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CCC Monument (stone fireplace and chimney)

CCC Monument (stone fireplace and chimney) from directly overhead

CCC Monument (stone fireplace and chimney) is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 495 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the west-northwest, 3.2 miles off. The nearest named place is McKinney Spring, a spring 0.9 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
361st Co. C.C.C. Camp S-62-PA

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates40.72674, -77.70262

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Harvest Fields Community Trails: 4.9 mi
  • Tussey Pond Park: 5.1 mi
  • Fasick Park: 5.1 mi
  • Country Place Park: 5.3 mi
  • Kaywood Park: 5.7 mi
Historic sites: 59
Peaks
  • Grass Mountain: 1.3 mi
  • Thickhead Mountain: 1.4 mi
  • Slate Ridge: 1.5 mi
  • Little Mountain: 1.8 mi
  • Broad Mountain: 1.9 mi
Springs: 28
  • McKinney Spring: 0.9 mi
  • Ross Spring: 2.5 mi
  • Cool Spring: 3.7 mi
  • Keith Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Yoder Spring: 5.5 mi
Museums: 28
Attractions: 23
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 10
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 6
Beaches: 3
  • Kish park beach access: 10.4 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 11.4 mi
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 23.9 mi
  • Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of CCC Monument (stone fireplace and chimney). Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little FlatWNW738 m3.2 mi
Thickhead MountainNNE733 m1.4 mi
Big FlatW732 m4.3 mi
Grass MountainWSW717 m1.3 mi
Broad MountainENE716 m1.9 mi
Bear KnobNW713 m19.3 mi
Milligans KnobSSE711 m3.1 mi
Bald KnobWNW700 m4.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:4020:0520:46
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:3216:0316:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937496068727063524132
Precip in2.92.53.43.53.64.13.84.23.93.53.03.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State College, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11110295005

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