McKnight Gap

McKnight Gap is a gap in Berks, Pennsylvania and has an elevation of 817 feet. McKnight Gap is situated nearby to the hamlet College Heights, as well as near the locality Hampden Heights.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Antietam Reservoir and FirstEnergy Stadium.

Antietam Reservoir

Reservoir

Antietam Lake is a reservoir located entirely within Antietam Lake Park in Berks County, Pennsylvania. The reservoir was formerly owned by the city of Reading. It was purchased by Berks County in 2006. The lake is surrounded by 643 acres of park land.

FirstEnergy Stadium

Stadium

Photo: Mattingly23, CC BY 2.0.

FirstEnergy Stadium is a 10,000-seat baseball-only stadium in Reading, Pennsylvania, that hosted its first regular season baseball game in 1951. The park is home to the Reading Fightin Phils of the Eastern League. FirstEnergy Stadium is situated 2½ miles west of McKnight Gap.

Pagoda

Historic building

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

The Reading Pagoda is a novelty building, built atop the south end of Mount Penn overlooking Reading, Pennsylvania, United States. It has been a symbol of the city for more than a century. Pagoda is situated 2½ miles south of McKnight Gap.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Laureldale and Pennside.

Laureldale

Town

Photo: Shuvaev, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Laureldale is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,277 at the 2020 census. Laureldale is situated 2 miles northwest of McKnight Gap.

Pennside

Village

Pennside is a census-designated place in Lower Alsace and Exeter Townships in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located approximately four miles east of the city of Reading. As of the 2010 census, the population was 4,215 residents. Pennside is situated 2½ miles south of McKnight Gap.

Muhlenberg Park

Village

Muhlenberg Park is a census-designated place in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The community is located just to the west of the borough of Laureldale. Muhlenberg Park is situated 2½ miles west of McKnight Gap.

McKnight Gap

Type: Gap with an elevation of 817 feet
Category: landform
Location: Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.36954° or 40° 22′ 10″ north

Longitude

-75.89048° or 75° 53′ 26″ west

Elevation

817 feet (249 metres)

Open location code

87G69495+RR

GeoNames ID

5200515

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Localities in the Area

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