfalls: 35
Attractions: 31
  • What's this?: 6.6 mi
  • to private house: 9.6 mi
  • Costa's Family Fun Park: 10.1 mi
  • Peter's Corners: 11.7 mi
  • osprey nest: 12.7 mi
Museums: 21
  • Rosenkrans House and Museum: 13.5 mi
  • Cresco Station Museum: 13.7 mi
  • Zane Grey Museum: 14.8 mi
  • Pocono Indian Museum: 14.9 mi
  • The Columns Museum of the Pike County Historical Society: 14.9 mi
Beaches: 19
  • Laurel Ridge Beach: 4.7 mi
  • Gold Key Beach: 7.6 mi
  • PWLPOA Beach: 10.9 mi
  • Palmyra Township Public Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Sandy Beach: 12.5 mi
Rest areas: 8
  • Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 8.9 mi
  • Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 8.9 mi
  • Pike Welcome Center: 19.9 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 20.5 mi
  • Crescent Lake Rest Area: 21.0 mi
Gardens: 8
  • Labyrinth Garden: 10.2 mi
  • The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 10.3 mi
  • native plant garden: 13.1 mi
  • Muriel's Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Glacier Lake Garden: 17.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 6
  • Robin Cove Picnic Area: 8.6 mi
  • Horeshoe picnic grove: 12.4 mi
  • Willow picnic grove: 12.4 mi
  • Toms Creek Recreation Site: 12.6 mi
  • Hialeah Recreation Site: 18.4 mi
Springs: 4
Artworks: 3
  • Glass Tentacles: 13.4 mi
  • Buffalo Statue: 20.7 mi
  • Rock Maze: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Pecks Pond Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dresser HillWSW 253°673 m15.1 mi
Turkey KnollWSW 243°655 m14.2 mi
Shaffers KnobWSW 248°634 m13.7 mi
Mount WismerWSW 250°627 m9.5 mi
High KnobWNW 297°624 m2.5 mi
Bush MountainWSW 249°611 m12.8 mi
Keipel HillWSW 253°610 m20.1 mi
Low KnobNW 314°607 m2.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:13
June solstice05:2819:5620:38
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:2315:5116:35

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533455665696760493829
Precip in3.22.73.63.73.64.74.14.14.34.43.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hawley 1 E, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/108531477

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