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Bradys Bend Iron Furnaces Historical Site

Bradys Bend Iron Furnaces Historical Site from directly overhead

Bradys Bend Iron Furnaces Historical Site is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 284 m. Highest Point - Armstrong County stands 530 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Brady's Bend Works, a historic site 0.1 miles away. 136 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

The story

park in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q4955283, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
284 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.99833, -79.62526

136 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 44
  • East Brady Veterans Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
  • Sugarcreek Township Community Park: 5.4 mi
  • Fairview Township Municipal Park: 5.7 mi
  • Washington Township Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
  • Bruin Borough Community Park: 6.6 mi
Peaks: 24
  • Reynolds Hill: 3.5 mi
  • Petrolia Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Annisville Hill: 10.9 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: 13.9 mi
  • American Rabbit Breeders Association: 13.9 mi
  • The Maridon Museum: 16.8 mi
  • Little Red Schoolhouse: 16.9 mi
Artworks: 4
  • American Flag: 12.6 mi
  • Giant Cowboy: 15.3 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: 22.3 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: 19.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Tunnelville Beach: 20.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Bradys Bend Iron Furnaces Historical Site. 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 305°485 m10.9 mi
Eakin KnobNW 322°480 m15.1 mi
Blanket HillSE 146°479 m19.3 mi
Reynolds HillE 88°473 m3.5 mi
Groce HillNE 34°466 m17.3 mi
Boyers HillWNW 294°463 m15.2 mi
Chestnut RidgeN 0°456 m13.0 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357363598

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