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Marble Bench

Marble Bench from directly overhead

Marble Bench is an artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 212 m. Huckleberry Mountain stands 762 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Benches, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away.

Hand carved marble blocks forming a functional bench.

What the record says

Built
1989
Material
marble

How to reach it

Coordinates41.00890, -76.44585

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Fernville Family Park: 1.0 mi
  • Bloomsburg Town Park: 1.2 mi
  • Bloomsburg Town Park: 1.3 mi
  • Scott Township Schools Park: 1.7 mi
  • Espy Park: 1.9 mi
Attractions: 52
  • Bloomsburg University Fountain: 0.0 mi
  • Bloomsburg Fountain: 0.8 mi
  • Bloomsburg Fair: 1.5 mi
  • Scenic Skyway: 9.3 mi
  • Sky Slide: 9.4 mi
Historic sites: 39
Waterfalls: 29
Artworks: 20
Museums: 18
Gardens: 4
  • Hughes Memorial Garden: 7.6 mi
  • Butterfly Gardens: 20.0 mi
  • Castle Green Garden: 22.3 mi
  • Butler Township Community Garden: 23.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Columbia County Rest Area Eastbound: 10.1 mi
  • Columbia County Rest Area Westbound: 10.3 mi
  • Montour County Rest Area Westbound: 14.7 mi
  • Montour County Rest Area Eastbound: 15.3 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Memorial Class Of 1916: 0.3 mi
  • C. Q. McWilliams Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
  • Glens Picnic Area: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Eagle Rock Beach: 18.0 mi
  • Lake Jean Beach: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Marble Bench. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huckleberry MountainN 352°762 m19.6 mi
Grand ViewNNE 19°745 m21.9 mi
Red Rock MountainNNE 17°721 m21.8 mi
Central MountainNNE 14°685 m20.8 mi
Chimneystack RockNNE 16°684 m20.8 mi
Bears HeadESE 120°634 m22.0 mi
Buck MountainESE 108°592 m13.1 mi
Catawissa MountainSE 133°571 m9.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3520:0120:42
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2815:5716:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506068737064524233
Precip in3.52.53.74.34.24.84.44.15.24.33.53.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bear GAP, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6631813678

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