Brady's Bend
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. 136 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 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
136 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Phillipston Turntable: 0.9 mi
- Redbank Coaling Tower: 1.5 mi
- 1980 Flood Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Bradys Bend Iron Furnaces Historical Site: 2.3 mi
- Brady's Bend Works: 2.3 mi
- 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
- Armstrong County Historical Museum & Genealogical Society, Inc: 12.2 mi
- American Rabbit Breeders Association: 14.1 mi
- The Maridon Museum: 18.4 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse: 18.4 mi
- Sutton-Ditz House Museum: 18.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 304: 10.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 330: 11.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 164: 11.9 mi
- Todd Nature Reserve: 18.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 72: 20.4 mi
- American Flag: 12.4 mi
- Giant Cowboy: 13.8 mi
- Haybale sculpture: 14.2 mi
- Sunken Tractor: 14.2 mi
- Freedom Falls: 19.2 mi
- Potters Falls: 22.4 mi
- Prairie: 21.2 mi
- Evergreen Arboretum: 21.4 mi
- Venango County Rest Area Westbound: 24.0 mi
- Venango County Rest Area Eastbound: 24.4 mi
- Bradys Spring: 1.8 mi
- Belltower: 18.7 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Point - Armstrong County | E 88° | 530 m | 19.1 mi |
| Annisville Hill | WNW 302° | 485 m | 13.1 mi |
| Eakin Knob | NW 317° | 480 m | 17.1 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | ENE 57° | 473 m | 1.5 mi |
| Groce Hill | NNE 27° | 466 m | 16.8 mi |
| Boyers Hill | WNW 293° | 463 m | 17.5 mi |
| Chestnut Ridge | N 351° | 456 m | 13.8 mi |
| Scharf Hill | WNW 303° | 453 m | 24.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:10 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarion 3 SW, 16 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13859355143
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