Buck Point
Buck Point is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 641 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Rocks, a peak 1.1 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 5.0 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 641 m
How to reach it
- 5.0 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
- 19.7 mi off the Bucktail Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Hyner View · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rattlesnake Hotel: 3.4 mi
- Michaella Marie Wolfe (1992-2007): 4.2 mi
- Gorton Coke Ovens: 4.6 mi
- Milesburg Monument: 8.8 mi
- US Air Mail Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Snow Shoe Township Public Recreation Facility: 6.0 mi
- Burnside Park: 8.0 mi
- Buffalo Run Community Park: 8.6 mi
- Milesburg Park: 8.6 mi
- Krauss Park: 9.5 mi
- Bear Rocks: 1.1 mi
- Bear Knob: 2.1 mi
- Ganderstep Knob: 3.1 mi
- Tower Hill: 3.7 mi
- Hunters Rocks: 7.0 mi
- Big Spring: 9.8 mi
- Kelley Spring: 10.1 mi
- Big Sterling Spring: 10.1 mi
- Forked Spring: 10.3 mi
- Benner Spring: 10.7 mi
- The David House Heritage Museum: 4.1 mi
- American Philatelic Center: 9.7 mi
- Miles-Humes House, Centre County Library & Historical Museum: 9.8 mi
- Mascaro-Steiniger Equipment Museum: 11.4 mi
- Turfgrass Museum: 11.9 mi
- Bells Across PA - "Stories of Our Railroad": 9.7 mi
- Via Air Mail: 9.9 mi
- Caterpillar: 12.3 mi
- Ridge and Valley Sculpture: 12.3 mi
- Nautilus Shell: 12.3 mi
- Carnivorous Pitcher Plant: 7.6 mi
- Air Quality Learning and Demonstration Center: 11.8 mi
- Millbrook Marsh Nature Center: 12.5 mi
- Lion Shrine: 12.9 mi
- Mill Wheel: 13.6 mi
- Soaring Eagle Wetland: 9.5 mi
- Spring Creek Canyon: 10.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 92: 10.9 mi
- Haugh Family Farm Open Space: 11.9 mi
- Gray's Woods Preserve: 12.2 mi
- Bellefonte Community Children's Garden: 9.8 mi
- Tudek Park Community Garden: 12.2 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 12.3 mi
- Bee and Pollinator Garden: 12.3 mi
- Penn State Community Garden Pollinator Garden: 12.4 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 2.9 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 3.2 mi
- The Rock: 10.8 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 23.7 mi
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 12.6 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- Black Moshannon Beach: 7.0 mi
- 3 Runs Falls: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buck Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Flat | SSE 146° | 738 m | 18.4 mi |
| Chestnut Ridge-Clearfield County Highpoint | WNW 302° | 735 m | 24.9 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | SE 140° | 733 m | 20.6 mi |
| Big Flat | SSE 154° | 732 m | 19.3 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SSE 151° | 726 m | 23.0 mi |
| Grass Mountain | SSE 146° | 717 m | 21.1 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SE 138° | 716 m | 22.1 mi |
| Big Knob | WNW 301° | 714 m | 23.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:06 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:03 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 34 | 45 | 55 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarence, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357278866
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