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The Coffee Pot

The Coffee Pot from directly overhead

The Coffee Pot is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 346 m. Blue Knob stands 953 m to the north, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bedford County Fairgrounds, a park 0.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 22 miles off.

The story

building in the United States of America

Dates from 1927.

Wikidata Q7726606, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.02291, -78.51736

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 26
  • Bedford County Fairgrounds: 0.2 mi
  • The Greens: 0.5 mi
  • Fort Bedford Park: 0.7 mi
  • The Square: 0.8 mi
  • Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites: 19
  • Fort Bedford Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Pennsylvania Railroad bridge ruins: 2.0 mi
  • Pennsylvania Railroad bridge ruins: 2.0 mi
  • Lime kiln: 2.5 mi
  • Everett Area Honor Roll: 8.3 mi
Springs: 11
  • Chaltbeate Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Limestone Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Black Spring: 2.8 mi
  • White Sulphur Springs: 6.3 mi
Museums: 10
Picnic sites: 7
Cliffs: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 24.5 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 24.6 mi
Artworks: 1
  • The Igloo: 8.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of The Coffee Pot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue KnobN 353°953 m18.5 mi
Schaefer HeadN 354°898 m20.8 mi
Ritchey KnobN 360°874 m22.2 mi
Cattle KnobN 356°865 m20.8 mi
Round TopNNW 337°849 m17.9 mi
Round KnobN 354°846 m19.8 mi
Pine KnobN 0°824 m21.4 mi
Vickrey MountainNNW 346°821 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5119:26
June solstice05:4620:0620:47
September equinox07:0218:3719:13
December solstice07:3316:1016:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139505968737164524133
Precip in2.82.33.43.64.44.03.83.33.83.13.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wolfsburg, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/463651405

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