Historic site · Pennsylvania
Buchanan Furnace
Buchanan Furnace is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 310 m. Songer Hill stands 579 m to the east-northeast, 23 miles off. 140 named places lie within 25 miles, 33 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Inscription
- A short distance northwest of here is the well-preserved cold blast furnace, named for James Buchanan. It was built in 1844; abandoned, 1858, due to lack of timber. At the time of its operation, the iron industry was very prosperous in Clarion County.
How to reach it
Coordinates41.12722, -79.55041
140 named places within 25 miles
Parks: 46
- Sligo Veterans' Memorial Park: 3.4 mi
- Fair Grounds: 3.5 mi
- Rimersburg Veterans Memorial Park: 6.3 mi
- Knox Community Park: 7.7 mi
- Hughes Park: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 34
- Buchanan Furnace: 0.5 mi
- Rural Electrification: 6.2 mi
- Parker's Landing Petroglyphs: 6.6 mi
- Foxburg Golf Course: 6.9 mi
- Brady's Bend Works: 9.7 mi
Peaks: 33
- Alum Rock: 4.7 mi
- McClays Peak: 5.0 mi
- Chestnut Ridge: 5.6 mi
- Groce Hill: 8.0 mi
- Reynolds Hill: 8.8 mi
Museums: 8
- American Rabbit Breeders Association: 4.4 mi
- American Rabbit Breeders Association: 4.4 mi
- Sutton-Ditz House Museum: 10.4 mi
- Armstrong County Historical Museum & Genealogical Society, Inc: 21.4 mi
- Clifford's Rug Gallery & Studio: 22.4 mi
Artworks: 7
- Haybale sculpture: 19.9 mi
- Sunken Tractor: 19.9 mi
- Venango Campus Statue: 21.6 mi
- American Flag: 22.1 mi
- Giant Cowboy: 22.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
- State Game Lands Number 330: 3.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 72: 11.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 304: 19.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 164: 20.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 47: 21.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Freedom Falls: 12.7 mi
- Potters Falls: 15.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Venango County Rest Area Westbound: 21.2 mi
- Venango County Rest Area Eastbound: 21.7 mi
Attractions: 1
- Belltower: 10.6 mi
Springs: 1
- Bradys Spring: 10.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buchanan Furnace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Songer Hill | ENE 65° | 579 m | 22.9 mi |
| Kahletown Hill | ENE 64° | 567 m | 22.7 mi |
| Shawkey Hill | ENE 64° | 557 m | 24.4 mi |
| Gumbert Hill | ENE 67° | 545 m | 23.2 mi |
| Highest Point - Armstrong County | ESE 117° | 530.3 m | 19.6 mi |
| Hetrick Hill | ENE 61° | 528 m | 23.7 mi |
| Zagst Hill | NE 55° | 525 m | 19.2 mi |
| Pine Hill | N 3° | 515 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:09 | 16:53 |
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, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13859355145
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