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Long-Pond
is an unincorporated community located in Monroe County in the Poconos of northeastern Pennsylvania. It's most well known for being home to the well-known Pocono Raceway. Also known as the "Tricky Triangle," the Pocono Raceway is a super speedway, home to two annual NASCAR Sprint Cup Series races, held in June and August. There is also one NASCAR Camping World Truck Series event held at the raceway in July. The Pocono Raceway is also used throughout the year for other events. Long Pond is situated in the heart of the Poconos, known for its outstanding and abundant recreational activities. Numerous ski resorts are located in the area, campgrounds are plentiful, gaming is also available at two resorts in the Poconos region. Other activities include hiking, mountain biking, fishing, boating, horseback riding, golf, snowboarding, snowmobiling, white water rafting, kayaking and much more. The Poconos has always been Pennsylvania's most popular tourist destination, known for its' romantic resorts for honeymooners. It encompasses seven state parks, seventeen state game lands and one national park - the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area. Part of the Appalachian Trail is located in the southern end of the Poconos. In autumn, the spectacular colors and mild, sunny weather makes it a great area for hiking, scenic drives and sightseeing.
Surrounding areas: Emerald Lakes, Pennsylvania (3.3 mi), Pocono Lake, Pennsylvania (3.7 mi), Lake Naomi, Pennsylvania (4.0 mi), Briar Crest Woods, Pennsylvania (4.2 mi), Pocono Pines, Pennsylvania (4.2 mi), Pocono Summit, Pennsylvania (5.7 mi), Pocono Manor, Pennsylvania (6.3 mi)
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Long Pond Vacation Rentals
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Long Pond Hotels and Resorts
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| | | Hotels & Motels |
| The Chateau Resort & Conference Center | 300 Camelback Rd | Tannersville, PA | 6.3 mi. | (570) 629-5900 | | Comfort Inn & Suites | 800 Rt 940 | Mount Pocono, PA | 7.0 mi. | (570) 839-9282 | | Super 8 Motel | HC 1 Box 115 | MT Pocono, PA | 7.2 mi. | (570) 839-7728 | | Best Western Inn At Bleakeslee-Pocono | Rt 115 | Blakeslee, PA | 7.3 mi. | (570) 646-6000 | | Toby Valley Lodge | Rt 940 | Blakeslee, PA | 7.3 mi. | (717) 646-4893 | | Days Inn Tannersville | State Rt 715 And Interstate 80 | Tannersville, PA | 8.2 mi. | (570) 629-1667 | | Ramada Inn Limited | Rt 715 | Tannersville, PA | 8.2 mi. | (570) 629-4100 | | Lopsided Inn | Rt 196 | Tobyhanna, PA | 8.8 mi. | (570) 839-8421 | | Comfort Inn Bartonsville | State Rt 611 | Bartonsville, PA | 10.1 mi. | (570) 476-1500 | | Howard Johnson Hotel | 63 Rt 611 I-80 Exit 302 | Bartonsville, PA | 10.1 mi. | (570) 424-6100 | | Penn Hills Resort | Rt 447 | Analomick, PA | 11.9 mi. | (717) 421-6464 | | Clarion Hotel | 1220 W Main St | Stroudsburg, PA | 14.0 mi. | (570) 420-1000 | | Hampton Inn Stroudsburg | 114 S 8th St | Stroudsburg, PA | 14.8 mi. | (570) 424-0400 | | Best Western Pocono Inn | 700 Main St | Stroudsburg, PA | 14.9 mi. | (570) 421-2200 | | Hillside Inn | RR 6 | East Stroudsburg, PA | 15.1 mi. | (570) 223-8238 | | Paramount Motel | Rt 209 N Rd 2 | East Stroudsburg, PA | 15.1 mi. | (717) 421-2141 | | Shannon Inn | Pa 447 & US 209 Exit 52 I-80 | East Stroudsburg, PA | 15.1 mi. | (717) 424-1951 | | The Budget Motel | I-80 Exit 51 | E Stroudsburg, PA | 15.8 mi. | (717) 424-5451 | | Super 8 Motel | 340 Greentree Dr | East Stroudsburg, PA | 16.0 mi. | (717) 424-7411 | | Econo Lodge Inn & Suites | Rt 940 Box 35 | White Haven, PA | 16.2 mi. | (570) 443-0391 | | Mountain Laurel Resort East | I-80 And Pa TNPK | White Haven, PA | 16.2 mi. | (570) 443-8411 | | Mountain Laurel Resort West | I-80 & Pa TNPK | White Haven, PA | 16.2 mi. | (570) 443-8411 | | Travel Inn Of Windy Gap | Rt 33 & Rt 512 | Windgap, PA | 17.3 mi. | (215) 863-4146 | | Country Inn And Suites | 1619 Interchange Rd | Lehighton, PA | 18.4 mi. | (610) 379-5066 | | Shawnee | Ft Depuy River Rd | Shawnee On Delaware, PA | 18.6 mi. | (570) 421-1500 | | Harry Packer Mansion Inn | Packer Hill | Jim Thorpe, PA | 18.7 mi. | (570) 325-8566 | | Hampton Inn Lehighton | 877 Interchange Rd | Lehighton, PA | 19.1 mi. | (610) 377-3400 | | Inn At Jim Thorpe | 24 Broadway | Jim Thorpe, PA | 19.8 mi. | (570) 325-2599 | | Lantern Motor Lodge | Rt 209 & Rt 93 | Nesquehoning, PA | 22.4 mi. | (570) 669-9433 | | Best Western East Mountain Inn | 2400 E End Blvd | Wilkes-Barre, PA | 23.5 mi. | (570) 822-1011 | | Host Inn & Residential Suites | 860 Kidder St | Wilkes-Barre, PA | 23.9 mi. | (570) 270-4678 | | Holiday Inn Wilkes-barre | 880 Kidder St | Wilkes-barre, PA | 23.9 mi. | (570) 824-8901 | | Hilton Garden Inn | 242 Highland Park Blvd | Wilkes-Barre, PA | 24.1 mi. | (570) 820-8595 | | Fernwood Resort & CC | Rt 209 | Bushkill, PA | 24.2 mi. | (570) 588-9500 | | Pocmont Resort & Conference Center | Bushkill Falls Rd | Bushkill, PA | 24.2 mi. | (570) 588-6671 | | Travelodge | 497 Kidder St | Wiles Barre, PA | 24.4 mi. | (570) 823-8881 | | Courtyard By Marriott | 16 Glenmaura National Blvd | Moosic, PA | 24.5 mi. | (570) 969-2100 | | Hampton Inn At Montage | 22 Montage Mountain Rd | Scranton, PA | 24.7 mi. | (570) 342-7002 | | Econo Lodge | 1075 Wilkes Barre TWP Blvd | Wilkes Barre, PA | 24.8 mi. | (800) 809-0247 | | Extended Stay Deluxe | 1067 Hwy 315 | Wilkes Barre, PA | 24.8 mi. | (570) 970-2500 |
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Long Pond Weather & Climate
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East Central Pennsylvania experiences a humid continental climate with four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and muggy, fall and spring are generally mild, and winters are cold with snow although the snowfall is variable. Some winters bring only a light dusting of snow, while others bring several major snowstorms. The average annual snowfall is 19.3 inches. Precipitation is generally spread throughout the year, with eight to eleven wet days per month. In summer, it's common to have heat waves accompanied by high humidity and thunderstorms. It is possible to experience severe weather in Pennsylvania in the form of blizzards in the wintertime and tornados in the summer, although these type of storms are not the norm.
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| Month |
High Temp |
Low Temp |
Rainfall |
Ocean Temp |
| January |
30°F |
12°F |
4.38 in. |
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| February |
33°F |
12°F |
3.22 in. |
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| March |
42°F |
21°F |
4.28 in. |
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| April |
53°F |
32°F |
4.45 in. |
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| May |
65°F |
42°F |
5.33 in. |
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| June |
73°F |
50°F |
5.10 in. |
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| July |
77°F |
55°F |
4.35 in. |
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| August |
75°F |
54°F |
4.22 in. |
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| September |
68°F |
46°F |
5.11 in. |
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| October |
57°F |
36°F |
4.24 in. |
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| November |
45°F |
27°F |
4.57 in. |
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| December |
35°F |
18°F |
4.01 in. |
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Long Pond Map & Transportation
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The closest airports in the area are the Wilkes Barre Scranton International airport (AVP) located about 23 miles northwest of Long Pond in Wilkes - Barre / Scranton, Pennsylvania, the Lehigh Valley International airport (ABE) located approximately 27 miles south of Long Pond in Allentown, Pennsylvania, the Northeast Philadelphia airport (PNE) located roughly 71 miles south of Long Pond in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the Newark Liberty International airport (EWR) located around 72 miles southeast of Long Pond in Newark, New Jersey, and finally the Teterboro airport (TEB) located about 74 miles east of Long Pond in Teterboro, New Jersey.
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Long Pond Attractions
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| | | Amusement and Theme Parks |
| Pocono Play Park | Bartonsville | PA | 9.4 mi. | | | Land Of Make Believe | Hope | NJ | 27.6 mi. | | | Bushkill Park | Easton | PA | 28.2 mi. | | | Dorney Park | Allentown | PA | 30.8 mi. | | | Knoebels | Elysburg | PA | 58.4 mi. | | | Bowcraft Amusement Park | Scotch Plains | NJ | 62.5 mi. | | | Sesame Place | Langhorne | PA | 67.0 mi. | | | Jeepers | West Nyack | NY | 77.3 mi. | | | Keansburg Amusement Park | Keansburg | NJ | 81.6 mi. | | | Hersheypark | Hershey | PA | 81.8 mi. | | | Dutch Wonderland | Lancaster | PA | 83.0 mi. | | | Astroland | Brooklyn | NY | 83.4 mi. | | | Coney Island Boardwalk | Brooklyn | NY | 83.4 mi. | | | Coney Island - Kenny Kaufman | Brooklyn | NY | 83.4 mi. | | | Deno's Wonder Wheel Amusement Park | Brooklyn | NY | 83.4 mi. | | | Nellie Bly Park | Brooklyn | NY | 83.4 mi. | | | Exhilarama | Voorhees | NJ | 87.9 mi. | | | Glen Island Park | New Rochelle | NY | 88.2 mi. | | | Clementon Amusement Park | Clementon | NJ | 89.5 mi. | |
| | | Water Parks |
| Alpine Slide at Camelback | Tannersville | PA | 8.2 mi. | | | Dorney Park & Whitewater Kingdom | Allentown | PA | 30.8 mi. | | | Carousel Water & Fun Park | Beach Lake | PA | 41.2 mi. | | | Water World | Phoenixville | PA | 63.9 mi. | | | Sesame Place | Langhorne | PA | 67.0 mi. | | | Mountain Creek | Vernon | NJ | 83.0 mi. | | | Splash Down Park | Fishkill | NY | 87.7 mi. | | | Zoom Flume Water Park | Durham | NY | 114.4 mi. | |
| | | Golf Courses |
| Mount Pocono Public Golf Course | Mount Pocono | PA | 7.1 mi. | | | Thornhurst Country Club | Thornhurst | PA | 10.1 mi. | | | Indian Mountain Golf Course | Kresgeville | PA | 10.4 mi. | | | Hideaway Hills Golf Club | Kresgeville | PA | 11.5 mi. | | | Evergreen Park Golf Course | Analomink | PA | 12.8 mi. | | | Buck Hill Falls Golf Club | Buck Hill Falls | PA | 13.7 mi. | | | Glen Brook Country Club | Stroudsburg | PA | 15.1 mi. | | | Scottish Glen Golf Course | Crystal Lake | PA | 15.4 mi. | | | Terra Greens Golf Course | East Stroudsburg | PA | 15.4 mi. | | | Newfoundland Golf Course | South Sterling | PA | 15.6 mi. | | | Mountain Laurel Golf Club | White Haven | PA | 16.0 mi. | | | Shade Mountain Golf Club | Middleburg | PA | 16.0 mi. | | | Cherry Valley Golf Course | Stroudsburg | PA | 17.0 mi. | | | Water Gap Country Club | Delaware Water Gap | PA | 17.8 mi. | | | Country Club of the Poconos | Marshalls Creek | PA | 17.9 mi. | | | Walnut Creek Golf Club | Jamestown | PA | 19.6 mi. | | | Stone Hedge Country Club | Factoryville | PA | 20.9 mi. | | | Marjon Golf Course | Moscow | PA | 23.1 mi. | | | Southmoore Golf Course | Bath | PA | 23.4 mi. | | | Whitetail Golf Club | Bath | PA | 23.4 mi. | | | Norvelt Golf Club | Mount Pleasant | PA | 23.9 mi. | | | Timber Ridge Golf Club | Mount Pleasant | PA | 23.9 mi. | | | Fernwood Hotel & Resort | Bushkill | PA | 24.3 mi. | | | Hollenback Golf Club | Wilkes-Barre | PA | 25.2 mi. | | | Four Seasons Golf Club | Exeter | PA | 25.8 mi. | | | Apple Mountain Golf & Country Club | Belvidere | NJ | 26.1 mi. | | | Willow Brook Golf Course | Catasauqua | PA | 26.6 mi. | | | Blair Academy Golf Course | Blairstown | NJ | 26.7 mi. | | | Pine Hills Country Club | Taylor | PA | 27.1 mi. | | | South Hills Golf Club | Hanover | PA | 27.3 mi. | |
| | | Ski Areas |
| Camelback | Tannersville | PA | 8.2 mi. | | | Alpine Mountain | Analomink | PA | 12.6 mi. | | | Tanglewood | Tafton | PA | 28.3 mi. | | | Shawnee Mountain | Delaware | PA | 29.8 mi. | | | Doe Mountain | Macungie | PA | 37.5 mi. | | | Elk Mountain | Union Dale | PA | 45.9 mi. | | | Craigmeur | Newfoundland | NJ | 53.5 mi. | | | Mount Tone | Lake Como | PA | 55.4 mi. | | | Holiday Mountain | Monticello | NY | 57.8 mi. | | | Mount Peter | Warwick | NY | 59.1 mi. | | | Hidden Valley Ski | Hidden Valley | PA | 65.6 mi. | | | Hidden Valley | Vernon | NJ | 83.0 mi. | | | Vernon Valley Great Gorge | Vernon | NJ | 83.0 mi. | | | Belleayre Moutain | Highmount | NY | 90.6 mi. | | | Ski Plattekill | Roxbury | NY | 96.8 mi. | | | Big Birch | Patterson | NY | 101.5 mi. | | | Thunder Ridge | Patterson | NY | 101.5 mi. | | | Ski Sawmill | Morris | PA | 102.1 mi. | | | Hunter Mountain | Hunter | NY | 102.7 mi. | | | Scotch Valley | Stamford | NY | 103.3 mi. | |
| | | State Parks |
| Big Pocono State Park | | PA | 6.5 mi. | | | Gouldsboro State Park | | PA | 10.8 mi. | | | Hickory Run State Park | | PA | 11.4 mi. | | | Tobyhanna State Park | | PA | 13.1 mi. | | | Beltzville State Park | | PA | 15.2 mi. | | | Lehigh Gorge State Park | | PA | 16.1 mi. | | | Jacobsburg State Park | | PA | 20.7 mi. | | | Promised Land State Park | | PA | 22.7 mi. | | | Frances Slocum State Park | | PA | 29.8 mi. | | | George W Childs State Park | | PA | 31.3 mi. | | | Archbald Pothole State Park | | PA | 32.6 mi. | | | Swartswood State Park | | NJ | 33.5 mi. | | | Tuscarora State Park | | PA | 34.0 mi. | | | Stephens State Park | | NJ | 36.4 mi. | | | Prompton State Park | | PA | 38.4 mi. | | | Cranberry State Park | | NJ | 39.0 mi. | | | Spruce Run State Park | | NJ | 39.4 mi. | | | Voorhees State Park | | NJ | 39.5 mi. | | | Roosevelt State Park | | PA | 39.6 mi. | |
| | | Museums |
| Pocono Indian Museum | Bushkill | PA | 24.2 mi. | (History) | | Houdini Museum | Scranton | PA | 26.7 mi. | (History) | | Liberty Hall Museum | Union | NJ | 38.7 mi. | (History) | | Lake Hopatcong Historical Museum | Lake Hopatcong | NJ | 44.7 mi. | (History) | | Morris Museum | Morristown | NJ | 54.2 mi. | (Multidisciplinary) | | James A. Michener Art Museum | Doylestown | PA | 54.3 mi. | (Art) | | Historical Society of Berks County Pennsylvania | Reading | PA | 55.3 mi. | (History) | | The Roth Living Farm Museum of Delaware Valley College | North Wales | PA | 59.0 mi. | (History) |
| | | Zoos and Aquariums |
| Bergen County Zoological Park | Paramus | NJ | 72.7 mi. | | | Clyde Peeling's Reptiland Ltd. | Allenwood | PA | 74.9 mi. | | | Ross Park Zoo | Binghamton | NY | 76.0 mi. | | | Staten Island Zoo | Staten Island | NY | 77.0 mi. | | | Philadelphia Zoological Garden | Philadelphia | PA | 77.7 mi. | | | Central Park Wildlife Center | New York | NY | 79.6 mi. | | | New Jersey State Aquarium at Camden | Camden | NJ | 80.0 mi. | | | ZOOAMERICA North American Wildlife Park | Hershey | PA | 81.8 mi. | | | New York Aquarium | Brooklyn | NY | 83.4 mi. | | | Prospect Park Wildlife Center | Brooklyn | NY | 83.4 mi. | | | Bronx Zoo/Wildlife Conservation Park | Bronx | NY | 84.5 mi. | | | Queens Wildlife Center | Flushing | NY | 88.2 mi. | | | Brandywine Zoo | Wilmington | DE | 90.5 mi. | | | Trevor Zoo | Millbrook | NY | 104.7 mi. | | | Beardsley Zoological Gardens | Bridgeport | CT | 117.8 mi. | |
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