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John DuBois

John DuBois from directly overhead

John DuBois is an artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 469 m. Boone Mountain stands 736 m to the northeast, 9.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Dubois City Memorial Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 20 miles off. 158 named places lie within 25 miles, 36 of them named summits.

What the record says

Material
granite

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates41.12883, -78.75151

158 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 49
  • Dubois City Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Twisted Garden Park: 0.9 mi
  • Pocket Pizza Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sandy Township Park: 1.7 mi
  • Falls Creek Park: 2.9 mi
Peaks: 36
  • Coal Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Murray Summit: 8.1 mi
  • The Hogback: 8.3 mi
  • Boone Mountain: 9.9 mi
  • Clearfield County Highpoint #2: 10.5 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Helvetia Historical Dedication Site: 5.7 mi
  • Coke Ovens: 6.5 mi
  • Coalmine Cart: 7.0 mi
  • Coke Ovens: 7.1 mi
  • Brockway Clay Pipe Factory: 9.4 mi
Artworks: 16
  • Cannons Memorial Statue: 7.6 mi
  • Mailman Phol: 16.9 mi
  • S&T Bank Phil: 16.9 mi
  • Wendy's Phil: 16.9 mi
  • Fireman Phil: 17.0 mi
Museums: 10
Attractions: 6
  • The Little Caring Caboose: 1.4 mi
  • Presidential Train Car: 1.5 mi
  • "THE ROCKS" swimming hole: 3.1 mi
  • Bilger's Rocks: 12.5 mi
  • Home of Punxsutawney Phil: 17.4 mi
Springs: 6
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Jefferson County Rest Area Westbound: 10.0 mi
  • Jefferson County Rest Area Eastbound: 10.7 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of John DuBois. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boone MountainNE 34°736 m9.9 mi
Clearfield County Highpoint #2ESE 115°735 m10.5 mi
Chestnut Ridge-Clearfield County HighpointE 83°735 m20.7 mi
Big KnobE 86°714 m21.7 mi
Old Round TopENE 68°710 m22.0 mi
The KnobsE 86°709 m21.7 mi
Hobo HillE 101°683 m13.2 mi
Devils DenN 3°663 m18.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:27
June solstice05:4320:1020:52
September equinox07:0318:3819:14
December solstice07:3816:0616:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475765696861503930
Precip in2.92.43.33.73.74.74.43.94.03.43.23.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dubois Rgnl AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3012688752

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