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Bellefonte Community Children's Garden

Bellefonte Community Children's Garden from directly overhead

Bellefonte Community Children's Garden is a garden in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 239 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Miles-Humes House, Centre County Library & Historical Museum, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

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Coordinates40.91341, -77.77912

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Andrew Gregg Curtain: 0.1 mi
  • The Soldiers and Sailors War Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Bellefonte Governors' Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln Bust: 0.3 mi
  • US Air Mail Memorial: 0.4 mi
Parks
  • Krauss Park: 0.3 mi
  • Masullo Park: 0.4 mi
  • Parkview Heights Park: 1.4 mi
  • Governor's Park: 1.5 mi
  • Amberleigh Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
  • Trcziyulny Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Mount Nittany: 6.9 mi
  • Ganderstep Knob: 7.0 mi
  • Bear Knob: 8.1 mi
  • Bear Rocks: 9.4 mi
Springs: 29
  • Big Spring: 0.3 mi
  • Kelley Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Axemann Spring: 1.9 mi
  • Forked Spring: 2.4 mi
  • Shutgart Spring: 3.2 mi
Museums: 26
Artworks: 23
Attractions: 22
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 10
Cliffs: 4
Picnic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Kish park beach access: 23.1 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 11.6 mi
  • Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 11.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.4 miles of Bellefonte Community Children's Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little FlatS 173°738 m11.2 mi
Thickhead MountainSSE 159°733 m12.4 mi
Big FlatS 181°732 m13.2 mi
Broad MountainS 172°726 m16.2 mi
The WineheadENE 78°724 m16.6 mi
Grass MountainSSE 168°717 m13.7 mi
Broad MountainSSE 155°716 m13.7 mi
Bear KnobWNW 288°713 m8.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:4020:0620:47
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:3316:0316:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937496068727063524132
Precip in2.92.53.43.53.64.13.84.23.93.53.03.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State College, 10 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Common Garter Snake77 obs
  • Mallard52 obs
  • red trillium34 obs
  • Cooper's Hawk26 obs
  • Large Mossy Glyph24 obs
  • Canada Goose20 obs
  • American pokeweed18 obs
  • Cassin's 17-year Cicada18 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1180114597

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