- Elevation, modelled
- 355 m
- Tallest summit within 21.3 miles
- Little Flat738 m · 6.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- High Plateau Scenic Byway17.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7962, -77.8625
Old Main Sundial is a artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 355 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the east-southeast, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is The Obelisk, a artwork 0.1 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Old Main Sundial. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Flat | ESE 118° | 738 m | 6.4 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | ESE 112° | 733 m | 9.5 mi |
| Big Flat | SE 142° | 732 m | 6.5 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SE 141° | 726 m | 10.2 mi |
| Grass Mountain | SE 127° | 717 m | 8.9 mi |
| Broad Mountain | ESE 113° | 716 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bear Knob | NNW 342° | 713 m | 11.1 mi |
| Milligans Knob | SE 128° | 711 m | 12.2 mi |
- 17.9 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Old Main: 0.1 mi
- President Atherton: 0.1 mi
- Lt. Michael P. Murphy Penn State Veterans Plaza: 0.1 mi
- Old Botany: 0.1 mi
- Science Technology and Society: 0.1 mi
Parks
- Foundry Park: 0.2 mi
- Sidney Friedman Park: 0.3 mi
- East Fairmount Park: 0.6 mi
- Sunset Park: 0.9 mi
- Park Ave Lower Intramural Fields: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Mount Nittany: 3.8 mi
- Bald Knob: 5.2 mi
- Rudy Ridge: 5.5 mi
- Sand Knob: 5.8 mi
- Little Flat: 6.4 mi
Museums: 32
Springs: 31
- Thompson Spring: 0.9 mi
- Walnut Spring: 1.1 mi
- Bathgate Spring: 1.7 mi
- Windy Hill Farms Spring: 2.7 mi
- Blue Spring: 3.6 mi
Attractions: 23
- Lion Shrine: 0.3 mi
- Mill Wheel: 0.9 mi
- Air Quality Learning and Demonstration Center: 1.3 mi
- Millbrook Marsh Nature Center: 1.7 mi
- Columbus Chapel: 3.5 mi
Artworks: 22
- The Obelisk: 0.1 mi
- Olympic Wannabes: 0.1 mi
- Centennial Piglet Statue: 0.2 mi
- Man in the Woods: 0.3 mi
- Pictasaurus: 0.3 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- Thompson Woods Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Patton Woods Nature Recreation Area: 3.2 mi
- Stony Batter Natural Area: 3.3 mi
- Stan Yoder Memorial Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Haugh Family Farm Open Space: 3.7 mi
Gardens: 12
- Schreyer Garden: 0.2 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 0.3 mi
- Bee and Pollinator Garden: 0.7 mi
- Penn State Community Garden Pollinator Garden: 1.2 mi
- Tudek Park Community Garden: 1.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
- The Rock: 4.3 mi
- Buck Point: 13.0 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 13.1 mi
- Donation Rocks: 16.0 mi
- Hunter Rock: 17.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 7.6 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 14.0 mi
- Longfellow Vista: 23.7 mi
- Karl Guss Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 3
- Black Moshannon Beach: 13.2 mi
- Kish park beach access: 19.9 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 20.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 15.8 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 16.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State College, under a mile away.
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