Barracks Beach
Barracks Beach is a beach in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 175 m. Pleasant Hill stands 495 m to the south-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Beach no.1, a beach 0.6 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Presque Isle State Park
How to reach it
- On the Great Lakes Seaway Trail, National
- 22.7 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Scott Park: 1.0 mi
- Avalon Park: 1.2 mi
- Ravine Park: 1.2 mi
- Kelso Park: 1.3 mi
- Frontier Park: 1.7 mi
- The Carrie T. Watson Garden Club Memorial Labyrinth: 1.7 mi
- Charles Vernon Gridley Monument: 2.4 mi
- Korean War Memorial: 3.2 mi
- Penelec Smokestack: 3.3 mi
- Lafayette Visit: 3.3 mi
- Tom Ridge Environmental Center: 1.1 mi
- Firefighters Historical Museum: 2.8 mi
- Watson-Curtze Mansion: 2.8 mi
- Old Customs House: 3.3 mi
- Erie Maritime Museum: 3.3 mi
- Andrew J. Conner Nature Center: 4.5 mi
- Asbury Barn Recreation Center: 4.7 mi
- James Wildlife Preserve Mercyhurst University: 4.9 mi
- Brown's Farm Barn: 5.5 mi
- Wintergreen Gorge: 8.3 mi
- Beach no.1: 0.6 mi
- Beach no.6: 1.4 mi
- Beach no.7 Waterworks: 1.8 mi
- Beach no.8 Pettinato: 2.2 mi
- Mill Road Beaches: 2.9 mi
- Willow in Community Living Sculpture: 1.7 mi
- Light Center Ministries Community Garden: 3.2 mi
- Urban Orchard: 3.3 mi
- Little Italy Urban Farm: 3.4 mi
- 22nd & Parade Community Garden: 4.2 mi
- Gibson Hill: 18.4 mi
- Oak Hill: 18.5 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 19.2 mi
- Mackey Hill: 22.2 mi
- Pleasant Hill: 24.4 mi
- Victorian Princess: 3.1 mi
- USS Niagara: 3.3 mi
- Graffiti Wall: 3.5 mi
- Fruits of Labor: 3.7 mi
- Schaefer's Auto Art: 5.6 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 8.7 mi
- Buttermilk Falls: 5.2 mi
- Howard Falls: 12.4 mi
- Weigh Station: 24.7 mi
- Ohio Welcome Center: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Barracks Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pleasant Hill | SSE 150° | 495 m | 24.4 mi |
| Mackey Hill | SSE 152° | 488 m | 22.2 mi |
| Gibson Hill | S 183° | 470 m | 18.4 mi |
| Mount Pleasant | S 169° | 454 m | 19.2 mi |
| Oak Hill | SE 139° | 433 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:18 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:07 | 16:52 |
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 | 28 | 29 | 36 | 47 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 4.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Erie Intl AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/278752703
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