Parker Dam State Park Beach
Parker Dam State Park Beach is a beach in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 485 m. Boone Mountain stands 736 m to the west-northwest, 7.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Pollinator Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 16 miles off. 138 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
dam in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wikidata Q48995359, matched on coordinates and name (188 m apart).
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 15.8 mi off the Bucktail Trail
- 27.9 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
138 named places within 25 miles
- Hemlock Ave Park: 4.1 mi
- Byrnedale Park: 6.5 mi
- Mt Zion Historical Park: 7.5 mi
- Main St Park: 10.4 mi
- Captain Kidd Park: 11.0 mi
- The Hogback: 6.0 mi
- Hobo Hill: 7.2 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 7.5 mi
- Red Hill: 7.7 mi
- Boone Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Tornado Display: 1.0 mi
- Coal conveyor: 3.2 mi
- Tyler Coke Ovens: 3.2 mi
- Crystal Springs Inn: 4.9 mi
- Simon B. Elliott Monument: 5.7 mi
- C.C.C. Museum: 0.1 mi
- Elk Country Visitor Center: 11.4 mi
- Grice Clearfield Community Museum: 12.5 mi
- DuBois Area Historical Society: 14.2 mi
- Korb House Museum: 15.2 mi
- Blowout Spring: 3.1 mi
- Gardner Hill Spring: 7.9 mi
- Mountain Blood Spring: 8.9 mi
- Moose Creek Spring: 10.2 mi
- Beaverlick Spring: 11.0 mi
- Parker Dam State Park: 0.3 mi
- Dr. Colson E. Blakeslee Memorial Recreation Area: 9.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 77: 13.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 78: 19.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 98: 20.3 mi
- The Little Caring Caboose: 14.6 mi
- Presidential Train Car: 14.6 mi
- Bilger's Rocks: 14.7 mi
- "THE ROCKS" swimming hole: 15.0 mi
- John DuBois: 13.4 mi
- Cannons Memorial Statue: 21.0 mi
- Cameron County Bucktails monument: 21.8 mi
- Vineyard Point: 18.2 mi
- Blue Rock: 18.8 mi
- Elk Lick Bluff: 19.6 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 0.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 0.2 mi
- Jefferson County Rest Area Westbound: 22.7 mi
- Jefferson County Rest Area Eastbound: 23.5 mi
- Bimini Beach: 11.1 mi
- Table Falls: 14.5 mi
- Ellmont: 15.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Parker Dam State Park Beach. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Mountain | WNW 296° | 736 m | 7.9 mi |
| Chestnut Ridge-Clearfield County Highpoint | ESE 106° | 735 m | 8.3 mi |
| Clearfield County Highpoint #2 | SSW 198° | 735 m | 9.6 mi |
| Big Knob | ESE 110° | 714 m | 9.6 mi |
| Old Round Top | ENE 67° | 710 m | 8.6 mi |
| The Knobs | ESE 110° | 709 m | 9.6 mi |
| Jarrets Summit | N 5° | 702 m | 24.5 mi |
| North Fork Summit | N 359° | 700 m | 23.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:09 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:05 | 16:49 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearfield Lawrence AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/645435217
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