Brady's Bend Works
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. 128 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 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
128 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Bradys Bend Iron Furnaces Historical Site: 0.1 mi
- 1980 Flood Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Brady's Bend: 2.3 mi
- Phillipston Turntable: 2.5 mi
- St. Patrick's Church: 3.7 mi
- 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
- Armstrong County Historical Museum & Genealogical Society, Inc: 13.6 mi
- American Rabbit Breeders Association: 13.8 mi
- The Maridon Museum: 16.8 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse: 16.9 mi
- Sutton-Ditz House Museum: 19.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 304: 9.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 164: 10.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 330: 12.2 mi
- Todd Nature Reserve: 18.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 72: 21.0 mi
- American Flag: 12.6 mi
- Giant Cowboy: 15.4 mi
- Haybale sculpture: 16.5 mi
- Sunken Tractor: 16.5 mi
- Freedom Falls: 17.6 mi
- Potters Falls: 20.8 mi
- Prairie: 19.6 mi
- Evergreen Arboretum: 19.8 mi
- Venango County Rest Area Westbound: 21.8 mi
- Venango County Rest Area Eastbound: 22.2 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 24.3 mi
- Windy Knob Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Bradys Spring: 1.6 mi
- Belltower: 19.4 mi
- 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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Point - Armstrong County | E 90° | 530 m | 21.3 mi |
| Annisville Hill | NW 304° | 485 m | 10.8 mi |
| Eakin Knob | NW 322° | 480 m | 15.1 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | E 89° | 473 m | 3.5 mi |
| Groce Hill | NE 34° | 466 m | 17.3 mi |
| Boyers Hill | WNW 294° | 463 m | 15.1 mi |
| Chestnut Ridge | N 0° | 456 m | 12.9 mi |
| Scharf Hill | NW 304° | 453 m | 21.8 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 | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| 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, 17 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13859509132
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