Ghost town · Pennsylvania
Centralia
Centralia is a ghost town in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 451 m. Bears Head stands 634 m to the east-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Mothers Memorial, a historic site 1.4 miles away.
borough and near-ghost town in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States
What the record says
- Founded
- 1841
How to reach it
Coordinates40.80333, -76.34167
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites: 57
- Mothers Memorial: 1.4 mi
- War Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Dr. J. L. Hoffman Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Diamondtown Veterans Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Mahanoy Plane Civic Association: 5.1 mi
Parks
- Oakland Park: 1.4 mi
- Eureka Park: 1.5 mi
- Higher Ups Park: 1.8 mi
- Washington Park: 1.9 mi
- East End Playground: 3.2 mi
Peaks
- Big Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Ashland Mountain: 3.8 mi
- Peaked Mountain: 6.8 mi
- Mine Hill: 7.2 mi
- Catawissa Mountain: 8.0 mi
Attractions: 51
- Sklooosh: 9.9 mi
- Crazy Sub: 9.9 mi
- Rockin Tug: 9.9 mi
- Two Slide Winders: 9.9 mi
- Giant Wheel: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 22
- Anthony P. Domato Mural: 7.4 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 15.0 mi
- Husky: 15.1 mi
- Two Elongated Forms: 15.1 mi
- The Grin: 15.1 mi
Museums: 18
- Ashland Historical Society: 1.4 mi
- Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train: 1.8 mi
- JWR Automobile Museum: 7.6 mi
- Minersville Area Historical Society: 8.8 mi
- Knoebels Carousel Museum: 10.1 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- State Game Lands Number 329: 3.0 mi
- Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest: 4.6 mi
- Weiser State Forest - Taylorsville Tract: 7.4 mi
- Locust Lake State Park: 11.7 mi
- Second Mountain Tract - Weiser State Forest: 12.5 mi
Gardens: 7
- Castle Green Garden: 7.4 mi
- Hughes Memorial Garden: 16.6 mi
- Saint Paul's Community Labyrinth: 18.5 mi
- Stonehedge Gardens: 21.1 mi
- Native Habitat Garden: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Columbia County Rest Area Eastbound: 14.9 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Westbound: 15.1 mi
- Montour County Rest Area Westbound: 23.9 mi
- Montour County Rest Area Eastbound: 24.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Un-named Falls: 9.1 mi
- Swatara Falls: 9.2 mi
- Acrigg's Falls: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Chinese Wall: 20.4 mi
- Round Head: 20.5 mi
- Peace Rock: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- C. Q. McWilliams Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
- Memorial Class Of 1916: 15.2 mi
Springs: 2
- Pine Spring: 20.3 mi
- Pocahontas Spring: 24.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Eagle Rock Beach: 14.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Rausch Gap: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Centralia. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bears Head | ENE 77° | 634 m | 14.1 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NE 34° | 592 m | 12.4 mi |
| Catawissa Mountain | N 9° | 571 m | 8.0 mi |
| Blue Head | ENE 69° | 557 m | 14.6 mi |
| Round Head | ENE 67° | 556 m | 15.3 mi |
| Big Mountain | WNW 298° | 552 m | 3.2 mi |
| Big Lick Mountain | SW 222° | 545 m | 18.9 mi |
| South Buck Mountain | NE 38° | 539 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
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 | 27 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bear GAP, 8 mi away.
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