Skating Pond

Skating Pond is a pond in Berks, Pennsylvania. Skating Pond is situated near the public building Berks County Republican Committee Headquarters, as well as near Wyomissing Creek Bridge.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights: Reading Public Museum and Reading Hospital and Medical Center.

Reading Public Museum

Museum

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The Reading Public Museum is a museum in Reading, Pennsylvania, located in the 18th Ward, along the Wyomissing Creek. By the size and scope of its collection, numbering more than 280,000 objects and specimens, it is the largest private museum and largest collection of artwork, numbering over 50,000 works, located between Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Reading Public Museum is situated 3,200 feet east of Skating Pond.

Reading Hospital and Medical Center

Hospital

Reading Hospital is a 697-bed non-profit teaching hospital located in West Reading, Pennsylvania. The hospital was established in 1867 and is the anchor institution of Tower Health. Reading Hospital and Medical Center is situated 4,000 feet northeast of Skating Pond.

Berkshire Mall

Shopping center

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Berkshire Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, a suburb to the west of Reading in Berks County. Berkshire Mall is accessible from US 222/US 422 at the Paper Mill Road interchange or the State Hill Road interchange. Berkshire Mall is situated 1¼ miles north of Skating Pond.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wyomissing and Shillington.

Wyomissing

Town

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Wyomissing is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, adjacent to Reading. The borough was incorporated on July 2, 1906. As of the 2020 census, the population was 11,114, compared to 10,461 at the 2010 census.

Shillington

Town

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Shillington is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. With a population of 5,475 at the time of the 2020 census the borough is nestled amongst other suburbs outside Reading.

Lincoln Park

Hamlet

Lincoln Park is a census-designated place in Spring and Cumru Townships in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located between the community of West Wyomissing and the borough of Shillington.

Skating Pond

Type: Pond
Category: body of water
Location: Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude

40.32462° or 40° 19′ 29″ north

Longitude

-75.96242° or 75° 57′ 45″ west

Elevation

259 feet (79 metres)

Open location code

87G682FQ+R2

OpenStreetMap ID

way 110957434

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

OpenStreetMap feature

water=pond

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Berks County Republican Committee Headquarters and Wyomissing Creek Bridge.

Nearby Places

Places to explore: Stone House and The Wyomissing Foundation.

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