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Blair Limestone Company Kilns

Blair Limestone Company Kilns from directly overhead

Blair Limestone Company Kilns is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Blue Knob stands 953 m to the southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Quarry, a historic site 0.1 miles away.

Remains of six vertical lime kilns

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates40.49004, -78.28089

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Canoe Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • Short Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Brush Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Indian Chief Rock: 4.0 mi
  • Chimney Rocks: 7.3 mi
Parks
  • Frankstown Township Memorial Park: 4.3 mi
  • Riverside Park: 4.6 mi
  • Valley View County Park: 5.1 mi
  • Geesey Park: 5.6 mi
  • Greenwood Park: 5.7 mi
Historic sites: 34
  • Quarry: 0.1 mi
  • Quarry: 0.2 mi
  • Korean War Memorial: 4.3 mi
  • Etna Furnace: 5.8 mi
  • Fort Roberdeau: 6.4 mi
Museums: 24
  • Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 6.6 mi
  • Baker Mansion History Museum: 6.7 mi
  • A Quaint Corner Children's Museum & Discovery Center: 6.8 mi
  • Hartslog Heritage Museum: 10.6 mi
  • Lincoln Caverns: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 11
  • Tank: 4.6 mi
  • Theme Park Entrance: 9.7 mi
  • Tipton Creek Train Station: 9.7 mi
  • Old Duncansville Airmail field: 10.1 mi
  • Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 9
Springs: 8
  • Arch Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Hundred Springs: 12.1 mi
  • Mason Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Gallitzin Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Weynant Spring: 16.1 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Artworks: 5
Gardens: 2
  • Garden: 6.4 mi
  • Seeds of Hope (Tyrone Community Gardens): 12.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Blair Limestone Company Kilns. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Blue KnobSW 227°953 m20.3 mi
Schaefer HeadSW 232°898 m18.7 mi
Ritchey KnobSW 231°874 m16.1 mi
Cattle KnobSW 230°865 m18.0 mi
Round KnobSW 229°846 m19.2 mi
Pine KnobSW 229°824 m16.4 mi
Vickrey MountainWSW 238°821 m20.8 mi
Lost MountainNNW 343°804 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:4420:0720:48
September equinox07:0118:3619:12
December solstice07:3416:0716:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283138506068737164524232
Precip in2.92.43.43.43.93.83.73.94.43.53.23.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altoona 7 SW, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/455411114

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