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West Overton

West Overton from directly overhead

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.

human settlement in Pennsylvania, United States of America

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Coordinates40.11639, -79.56639

Overlooks nearby

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
Peaks
Historic sites: 43
  • 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
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
Museums: 20
Nature reserves: 15
Picnic sites: 14
  • 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
Beaches: 5
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 19.8 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 19.9 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 19.9 mi
  • Keystone Beach: 20.3 mi
  • Redds Beach: 20.6 mi
Springs: 4
  • Cool Spring: 15.7 mi
  • Kooser Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Francis Spring: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of West Overton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
2768 feetESE 108°923 m16.5 mi
Painter Rock HillESE 104°893 m14.6 mi
Bald KnobE 90°893 m19.2 mi
Birch Rock HillESE 110°891 m14.0 mi
Parks HillE 84°854 m19.9 mi
Sugarloaf KnobSSE 165°812.3 m20.4 mi
Fulton KnobSSW 193°804 m17.5 mi
Spook HillESE 115°770 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.

Sources

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Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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