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West Overton

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West Overton is a ghost town in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 327 m. 2768 feet stands 923 m to the east-southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Kendi Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 9.7 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Coordinates40.11639, -79.56639

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Kendi Park: 0.9 mi
  • Loucks Park: 1.3 mi
  • Pittsburgh Street Park: 1.8 mi
  • Garfield Park: 1.9 mi
  • Jacobs Creek Park: 2.1 mi
Attractions: 43
  • Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 15.4 mi
  • Fallingwater: 15.4 mi
  • Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 17.0 mi
  • Tipping Bucket: 17.9 mi
  • Soak Zone: 17.9 mi
Historic sites: 42
  • Scottdale War Memorial: 1.6 mi
  • Mount Pleasant WWI Memorial: 2.6 mi
  • P&LE Dickerson Run roundhouse: 7.1 mi
  • Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Statue: 13.2 mi
  • Saint Filumena Shrine: 13.5 mi
Peaks: 33
Museums: 20
Nature reserves: 15
Picnic sites: 13
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
  • Quiet Acres 2: 17.5 mi
  • Shepard: 17.6 mi
  • Hay Loft: 17.7 mi
  • Blue Grass 2: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 8
Gardens: 6
  • Formal Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 13.7 mi
  • Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 14.7 mi
  • Monastic Garden Area: 15.0 mi
  • McKeesport Arboretum and Rose Garden: 20.6 mi
Artworks: 6
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 17.1 mi
  • Blaze the Vulcan: 17.2 mi
  • Statue of Dr. Robert E Eberly: 17.3 mi
  • McKeesport Model Railroad Club: 21.3 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 22.4 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 4
  • Cool Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Kooser Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Francis Spring: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 19.8 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 19.9 mi
  • Keystone Beach: 20.3 mi
  • Redds Beach: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of West Overton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
2768 feetESE923 m16.5 mi
Painter Rock HillESE893 m14.6 mi
Bald KnobE893 m19.2 mi
Birch Rock HillESE891 m14.0 mi
Parks HillE854 m19.9 mi
Sugarloaf KnobSSE812 m20.4 mi
Fulton KnobSSW804 m17.5 mi
Spook HillESE770 m13.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:30
June solstice05:5020:1120:52
September equinox07:0718:4119:17
December solstice07:3816:1316:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139495967717063524234
Precip in3.32.23.43.64.34.94.44.03.53.23.43.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — MT Pleasant, 8 mi away.

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