- Elevation, modelled
- 623 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Knob953 m · 12.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway22.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 40.4646, -78.5897
Cresson Railroad Observation Platform is a attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 623 m. Blue Knob stands 953 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Admiral Peary Monument, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 43 of them named summits.
borough in Pennsylvania, United States
Dates from 1902.
Wikidata Q1130655, matched on coordinates and name (362 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cresson Railroad Observation Platform. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | S 173° | 953 m | 12.3 mi |
| Schaefer Head | S 171° | 898 m | 10.0 mi |
| Ritchey Knob | SSE 156° | 874 m | 9.1 mi |
| Cattle Knob | SSE 166° | 865 m | 10.0 mi |
| Round Top | SSW 193° | 849 m | 14.4 mi |
| Round Knob | S 171° | 846 m | 11.0 mi |
| Pine Knob | SSE 157° | 824 m | 9.9 mi |
| Vickrey Mountain | S 189° | 821 m | 9.3 mi |
- 22.9 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
98 named places within 25 miles
- Chestnut Flats: 6.9 mi
- Red Cap Hill: 7.3 mi
- Proctor Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Pringle Hill: 8.9 mi
- Miller Mountain: 9.1 mi
- Admiral Peary Monument: 0.6 mi
- Ashville Monumnet: 6.9 mi
- War Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Bendel-Davis-Curtis home: 7.5 mi
- Lost Cox Children Monument: 11.7 mi
- Lemon House: 2.1 mi
- Galliztin Tuneels Museum: 2.4 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 3.7 mi
- Keirn Family World War II Museum: 3.8 mi
- Cambria County Historical Society: 7.3 mi
- Engine House #6 Exhibit Building: 2.1 mi
- Old Duncansville Airmail field: 8.2 mi
- Tipton Creek Train Station: 19.3 mi
- Theme Park Entrance: 19.4 mi
- Tank: 20.5 mi
- Hinckston Falls: 17.1 mi
- Turtle Falls: 19.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:08 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:08 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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