Armstrong County
Armstrong County is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 255 m. Highest Point - Armstrong County stands 530 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is In Memory of General John Armstrong, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
United States historic place
Dates from 1860.
Wikidata Q4793926, matched on coordinates and name (50 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Formed March 12, 1800 out of Westmoreland, Allegheny, and Lycoming counties. Named for General John Armstrong, who had destroyed the Indian Village at Kittanning, 1756. Here, the county seat was laid out, 1803...
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Kittanning Riverfront Park: 0.3 mi
- Community Park: 0.9 mi
- Ford City Memorial Park: 3.3 mi
- Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
- Washington Township Memorial Park: 7.7 mi
- In Memory of General John Armstrong: 0.0 mi
- War Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Kittanning or Attiqué Indian Town: 0.3 mi
- Firemen Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Kittanning: 0.5 mi
- Miller Hill: 2.1 mi
- Ford Hill: 3.0 mi
- Blanket Hill: 6.2 mi
- Blanket Hill: 6.2 mi
- George Hill: 11.1 mi
- Armstrong County Historical Museum & Genealogical Society, Inc: 0.3 mi
- Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society: 13.8 mi
- Vandergrift Museum-Historical Society: 14.8 mi
- Cooper Hall (Saxonburg Museum): 15.9 mi
- Saxonburg Museum: 15.9 mi
- Giant Cowboy: 1.8 mi
- American Flag: 7.6 mi
- Haybale sculpture: 9.8 mi
- Sunken Tractor: 9.8 mi
- Ghost: 23.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 304: 11.0 mi
- Todd Nature Reserve: 11.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 164: 14.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 320: 20.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 330: 22.6 mi
- Tour-Ed Mine: 18.7 mi
- Community park: 18.9 mi
- IUP Arch: 23.4 mi
- Prairie: 22.8 mi
- Evergreen Arboretum: 22.9 mi
- Prairie: 22.9 mi
- Bradys Spring: 12.3 mi
- Granny Coon Spring: 21.7 mi
- Tunnelville Beach: 7.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Armstrong County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Point - Armstrong County | NE 51° | 530.3 m | 20.0 mi |
| Coleman Hill | SE 125° | 502 m | 21.4 mi |
| Warner Hill | SE 133° | 490 m | 21.2 mi |
| Annisville Hill | NW 322° | 485 m | 23.8 mi |
| Watts Hill | SE 140° | 481 m | 19.4 mi |
| Blanket Hill | SE 124° | 479 m | 6.2 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | N 350° | 473 m | 12.9 mi |
| Russell Hill | SE 127° | 472 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:12 | 20:54 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:10 | 16:54 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ford City 4 S DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13859509171
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