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Brady's Bend

Brady's Bend from directly overhead

Brady's Bend is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 412 m. Highest Point - Armstrong County stands 530 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Phillipston Turntable, a historic site 0.9 miles away. 145 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

What the record says

Inscription
Named for Capt. Samuel Brady (1756-1795), famed frontier scout and the subject of many legends. Near here in June 1779 -- in what was then Seneca territory -- he led a force seeking to redress the killing of a settler and her four children...

How to reach it

Coordinates40.98806, -79.58302

145 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 48
  • East Brady Veterans Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
  • Washington Township Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
  • Sugarcreek Township Community Park: 5.1 mi
  • Rimersburg Veterans Memorial Park: 5.8 mi
  • Fairview Township Municipal Park: 7.9 mi
Historic sites: 43
Peaks: 24
  • Reynolds Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Petrolia Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Miller Hill: 11.0 mi
  • McClays Peak: 11.5 mi
  • Alum Rock: 11.9 mi
Museums: 10
  • Armstrong County Historical Museum & Genealogical Society, Inc: 12.2 mi
  • American Rabbit Breeders Association: 14.1 mi
  • American Rabbit Breeders Association: 14.1 mi
  • The Maridon Museum: 18.4 mi
  • Little Red Schoolhouse: 18.4 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Artworks: 4
  • American Flag: 12.4 mi
  • Giant Cowboy: 13.8 mi
  • Haybale sculpture: 14.2 mi
  • Sunken Tractor: 14.2 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Prairie: 21.2 mi
  • Prairie: 21.3 mi
  • Evergreen Arboretum: 21.4 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Freedom Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Potters Falls: 22.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Venango County Rest Area Westbound: 24.0 mi
  • Venango County Rest Area Eastbound: 24.4 mi
Springs: 1
  • Bradys Spring: 1.8 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Belltower: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Tunnelville Beach: 19.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Brady's Bend. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Highest Point - Armstrong CountyE 88°530.3 m19.1 mi
Annisville HillWNW 302°485 m13.1 mi
Eakin KnobNW 317°480 m17.1 mi
Blanket HillSSE 151°479 m17.6 mi
Reynolds HillENE 57°473 m1.5 mi
Groce HillNNE 27°466 m16.8 mi
Boyers HillWNW 293°463 m17.5 mi
Chestnut RidgeN 351°456 m13.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5419:31
June solstice05:4720:1320:55
September equinox07:0618:4119:17
December solstice07:4116:1016:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465766706862503930
Precip in3.62.73.54.13.94.75.34.24.03.63.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarion 3 SW, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13859355143

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