Priesthood Restoration Site
Priesthood Restoration Site is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 287 m. North Knob stands 817 m to the south-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off.
The story
site in Pennsylvania, United States, where Latter Day Saints believe John the Baptist conferred the Aaronic priesthood upon Joseph Smith and Oliver Cowdery in 1829
Wikidata Q4662621, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
- 18.5 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 27.2 mi off the Governor Casey Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic Overlook (Carbondale) · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Smokey Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Oak Hill: 2.5 mi
- Oak Hill: 3.2 mi
- Hickory Knob: 3.3 mi
- Taylor Hill: 3.5 mi
- Luciana Park: 3.0 mi
- Franklin Avenue Park: 5.6 mi
- SPC Lee A. Wiegand Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
- Veterans of Foreign Wars Memorial Park: 6.0 mi
- Grange Hall Park: 7.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 35: 3.5 mi
- Hawkins Pond State Forest: 4.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 175: 7.0 mi
- Skyline Drive State Forest: 7.3 mi
- Florence Shelly Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Maple Tree Grove: 0.1 mi
- banks Susquehanna River: 0.3 mi
- A Very Old Barn: 11.9 mi
- The Top: 16.2 mi
- Ross Park Carousel: 16.3 mi
- I Love NY Sculpture: 8.7 mi
- 16-17 mile marker from possible priesthood site: 10.7 mi
- The Skirmisher: 17.3 mi
- George F. Johnson statue: 18.2 mi
- Dickinson Object: 19.2 mi
- Deposit Historical Museum: 13.5 mi
- Phelps Mansion: 17.2 mi
- Roberson Museum & Science Center: 17.4 mi
- The Bundy Museum of History and Art: 18.1 mi
- Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society: 18.2 mi
- Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood: 0.1 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr.: 17.5 mi
- Chimney: 18.1 mi
- Harry L. Johnson Memorial: 19.5 mi
- Harpur Statue: 19.5 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 6.1 mi
- Broome Gateway Rest Area: 8.7 mi
- East Branch Rest Area: 24.6 mi
- Spencer Spring: 8.6 mi
- The Salt Spring: 12.0 mi
- Salt Springs: 12.0 mi
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 18.3 mi
- Campus Garden: 19.5 mi
- Outdoor Biological Research Facility: 19.7 mi
- Overlook Cliff: 16.0 mi
- Jensen Cascade: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Priesthood Restoration Site. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Knob | SSE 166° | 817 m | 16.8 mi |
| Mount Ararat | SE 140° | 803 m | 14.5 mi |
| South Knob | SSE 167° | 792 m | 17.5 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SE 134° | 771 m | 13.0 mi |
| Elk Hill | SSE 167° | 748 m | 17.1 mi |
| East Mountain | SSE 168° | 719 m | 14.4 mi |
| Nettle Hill | SE 127° | 693 m | 11.7 mi |
| Moores Hill | ESE 121° | 657 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:38 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:28 | 20:00 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:50 | 16:35 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deposit, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/4119968890
Day trips start here
- Factoryville · 28 mi
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