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Armstrong County

Armstrong County from directly overhead

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

Coordinates40.81602, -79.51638

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 58
Peaks: 23
  • 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
Museums: 11
  • 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
Artworks: 10
  • Giant Cowboy: 1.8 mi
  • American Flag: 7.6 mi
  • Haybale sculpture: 9.8 mi
  • Sunken Tractor: 9.8 mi
  • Ghost: 23.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Attractions: 3
  • Tour-Ed Mine: 18.7 mi
  • Community park: 18.9 mi
  • IUP Arch: 23.4 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Prairie: 22.8 mi
  • Evergreen Arboretum: 22.9 mi
  • Prairie: 22.9 mi
Springs: 2
  • Bradys Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Granny Coon Spring: 21.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Highest Point - Armstrong CountyNE 51°530.3 m20.0 mi
Coleman HillSE 125°502 m21.4 mi
Warner HillSE 133°490 m21.2 mi
Annisville HillNW 322°485 m23.8 mi
Watts HillSE 140°481 m19.4 mi
Blanket HillSE 124°479 m6.2 mi
Reynolds HillN 350°473 m12.9 mi
Russell HillSE 127°472 m14.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:30
June solstice05:4720:1220:54
September equinox07:0618:4119:17
December solstice07:4016:1016:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262837495968727063524031
Precip in3.22.63.33.74.04.74.44.24.23.33.33.4

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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13859509171

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