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Wharton Furnace

Wharton Furnace from directly overhead

Wharton Furnace is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 543 m. Pine Swamp Knob stands 944 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Braddock's Grave, a historic site 2.0 miles away. Historic National Road - Pennsylvania passes 1.4 miles off.

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Coordinates39.82567, -79.63812

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Braddock's Grave - Fort Necessity National Battlefield: 2.1 mi
  • Jumonville Park: 4.1 mi
  • Wharton Township Recreational Park: 4.1 mi
  • Izaac Walton Park, Uniontown Chapter: 4.5 mi
  • Thomas Frankhouser Park: 4.5 mi
Peaks
Historic sites: 23
  • Braddock's Grave: 2.0 mi
  • Fort Necessity: 2.7 mi
  • Brownfield Honor Roll: 4.5 mi
  • P&LE Dickerson Run roundhouse: 15.4 mi
  • Metal Shack: 17.6 mi
Museums: 13
  • Mt. Washington Tavern: 2.7 mi
  • Fort Necessity Visitor Center: 2.9 mi
  • Cole and Coke Heritage Center: 8.4 mi
  • Speyer Gallery: 10.7 mi
  • Fayette Historical Society - Abel Colley Tavern and Museum: 13.0 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 6.9 mi
  • Flatrock: 8.2 mi
  • Fallingwater: 10.6 mi
  • Sophia's Grave: 16.0 mi
  • Riverside Spot: 16.6 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Metal Sculpture: 2.3 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 7.0 mi
  • Albert Gallatin Statue: 15.9 mi
  • Blaze the Vulcan: 21.1 mi
  • From The Mountain: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 5
Rest areas: 3
Springs: 3
  • Cool Spring: 5.2 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 21.5 mi
  • Baughman Spring: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 4.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Wharton Furnace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine Swamp KnobSSE 160°944 m19.7 mi
Fike HillSSE 158°943 m19.1 mi
Whites KnobSSE 154°899 m20.6 mi
Rich HillESE 115°866 m19.1 mi
Elder HillSE 140°862 m20.0 mi
Gap HillSE 144°844 m20.9 mi
Devies MountainSW 219°839 m8.1 mi
Bishop HillSE 142°835 m20.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:31
June solstice05:5120:1020:51
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3716:1516:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252736475664676659493830
Precip in4.64.15.04.75.25.74.64.54.73.84.14.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chalk Hill 2 ENE, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1022790167

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