Cliff · Pennsylvania
Herman Point
Herman Point is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 920 m. Blue Knob stands 953 m to the southeast, 0.9 miles off. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 920 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.29841, -78.57168
- 24.9 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Claysburg Community Park: 6.4 mi
- Crichton McCormick Park: 8.1 mi
- Mark Mock Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
- Povich Estates Park: 8.5 mi
- Lilly Washington War Memorial Park: 8.9 mi
Peaks: 50
- Blue Knob: 0.9 mi
- Round Knob: 1.0 mi
- Irvin Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Stein Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Schaefer Head: 1.8 mi
Historic sites: 31
- Lost Cox Children Monument: 1.7 mi
- Sidman Veterans' Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Salix Veterans' Memorial: 10.2 mi
- St. Michael Veterans' Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Admiral Peary Monument: 11.3 mi
Museums: 23
- Coal Miner's Museum and Memorial: 10.5 mi
- Lemon House: 11.0 mi
- Lake View Visitor Center: 11.1 mi
- Galliztin Tuneels Museum: 12.8 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 13.9 mi
Springs: 10
- Weynant Spring: 6.6 mi
- Gallitzin Spring: 10.5 mi
- Linng Water Spring: 18.9 mi
- Chaltbeate Spring: 19.4 mi
- Limestone Spring: 21.1 mi
Artworks: 5
- Boot: 9.6 mi
- Golden Tiger Statue: 13.3 mi
- Morley’s Dog: 18.5 mi
- Great Auk: 18.9 mi
- The Igloo: 22.7 mi
Nature reserves: 5
- Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center: 10.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 279: 13.2 mi
- Nathan's Divided Nature Education Center: 16.1 mi
- Allegheny Front Hawk Watch: 17.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 261: 20.8 mi
Attractions: 5
- Old Duncansville Airmail field: 10.5 mi
- Engine House #6 Exhibit Building: 11.0 mi
- Cresson Railroad Observation Platform: 11.5 mi
- The Coffee Pot: 19.3 mi
- Tank: 22.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Willow Springs Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Mowery Picnic Area: 1.9 mi
- Burnt House Picnic Area: 3.2 mi
- Babcock Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
Cliffs: 4
- Diechland Point: 3.3 mi
- Kittanning Point: 14.6 mi
- Devils Elbow: 16.9 mi
- Laurel Hill: 22.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Turtle Falls: 16.4 mi
- Hinckston Falls: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 1
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 19.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Herman Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | SE 143° | 953 m | 0.9 mi |
| Schaefer Head | NNE 21° | 898 m | 1.8 mi |
| Ritchey Knob | NE 41° | 874 m | 4.2 mi |
| Cattle Knob | NE 40° | 865 m | 2.3 mi |
| Round Top | WSW 238° | 849 m | 4.8 mi |
| Round Knob | NE 52° | 846 m | 1.0 mi |
| Pine Knob | NE 52° | 824 m | 3.8 mi |
| Vickrey Mountain | NW 314° | 821 m | 3.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:07 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:09 | 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 | 31 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altoona 7 SW, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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