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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
Museums: 32
Springs: 31
  • 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
Attractions: 23
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 11
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 20.9 miles of Boal Mansion Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little FlatSE738 m3.0 mi
Thickhead MountainESE733 m6.0 mi
Big FlatS732 m4.0 mi
Broad MountainSSE726 m7.5 mi
Grass MountainSE717 m5.6 mi
Bear KnobNNW713 m13.5 mi
Milligans KnobSE711 m9.0 mi
Bald KnobSE700 m1.8 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 50–80 °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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