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Barclay

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Barclay is a ghost town in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 579 m. Armenia Mountain stands 734 m to the west, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Barclay Incline Brakehouse, a historic site 1.4 miles away.

human settlement in Pennsylvania, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates41.65580, -76.62640

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 31
  • Mount Pisgah State Park: 10.4 mi
  • Mount Pisgah County Park: 11.5 mi
  • Forksville Borough Community Park: 11.7 mi
  • Bradford County Veterans Memorial Park: 12.0 mi
  • Senator Roger A. Madigan Gateway Park: 12.0 mi
Waterfalls: 26
Museums: 16
  • Leroy Heritage Museum: 4.4 mi
  • Manley-Bohlayer House: 8.5 mi
  • Bradford County Historical Society: 12.1 mi
  • The Heritage Village And Museum: 12.6 mi
  • Eagles Mere: 17.0 mi
Historic sites: 13
  • Barclay Incline Brakehouse: 1.4 mi
  • Laquin Lumber Co. mill: 2.0 mi
  • Civil War Memorial: 12.2 mi
  • Sullivan's Troops Destruction of Oscalui Village: 12.7 mi
  • North Branch Canal Lock Ruins: 13.2 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Luther's Mills Covered Bridge: 9.7 mi
  • Sullivan County Fairgrounds: 12.0 mi
  • Laporte House: 17.3 mi
Covered bridges: 2
Springs: 2
  • Railroad Springs: 12.3 mi
  • Mineral Spring: 14.5 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Baldwin House Garden: 17.5 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Barclay. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Armenia MountainW 280°734 m13.8 mi
Huckleberry MountainW 264°710 m19.5 mi
Hatch MountainESE 102°704 m8.6 mi
Cahill MountainSSE 163°703 m4.6 mi
Huckleberry MountainESE 116°700 m7.0 mi
Mount PisgahNNW 337°691 m11.6 mi
Lake KnobS 189°687 m5.0 mi
Burnetts RidgeSW 222°656 m15.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4219:19
June solstice05:3320:0320:45
September equinox06:5518:2919:06
December solstice07:3115:5516:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634455665696760493930
Precip in2.92.13.33.63.63.83.83.94.33.83.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Canton, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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