Petroleum Center
Petroleum Center is a ghost town in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 324 m. Jackson Hill stands 587 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Petroleum Center Playground, a park 0.1 miles away. Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 118 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
human settlement in Pennsylvania, United States of America
How to reach it
- 23.2 mi off the Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway
118 named places within 25 miles
- Petroleum Center Playground: 0.1 mi
- Rouseville Playground: 2.9 mi
- Pioneer Flats: 5.0 mi
- Two Mile Run County Park: 5.1 mi
- Polish Heritage Memorial Park of Oil City: 5.2 mi
- Foster Hill: 3.2 mi
- Hoag Hill: 8.0 mi
- Point Hill: 10.7 mi
- Cream Hill: 11.2 mi
- Pine Hill: 13.4 mi
- Cornplanter: 5.9 mi
- Vandergrift: 6.0 mi
- Edith C Justus Park: 6.0 mi
- Cornplanter's Gift: 6.0 mi
- Daughters of the American Revolution Monument: 6.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 47: 7.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 272: 15.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 199: 18.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 200: 19.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 146: 21.2 mi
- Venango County Museum: 5.7 mi
- Clifford's Rug Gallery & Studio: 6.2 mi
- Drake Well Museum: 6.7 mi
- DeBence Antique Music World: 11.2 mi
- American Rabbit Breeders Association: 23.6 mi
- Gregg Falls: 1.9 mi
- Potters Falls: 17.2 mi
- Freedom Falls: 19.6 mi
- Graffiti Gallery: 5.8 mi
- Chief Cornplanter: 5.8 mi
- Venango Campus Statue: 7.7 mi
- Clear Lake: 21.3 mi
- Sinks Filled with Dirt: 24.2 mi
- Oil Seeps: 1.2 mi
- Big Rocks: 8.6 mi
- Tidioute Overlook: 18.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Petroleum Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Hill | NNE 22° | 587 m | 24.2 mi |
| Cole Hill | NE 35° | 584 m | 21.9 mi |
| Stony Point | E 88° | 558 m | 21.9 mi |
| Eastman Hill | N 4° | 551 m | 20.9 mi |
| Baker Rocks | NNE 28° | 550 m | 24.9 mi |
| Pine Hill | SE 146° | 515 m | 13.4 mi |
| Fools Knob | ENE 70° | 509 m | 20.5 mi |
| Wheeling Hill | W 269° | 504 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:15 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:08 | 16:53 |
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 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Titusville WTR WKS, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Oil City · 6 mi
- Titusville · 8 mi
- Erie Region · 28 mi
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