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Centre Furnace

Centre Furnace from directly overhead

Centre Furnace is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 304 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the southeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Centre Furnace Mansion, a museum 0.1 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.80524, -77.84348

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Walnut Springs Park: 0.4 mi
  • East Fairmount Park: 0.6 mi
  • Shamrock Park: 0.7 mi
  • Lederer Park: 0.7 mi
  • Slab Cabin Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Mount Nittany: 2.6 mi
  • Bald Knob: 4.8 mi
  • Little Flat: 5.9 mi
  • Rudy Ridge: 6.2 mi
  • Sand Knob: 6.3 mi
Springs: 33
  • Thompson Spring: 0.3 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 0.4 mi
  • Bathgate Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Blue Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Windy Hill Farms Spring: 3.2 mi
Attractions: 23
Artworks: 23
Nature reserves: 18
Gardens: 12
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 13.7 mi
  • Kish park beach access: 19.5 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 20.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 15.6 mi
  • Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 15.9 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.0 miles of Centre Furnace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little FlatSE 128°738 m5.9 mi
Thickhead MountainESE 118°733 m8.8 mi
Big FlatSSE 152°732 m6.5 mi
Broad MountainSSE 147°726 m10.2 mi
Grass MountainSE 134°717 m8.6 mi
Broad MountainESE 118°716 m10.4 mi
Bear KnobNNW 336°713 m10.8 mi
Milligans KnobSE 134°711 m11.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4719:24
June solstice05:4120:0620:47
September equinox07:0018:3419:10
December solstice07:3316:0416:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/264394134

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