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Micajah Posey Spring

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Elevation, modelled: 219 m
Tallest summit within 19.5 miles: Mount Penn342 m · 11.4 mi
Nearest byway: Exton Bypass14.4 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:37local time
Coordinates: 40.1937, -75.8227

Micajah Posey Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Micajah Posey Spring is a spring in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 219 m. Mount Penn stands 342 m to the north-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hopewell Tract, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Exton Bypass passes 14 miles off.

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Micajah Posey Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Mount Penn	NNW 338°	342 m	11.4 mi
Church Hill	N 356°	332 m	12.2 mi
Long Hill	NNE 31°	332 m	12.4 mi
Fancy Hill	NE 34°	331 m	11.1 mi
Deer Path Hill	NNW 346°	326 m	13.4 mi
Irish Mountain	NNW 347°	323 m	16.2 mi
Cushion Peak	WNW 300°	320 m	15.2 mi
Sand Hill	NE 38°	318 m	12.2 mi

On the road

14.4 mi off the Exton Bypass
18.7 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic BywayNational
22.7 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
26.7 mi off the Blue Route

Overlooks nearby

Hawk Point · 23 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves

Hopewell Tract: 0.7 mi
Berks Nature - Ephraim Malickson Wildlife Sanctuary (Tekene 2): 3.7 mi
Great Marsh: 4.2 mi
Thomas P. Bentley Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
Thomas P. Bentley Nature Preserve: 5.6 mi

Peaks

Williams Hill: 0.8 mi
Thomas Hill: 1.8 mi
Mount Pleasure: 2.3 mi
Brush: 2.8 mi
Long Mountain: 2.8 mi

Parks

Historic sites

Spring House: 2.6 mi
Bathhouse for Six Penny Day Use Area: 2.9 mi
Warwick Furnace: 5.3 mi
Daniel Boone Homestead: 6.9 mi
Building wall: 8.3 mi

Attractions

Graffitti Tree: 2.7 mi
Mast Farms' Corn Maze: 5.7 mi
Hank St Peters (a photogenic wild turkey): 7.0 mi
Welkinweir: 8.0 mi
Norco Fairgrounds: 9.2 mi

Museums59

Louis J. Mascaro Automotive Museum: 5.2 mi
American Museum of Veterinary Medicine: 8.0 mi
Caernarvon Historical Society and Museum: 8.3 mi
Jim Croce's Apartment: 10.1 mi
Berks County Military History Museum: 10.5 mi

Gardens46

Artworks35

Exeter Eagle: 9.1 mi
Mascot: 10.6 mi
Dove: 11.0 mi
Ruins XXVII: 11.2 mi
Troy: 11.5 mi

Picnic sites12

Springs10

Cliffs4

Millers Point: 4.5 mi
Pinnacle Point: 13.3 mi
Old Quarry Pit: 18.1 mi
Monkey Rock: 24.9 mi

Ghost towns2

Milford Mills: 10.2 mi
Fricks Locks Historic District: 12.1 mi

Covered bridges1

Willow Hill Covered Bridge: 23.2 mi

Rest areas1

King of Prussia Service Plaza: 24.9 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:08	18:40	19:15
June solstice	05:35	19:56	20:37
September equinox	06:52	18:26	19:02
December solstice	07:23	15:58	16:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Avg °F	29	32	40	51	61	69	74	72	65	54	44	35

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hopewell Morgantown, 4 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean cfs	14.7	16.8	21.2	19.0	14.7	11.3	8.5	6.8	8.1	8.7	11.3	15.7

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Marsh Creek near Glenmoore, PA, 8 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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