Larry the Elk
Larry the Elk is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 423 m. Tower Hill stands 715 m to the east, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Pennsylvania Welcome Center, a rest area 0.1 miles away.
Taxidermied elk head
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Hill: 3.3 mi
- Bald Hill: 3.4 mi
- Rowe Hill: 3.5 mi
- Buck Hill: 5.2 mi
- Tower Hill: 6.0 mi
- Hills Creek State Park: 6.4 mi
- Rail Trail Head: 6.5 mi
- Max Colegrove Park: 6.7 mi
- Mansfield Veterans Memorial Park: 6.9 mi
- Elliott Lawn: 6.9 mi
- War Memorial: 13.9 mi
- Preemption Line: 17.7 mi
- Painted Post Monument: 17.9 mi
- IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing: 18.0 mi
- Phillip W. Scudder Bridge: 18.5 mi
- Hills Creek State Park: 7.1 mi
- McCarthy Hill State Forest: 13.8 mi
- Spencer Crest Nature Center: 15.1 mi
- Erwin Mountain State Forest: 15.7 mi
- Plymouth Woods Nature Preserve: 16.4 mi
- The Rockwell Museum: 17.2 mi
- Kids Rockewell Art Lab: 17.2 mi
- Painted Post-Erwin Museum at the Depot: 18.2 mi
- National Soaring Museum: 19.2 mi
- The Heritage Village And Museum: 19.3 mi
- Artemus: 17.2 mi
- Corning Ceremonial Sculpture: 17.2 mi
- The Critic: 17.2 mi
- Glass Blower: 17.3 mi
- Spanish-American War Statue: 20.9 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 0.1 mi
- Erwin Text Zone / Parking Area: 19.2 mi
- Campbell Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Mistletoe Farm: 9.5 mi
- Little Joe Tower: 17.3 mi
- Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes: 17.7 mi
- Railroad Springs: 18.7 mi
- Matson Spring: 20.2 mi
- Orchard Spring: 22.3 mi
- Colton Point: 21.9 mi
- Aider's Rock: 22.7 mi
- The Main Attraction: 22.7 mi
- Fall Brook: 17.0 mi
- Landrus: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.0 miles of Larry the Elk. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Hill | E 84° | 715 m | 6.0 mi |
| Maple Hill | S 187° | 694 m | 13.0 mi |
| Pine Hill | SSE 166° | 676 m | 13.1 mi |
| Oak Point | WSW 239° | 675 m | 14.1 mi |
| Mount Nessmuk | WSW 241° | 672 m | 15.6 mi |
| South Hill | WSW 255° | 666 m | 16.1 mi |
| Big Hill | SSE 150° | 657 m | 3.3 mi |
| Bald Hill | SW 226° | 646 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:44 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 20:06 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:31 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 15:56 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tioga Hammond DAM, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12299732926
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- Southern Tier · 21 mi
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