Albany Township near Kempton in Berks County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

Photographed by Robyn Young, September 14, 2019

1. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Marker

Inscription. Founded in 1934 by Rosalie Edge, it is the world's first refuge for birds of prey. It had been a popular shooting site because of its location on a major hawk migration corridor and a 1929 bounty placed on northern goshawks. Through the work of its founder and early supporters, such as Richard Pough, it became a raptor conservation research, education, and training facility and a hawk-watching destination for bird and nature lovers globally.

Erected 2019 by Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Environment • Parks & Recreational Areas • Women. In addition, it is included in the National Natural Landmarks, and the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (PHMC) series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1934.

Location. 40° 38.112′ N, 75° 59.682′ W. Marker is near Kempton, Pennsylvania, in Berks County. It is in Albany Township. It is on Hawk Mountain Road just north of Pennsylvania Route 895, on the left when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1700 Hawk Mountain Road, Kempton PA 19529, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Hall of the Mountain King (approx. 0.4 miles

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away); a different marker also named Hawk Mountain Sanctuary (approx. 0.4 miles away); World War II Honor Roll (approx. 3.6 miles away); Moncure Robinson Home (approx. 4.1 miles away); Zion's (Red) Church (approx. 4.4 miles away); World War II Memorial (approx. 4.4 miles away); Propane Tanker Explosion (approx. 4.4 miles away); Fort Lebanon (approx. 4.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Kempton.

Also see . . . MarkerQuest - Hawk Mountain Sanctuary. Photographs and information about Hawk Mountain. (Submitted on November 13, 2019, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania.)

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Robyn Young, September 14, 2019

2. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary

Positioning of marker on Hawk Mountain Road image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Laura Klotz, October 26, 2019

3. Positioning of marker on Hawk Mountain Road

The marker sits on the path leading from the visitor's center to the trail. Traffic direction is employed during peak weekends in October and November.

Natural Landmark Plaque image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 7, 2007

4. Natural Landmark Plaque

(located near the Visitor Center)

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary
has been designated a
Registered
Natural Landmark
under the provisions of the
Historic Sites Act of August 21, 1935
This site possesses exceptional value
in illustrating the natural history
of the United States

U.S. Department of the Interior
National Parks Service
1965

Raptors Over the Ridge<br>A guide to identifying hawks in flight image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 7, 2007

5. Raptors Over the Ridge
A guide to identifying hawks in flight

(located near the Visitor Center)

Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Lookout image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 7, 2007

6. Hawk Mountain Sanctuary Lookout

(view from Lookout Trail)

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on September 26, 2019, by Robyn Young of Media, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 724 times since then and 32 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 9, 2020, by Robyn Young of Media, Pennsylvania. 2. submitted on September 26, 2019, by Robyn Young of Media, Pennsylvania. 3. submitted on November 12, 2019, by Laura Klotz of Northampton, Pennsylvania. 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 2, 2020, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Andrew Ruppenstein was the editor who published this page.