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Brady's Bend Works

Brady's Bend Works from directly overhead

Brady's Bend Works is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. Highest Point - Armstrong County stands 530 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Bradys Bend Iron Furnaces Historical Site, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 136 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

The story

village in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States

Wikidata Q122559716, matched on coordinates and name (453 m apart).

What the record says

Inscription
Located near this point, 1839-73. Organized as the Great Western and later known as the Brady's Bend Iron Company. One of that era's largest iron works, and first to make iron rails west of the Alleghenies.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.99917, -79.62548

136 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 44
  • East Brady Veterans Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
  • Sugarcreek Township Community Park: 5.4 mi
  • Fairview Township Municipal Park: 5.6 mi
  • Bruin Borough Community Park: 6.6 mi
  • Washington Township Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
Peaks: 24
  • Reynolds Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Petrolia Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Annisville Hill: 10.8 mi
  • Alum Rock: 10.9 mi
  • Miller Hill: 12.2 mi
Nature reserves: 9
Museums: 9
  • Armstrong County Historical Museum & Genealogical Society, Inc: 13.6 mi
  • American Rabbit Breeders Association: 13.8 mi
  • American Rabbit Breeders Association: 13.8 mi
  • The Maridon Museum: 16.8 mi
  • Little Red Schoolhouse: 16.9 mi
Artworks: 4
  • American Flag: 12.6 mi
  • Giant Cowboy: 15.4 mi
  • Haybale sculpture: 16.5 mi
  • Sunken Tractor: 16.5 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Prairie: 19.6 mi
  • Prairie: 19.7 mi
  • Evergreen Arboretum: 19.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Freedom Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Potters Falls: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Venango County Rest Area Westbound: 21.8 mi
  • Venango County Rest Area Eastbound: 22.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
  • Windy Knob Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Springs: 1
  • Bradys Spring: 1.6 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Belltower: 19.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Tunnelville Beach: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Highest Point - Armstrong CountyE 90°530.3 m21.3 mi
Annisville HillNW 304°485 m10.8 mi
Eakin KnobNW 322°480 m15.1 mi
Blanket HillSE 146°479 m19.4 mi
Reynolds HillE 89°473 m3.5 mi
Groce HillNE 34°466 m17.3 mi
Boyers HillWNW 294°463 m15.1 mi
Chestnut RidgeN 0°456 m12.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5419:31
June solstice05:4720:1320:55
September equinox07:0718:4119:18
December solstice07:4116:1016:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 17 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13859509132

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