Nittany Lion Shrine
Nittany Lion Shrine is an artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 319 m. Sweet Hill stands 569 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mary Behrend Monument, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 3.2 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Penn State Behrend's Nittany Lion Shrine is located at Lion Plaza, which is situated at the intersection of Junker Center, the Smith Chapel, and Burke Center. The replica shrine is 75 percent to scale of Penn State's original shrine.
What the record says
- Material
- reinforced_fiberglass
What to expect
- Operated by
- Penn State Behrend
How to reach it
- 3.2 mi off the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Whispering Pines Cremation Garden: 1.3 mi
- Rolling Ridge Park: 1.4 mi
- Garden Heights Park: 1.6 mi
- Robert C. Morrison Park: 1.7 mi
- Joseph Walczak Senior Park: 2.0 mi
- Mary Behrend Monument: 0.4 mi
- Wesleyville Veterans Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Hammermill Three Sister Stacks: 4.4 mi
- Judah Colt House: 5.3 mi
- Von Buseck House: 5.3 mi
- Harborcreek Historical Society: 2.7 mi
- Lawrence Park Historical Society: 2.8 mi
- ExpERIEnce Childrens Museum: 5.5 mi
- Old Customs House: 5.5 mi
- Flagship Niagara League: 5.6 mi
- Wintergreen Gorge: 0.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 218: 5.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 163: 7.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 161: 8.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 155: 9.4 mi
- Cowell Beach: 4.2 mi
- Shades Beach: 4.9 mi
- Beach 11: 5.9 mi
- Beach 10 - Budny: 6.7 mi
- Shorewood Beach: 7.1 mi
- Oak Hill: 14.1 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 19.2 mi
- Mackey Hill: 19.3 mi
- Gibson Hill: 20.5 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 21.1 mi
- Wesleyville Community Garden: 2.3 mi
- Crenshaw Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- 22nd & Parade Community Garden: 4.5 mi
- Little Italy Urban Farm: 5.4 mi
- Urban Orchard: 5.5 mi
- Fruits of Labor: 5.0 mi
- Schaefer's Auto Art: 9.6 mi
- Jon's Fish Statue: 19.2 mi
- Graffiti Wall: 5.3 mi
- USS Niagara: 5.7 mi
- Victorian Princess: 5.9 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 10.9 mi
- Howard Falls: 17.2 mi
- Rest Area: 21.5 mi
- Sulfur Spring: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Nittany Lion Shrine. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Hill | E 98° | 569 m | 23.9 mi |
| Ingersol Hill | ESE 116° | 533 m | 23.7 mi |
| Dowd Hill | ESE 122° | 528 m | 22.3 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | S 171° | 495 m | 21.1 mi |
| Mackey Hill | S 175° | 488 m | 19.3 mi |
| Dutch Hill | SSE 158° | 476 m | 23.2 mi |
| Gibson Hill | SSW 208° | 470 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | SSW 196° | 454 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:55 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:18 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:42 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:07 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erie Intl AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11057068080
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