M42A1 Duster
M42A1 Duster is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 325 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the southeast, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is M59 APC, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.
An Anti-aircraft defense mobile weapon which, although developed during WWII, saw more usage during the Vietnam War decades later. Named after the huge clouds of dust which followed it while traversing landscapes.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 20.5 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
- 29.8 mi off the Bucktail Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- 103rd Engineers Memorial Fountain: 0.0 mi
- 109th Field Artillery Train Wreck Memorial: 0.1 mi
- 2nd Brigade Combat Team Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Headquarters Troop Memorial: 0.1 mi
- 28th Signal Battalion: 0.1 mi
- Blue Spring Park: 0.3 mi
- Harpster Park: 0.4 mi
- Nittany View Park: 0.5 mi
- Fieldstone Park: 0.6 mi
- Oak Hall Regional Park: 0.7 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.9 mi
- Mount Nittany: 2.3 mi
- Little Flat: 3.0 mi
- Tussey Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Big Flat: 4.1 mi
- Pennsylvania Military Museum: 0.1 mi
- Boalsburg Heritage Museum: 0.6 mi
- Rock Hill School at Linden Hall: 2.2 mi
- Centre Furnace Mansion: 2.9 mi
- Penn State All-Sports Museum: 3.7 mi
- Blue Spring: 0.4 mi
- Walnut Spring: 2.6 mi
- Cool Spring: 2.8 mi
- Thompson Spring: 3.0 mi
- Windy Hill Farms Spring: 3.1 mi
- Honors to the Fallen: 0.3 mi
- Yoda Statue: 1.7 mi
- Lucy C. Lederer Statue: 2.5 mi
- Pictasaurus: 3.4 mi
- Centennial Piglet Statue: 3.4 mi
- M59 APC: 0.0 mi
- 4.5" Howitzer: 0.0 mi
- BB-38 Guns: 0.1 mi
- M114A2 Towed 155mm Howitzer: 0.1 mi
- M60A3 Tank: 0.1 mi
- Stan Yoder Memorial Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Stony Batter Natural Area: 2.2 mi
- Thompson Woods Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Spring Creek Canyon: 5.5 mi
- Patton Woods Nature Recreation Area: 6.7 mi
- The Giving Garden: 2.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 3.0 mi
- Penn State Community Garden Pollinator Garden: 3.4 mi
- Schreyer Garden: 3.5 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 3.8 mi
- The Rock: 5.0 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 9.5 mi
- Buck Point: 15.5 mi
- Donation Rocks: 16.3 mi
- Hunter Rock: 16.5 mi
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 11.1 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Longfellow Vista: 21.2 mi
- Karl Guss Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- Kish park beach access: 16.5 mi
- Black Moshannon Beach: 16.6 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 17.5 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 18.1 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 18.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of M42A1 Duster. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Flat | SE 132° | 738 m | 3.0 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | ESE 115° | 733 m | 5.9 mi |
| Big Flat | S 171° | 732 m | 4.1 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SSE 156° | 726 m | 7.5 mi |
| Grass Mountain | SE 139° | 717 m | 5.7 mi |
| Broad Mountain | ESE 116° | 716 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bear Knob | NNW 330° | 713 m | 13.4 mi |
| Milligans Knob | SE 137° | 711 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:05 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:04 | 16:47 |
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 | 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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/2722531567
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