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Delve into Berkshire Heights
The district Berkshire Heights of Reading in Berks County (Pennsylvania) is a district located in United States about 115 mi north-east of Washington DC, the country's capital town.
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Local weather forecast
Todays Local Weather Conditions & Forecast: 12°C / 54 °F
Morning Temperature | 5°C / 40 °F |
Evening Temperature | 8°C / 47 °F |
Night Temperature | 9°C / 48 °F |
Chance of rainfall | 5% |
Air Humidity | 57% |
Air Pressure | 1032 hPa |
Wind Speed | Gentle Breeze with 8 km/h (5 mph) from North |
Cloud Conditions | Overcast clouds, covering 100% of sky |
General Conditions | Moderate rain |
Sunday, 28th of April 2024
20°C (67 °F)
17°C (62 °F)
Light rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Monday, 29th of April 2024
28°C (82 °F)
19°C (66 °F)
Light rain, gentle breeze, scattered clouds.
Tuesday, 30th of April 2024
18°C (64 °F)
16°C (62 °F)
Moderate rain, light breeze, overcast clouds.
Hotels and Places to Stay
DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Reading
Holiday Inn Express & Suites READING
Holiday Inn Express & Suites WYOMISSING
Fairfield Inn & Suites Reading Wyomissing
Courtyard Reading Wyomissing
Crowne Plaza READING
Hampton Inn Reading-Wyomissing
Stirling Guest Hotel
INN AT READING
Homewood Suites by Hilton Reading-Wyomissing
Videos from this area
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Norfolk Southern action at Wyomissing Junction (Reading, PA) 11-11 & 11-17, 2013
Norfolk Southern and Lancaster Northern freights are seen on November 11th & 17th, 2013 at Wyomissing Junction.
Pitcairn Fleetwing indoor flyer, Reading, PA 1995
Flight of a 30" rubber powered Pitcairn Fleetwing at the Reading Indoor Air Races in Reading, PA, 1995. Model by Walt Eggert. Video by David Franks.
NS 94M at Wyomissing, PA 8/18/09
A couple of engines head east to Reading light after handling a work train earlier in the day. NS Harrisburg Line MP HP61.4 NS 5000 (GP38-2) NS 3353 (SD40-2) 2:48PM.
Batman: Arkham City: Calender Man 12 Murderous Dates Achievements
This achievement requires you to talk to Calendar Man on certain dates. You can find Calendar Man in the basement of the court house (It's in the back of the building where you rescue Cat Woman...
Injustice: Gods Among Us | Arkham City Harley Quinn Ladder Matches with Harley Quinn Ending
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Batman Arkham City: Bane Titan Containers Achievement
You start this achievement process by finding bane, via finding the distress flare, he will ask you to help him destroy some TITAN containers. You will need to destroy 6 containers when done...
NS 19G at Wyomissing, PA 8/29/09
19G heads west through Wyomissing in the late afternoon. NS Harrisburg Line MP HP61.4 NS 2708 (SD70M-2) NS 9297 (D9-40CW) NS 3428 (SD40-2) 65 cars 5:52PM.
Wyomissing Public Library technology presentation
A presentation on library technology produced by the Wyomissing (Pa.) Public Library in June 2008. http://www.wyopublib.org.
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Attractions and noteworthy things
Distances are based on the centre of the city/town and sightseeing location. This list contains brief abstracts about monuments, holiday activities, national parcs, museums, organisations and more from the area as well as interesting facts about the region itself. Where available, you'll find the corresponding homepage. Otherwise the related wikipedia article.
Kenhorst, Pennsylvania
Kenhorst is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,679 at the 2000 census.
Shillington, Pennsylvania
Shillington is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States with a population of 5,059 at the 2000 census nestled amongst other suburbs outside of Reading. It is perhaps best known as the place where author John Updike lived until he was 13, and it is the basis for the town of Olinger that he wrote about in his fiction.
Reading, Pennsylvania
Reading is a city in southeastern Pennsylvania, USA, and seat of Berks County. Reading is the principal city of the Greater Reading Area and had a population of 88,082 as of the 2010 census, making it the fifth most populated city in the state, after Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Allentown and Erie, and the fifth most-populous municipality. According to the 2010 census, Reading has the highest share of citizens living in poverty in the nation.
Spring Ridge, Pennsylvania
Spring Ridge is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 1,003 at the 2010 census. It is the wealthiest location in Berks County.
West Lawn, Pennsylvania
West Lawn is a former borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Now as of 2010, it is a Census-designated place. The population was 1,715 at the 2010 census. This borough was dissolved and became part of Spring Township on January 1, 2006. Voters in both municipalities approved the dissolution during a general election vote in November 2004.
West Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
West Wyomissing is a census-designated place (CDP) in Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,407 at the 2010 census.
West Reading, Pennsylvania
West Reading is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 4,212 at the 2010 census. It contains a vibrant main street (Penn Avenue) and the large Reading Hospital and Medical Center. It is also the site of the VF Outlet Village, one of the largest outlet malls in the United States. The VF Outlet Village is located in the buildings of the former Berkshire Knitting Mills, which was in operation from 1908-1975.
Wyomissing, Pennsylvania
Wyomissing is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States, established on July 2, 1906. The population was 8,587 at the 2000 census, but after the January, 2002 merger with neighboring Wyomissing Hills, the combined 2000 Census estimate was 11,155 making it the most populous borough in Berks County. The borough is recognized as a Tree City USA and selected as a "Contender" for the best places to live in Pennsylvania by Money magazine.
Sovereign Center
Sovereign Center is a 7,083-seat multi-purpose arena, in Reading, Pennsylvania. It was built in 2001. The arena sits on the former site of the Astor Theatre; One of several grand movie and theater palaces built in Reading in the early 20th century. Closed in 1975, the theater sat vacant for over two decades. In 1998, the Astor was demolished to make room for the Sovereign Center.
FirstEnergy Stadium (Reading, Pennsylvania)
FirstEnergy Stadium is a 9,000-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. It was voted the second best place to see a baseball game by Minor League News in 2006. It is also the first ballpark to ever receive the annual Digital Ballparks. com Ballpark Of The Year Award, which it was awarded in 2002.
Penn State Berks
Penn State Berks is a commonwealth campus of Pennsylvania State University located in Spring Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Reading Regional Airport
Reading Regional Airport, also known as Carl A. Spaatz Field, is a public airport located three miles (5 km) northwest of the central business district of Reading, a city in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is owned by the Reading Regional Airport Authority. As per Federal Aviation Administration records, the airport had 2,268 passenger boardings in calendar year 2006, 2,445 in 2005 and 9,288 in 2004.
Reading Area Community College
Reading Area Community College (RACC) is a public community college located in Reading, Pennsylvania, USA. The college was founded in 1971 and serves the greater Reading area and Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Mid-Atlantic Air Museum
The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum (MAAM) is membership supported museum and aircraft restoration facility located at the Carl A. Spaatz Field, the regional airport serving Reading, Pennsylvania. The museum, founded by Russ Strine, the current President, collects and actively restores historic war planes and classic airliners as well as rare civilian and military aircraft. Many of the museum's historic aircraft are often seen on the airshow circuit.
Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School
Wyomissing Area Junior/Senior High School is a secondary school serving the Wyomissing Area School District. Located in the borough of Wyomissing, Pennsylvania the school boasts an enrollment in grades seven through twelve of approximately 975 students. WAHS was ranked within Newsweek's top 1,200 public high schools in the United States consecutively for three years between 2006 and 2008.
WIOV (AM)
WIOV is a sports talk radio station in Reading, Pennsylvania. The station broadcasts at 1240 kHz on the AM dial and is under ownership of Cumulus Media. The station has an FM translator, W253AC, at 98.5 mHz on the FM dial. WIOV serves as the local affiliate for CBS Sports Radio. WIOV broadcasts all home and away games of the Reading Phillies, AA affiliate of the Philadelphia Phillies, and the Reading Royals of the ECHL.
Holy Name High School (Reading, Pennsylvania)
Holy Name High School was a four-year comprehensive coeducational Roman Catholic preparatory/secondary school located in Reading, Pennsylvania. It was approved and accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools, the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and the Diocese of Allentown. The school's athletic rivals included Wyomissing Area High School and Reading Central Catholic High School.
Historical Society of Berks County
Founded in 1869, the Historical Society of Berks County (HSBC) is a museum and library located in Reading, Pennsylvania. The Society's mission, as described on its website, is "to focus attention on the unique local history, the vast material culture, and the diverse cultural heritage of Berks County by preserving, archiving, and promoting this material to instill in our citizens of all ages and ethnic groups an awareness of this growing treasure trove of information.
Reading Public Library
The Reading Public Library (RPL) is the main public library of the City of Reading, Pennsylvania and the district library center (DLC) of Berks County. RPL’s services and collections serve the City of Reading, its suburbs, greater Berks County, and beyond.
Reading Public Museum
The Reading Public Museum, in West Reading, Pennsylvania, has displays featuring science and civilizations, a planetarium and a 25-acre arboretum. It also offers educational programs for families, adults and children, and a yearly cultural festival. Galleries feature an eclectic variety from art, armor, and artifacts of world civilizations, to natural history and the cultures of Native Americans and Pennsylvania Germans.
Lincoln Park, Pennsylvania
Lincoln Park is a census-designated place in Spring and Cumru Townships in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is located between the community of West Wyomissing and the borough of Shillington. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,615 residents.
Governor Mifflin Senior High School
Governor Mifflin Senior High School is the only secondary school in the Governor Mifflin School District. It is located in Shillington, Berks County, Pennsylvania and serves students in the Reading area. Governor Mifflin Senior High School replaced Shillington High School in 1953. The Shillington High School building became the Governor Mifflin Junior High School. Governor Mifflin's mascot and logo is a mustang, and Governor Mifflin competes at the AAAA level in the PIAA categories.
Christ Episcopal Church (Reading, Pennsylvania)
Christ Episcopal Church, founded in 1762, is the oldest English-speaking congregation in Reading, Pennsylvania. Christ Church was organized under the ministry of the Rev. Robert Davis, who commenced missionary services in Reading in the spring of 1823. The present building was built between 1825–26. Its neo-gothic form took shape during a major renovation in 1847. The spire was constructed in the early 1860s by Edward Tuckerman Potter, an architect with expertise in Episcopal church design.
Berkshire Mall (Pennsylvania)
The Berkshire Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Wyomissing, Pennsylvania, a suburb to the west of Reading in Berks County. The Berkshire Mall is accessible from US 222/US 422 at the Paper Mill Road interchange or the State Hill Road interchange. The main entrances to the mall are located along Woodland Road or State Hill Road. The mall first opened in February 1970.
Greenfields, Pennsylvania
Greenfields is a census-designated place in Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is located about 1 mile to west of the city of Reading at the confluence of the Tulpehocken Creek and Schuylkill River. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,170 residents.