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Boal Mansion Museum

Boal Mansion Museum from directly overhead

Boal Mansion Museum is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 330 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the southeast, 3.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Columbus Chapel, a attraction 0.1 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

What the record says

Built
1809

What to expect

Operated by
Dr. Bob Cameron
Step-free access
Limited

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.77910, -77.79936

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Blue Spring Park: 0.2 mi
  • Harpster Park: 0.6 mi
  • Fieldstone Park: 0.7 mi
  • Nittany View Park: 0.7 mi
  • Oak Hall Regional Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
  • Bald Knob: 1.8 mi
  • Mount Nittany: 2.4 mi
  • Little Flat: 3.0 mi
  • Tussey Mountain: 3.9 mi
  • Big Flat: 4.0 mi
Springs: 32
  • Blue Spring: 0.2 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Cool Spring: 2.7 mi
  • Windy Hill Farms Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Thompson Spring: 3.0 mi
Museums: 32
Attractions: 23
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 12
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Kish park beach access: 16.5 mi
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 16.6 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 17.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 18.2 mi
  • Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 18.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Boal Mansion Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little FlatSE 128°738 m3.0 mi
Thickhead MountainESE 113°733 m6.0 mi
Big FlatS 169°732 m4.0 mi
Broad MountainSSE 155°726 m7.5 mi
Grass MountainSE 137°717 m5.6 mi
Broad MountainESE 115°716 m7.6 mi
Bear KnobNNW 331°713 m13.5 mi
Milligans KnobSE 136°711 m9.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4719:23
June solstice05:4120:0520:47
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:3316:0416:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937496068727063524132
Precip in2.92.53.43.53.64.13.84.23.93.53.03.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State College, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 78002361OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/561679472

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