Ghost town · Pennsylvania
Beula
Beula is a ghost town in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 568 m. Blue Knob stands 953 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Ebensburg War Memorial Park, a park 2.2 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.
former town in Pennsylvania, USA
How to reach it
Coordinates40.47670, -78.77200
- 13.7 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Ebensburg War Memorial Park: 2.2 mi
- Penn-Eben Park: 2.4 mi
- Veterans Park: 2.5 mi
- Kimball Park: 2.6 mi
- Holy Name Park: 2.6 mi
Peaks: 49
- Pringle Hill: 6.1 mi
- Rager Mountain: 10.2 mi
- Vickrey Mountain: 12.9 mi
- Proctor Mountain: 13.6 mi
- Miller Mountain: 13.9 mi
Historic sites: 19
- Bendel-Davis-Curtis home: 2.3 mi
- War Memorial: 2.5 mi
- Mine Entrance Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Eliza Furnace: 7.9 mi
- Admiral Peary Monument: 9.2 mi
Museums: 16
- Cambria County Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 7.3 mi
- Keirn Family World War II Museum: 7.5 mi
- Lake View Visitor Center: 8.8 mi
- Coal Miner's Museum and Memorial: 9.7 mi
Artworks: 10
- Morley’s Dog: 13.0 mi
- Boot: 18.8 mi
- Great Auk: 19.6 mi
- Golden Tiger Statue: 19.7 mi
- Castleform: 22.5 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- Nathan's Divided Nature Education Center: 3.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 279: 9.5 mi
- Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center: 9.6 mi
- Yellow Creek State Park: 15.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 185: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Laurel Hill: 12.6 mi
- Suncliff: 13.3 mi
- Kittanning Point: 14.9 mi
- Herman Point: 16.2 mi
- Devils Elbow: 16.5 mi
Picnic sites: 5
- Burnt House Picnic Area: 16.8 mi
- Mechanic's Shanty: 17.1 mi
- Mowery Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Willow Springs Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Babcock Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
Attractions: 4
- Cresson Railroad Observation Platform: 9.6 mi
- Engine House #6 Exhibit Building: 11.7 mi
- Old Duncansville Airmail field: 17.6 mi
- IUP Arch: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Hinckston Falls: 9.6 mi
- Turtle Falls: 14.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Gallitzin Spring: 13.1 mi
- Weynant Spring: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Wehrum: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 1
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Beula. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | SE 140° | 953 m | 17.1 mi |
| Schaefer Head | SE 134° | 898 m | 15.5 mi |
| Sugar Camp Hill | SW 226° | 887 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mystery Hill | SW 225° | 878 m | 24.7 mi |
| Ritchey Knob | SE 124° | 874 m | 16.1 mi |
| Irwin Hill | SW 226° | 868 m | 23.0 mi |
| Cattle Knob | SE 131° | 865 m | 16.0 mi |
| Round Top | SSE 157° | 849 m | 16.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:09 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:09 | 16:52 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ebensburg Sewage PLT, 2 mi away.
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