Park Crest, Pennsylvania — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Park Crest, Schuylkill County.
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Park Crest lies at the hem of rolling hills, where the land begins its serious ascent towards higher ridges that screen the sky. It lies 10.5 miles south-south-west of Hazleton, PA (from Hazleton, PA: bearing 201°T), and is situated 4.3 miles west-north-west of Tamaqua. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts, of hollows that gather mist and slopes that catch the afternoon sun, often breaking into small, irregular fields carved out by generations of careful hands. Old stone walls, softened by moss and the slow work of frost, delineate boundaries that seem to have been there since the hills themselves were young. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy scent, a promise of the rich soil that underpins everything, and the light, when it filters through the thinning canopy of oak and maple, possesses a gentle, diffused quality, as if filtered through a veil of fine dust. The history of Park Crest is deeply entwined with the earth, its early days shaped by the tireless extraction of anthracite coal from the very ground it occupies. Though the deep mines are largely silent now, their legacy is still palpable, a quiet hum beneath the surface of everyday life, a reminder of the labor and the lives that were forged in the darkness. Today, the local economy finds a more varied footing, with agriculture still playing a significant role, the patchwork of farms producing a steady, if unassuming, bounty. Small businesses, those tenacious anchors of any place, provide the essential services and a sense of continuity, their storefronts lining the modest main thoroughfare, each with its own story etched into the faded paint and well-worn thresholds. There's a quiet persistence to Park Crest, a sense of enduring presence that feels as solid and dependable as the bedrock beneath its feet.
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| Location | Park Crest, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania |
| Coordinates | 40.816755°N, 76.047153°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 18214 |
| Area Code | 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Park Crest, Pennsylvania, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Park Crest includes coordinates 40.816755°N, 76.047153°W, situated in Schuylkill County. ZIP code 18214. Telephone area code: 215, 223, 267, 272, 412, 445, 484, 570, 582, 610, 717, 724, 814, 835, 878. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.