- Elevation, modelled
- 282 m
- Tallest summit within 20.3 miles
- Little Flat738 m · 7.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- High Plateau Scenic Byway15.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8504, -77.8221
The Rock is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 282 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the south-southeast, 7.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Benner Spring, a spring 0.1 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of The Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Flat | SSE 152° | 738 m | 7.7 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | SE 137° | 733 m | 9.9 mi |
| Big Flat | SSE 168° | 732 m | 9.1 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SSE 159° | 726 m | 12.5 mi |
| The Winehead | ENE 67° | 724 m | 20.0 mi |
| Grass Mountain | SSE 151° | 717 m | 10.4 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SE 135° | 716 m | 11.4 mi |
| Bear Knob | NW 321° | 713 m | 8.7 mi |
- 15.8 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
- 26.4 mi off the Bucktail Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Old Livestock Corral: 0.8 mi
- Rockview Tank: 1.4 mi
- Smokestack: 1.8 mi
- General James A. Beaver Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Centre Furnace: 3.3 mi
Parks
- Creekside Estates Open Space: 1.5 mi
- Penn Hills Park: 1.6 mi
- Spring Creek Park: 2.1 mi
- Nittany Terrace Park: 2.2 mi
- College Township Water Authority: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Mount Nittany: 2.9 mi
- Trcziyulny Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Bald Knob: 6.7 mi
- Little Flat: 7.7 mi
- Tussey Mountain: 8.7 mi
Springs: 31
- Benner Spring: 0.1 mi
- Forked Spring: 2.5 mi
- Bathgate Spring: 2.7 mi
- Blue Spring: 3.5 mi
- Thompson Spring: 3.6 mi
Museums: 25
- Mascaro-Steiniger Equipment Museum: 2.6 mi
- Centre Furnace Mansion: 3.2 mi
- Penn State All-Sports Museum: 3.2 mi
- Turfgrass Museum: 3.5 mi
- The Frost Entomological Museum: 3.9 mi
Attractions: 23
- Millbrook Marsh Nature Center: 2.7 mi
- Deeded Square Inches: 3.1 mi
- Air Quality Learning and Demonstration Center: 4.0 mi
- Mill Wheel: 4.1 mi
- Lion Shrine: 4.4 mi
Artworks: 21
- We Are Sculpture: 3.5 mi
- Lucy C. Lederer Statue: 3.8 mi
- Ridge and Valley Sculpture: 3.9 mi
- Childhood's Gate: 3.9 mi
- Gyroscope: 3.9 mi
Nature reserves: 17
- Spring Creek Canyon: 1.0 mi
- Stony Batter Natural Area: 2.8 mi
- Thompson Woods Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Stan Yoder Memorial Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Patton Woods Nature Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
Gardens: 11
- Pollinator Garden: 2.7 mi
- Penn State Community Garden Pollinator Garden: 3.1 mi
- The Giving Garden: 3.2 mi
- Bee and Pollinator Garden: 4.0 mi
- Schreyer Garden: 4.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Buck Point: 10.8 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 13.1 mi
- Donation Rocks: 20.2 mi
- Hunter Rock: 21.0 mi
- Indian Lookout: 21.5 mi
Beaches: 3
- Black Moshannon Beach: 13.2 mi
- Kish park beach access: 20.8 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 10.4 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 13.3 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 13.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:03 | 16:47 |
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