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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: 57
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: 32
  • 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: 11
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 21.5 miles of Centre Furnace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little FlatSE738 m5.9 mi
Thickhead MountainESE733 m8.8 mi
Big FlatSSE732 m6.5 mi
Broad MountainSSE726 m10.2 mi
Grass MountainSE717 m8.6 mi
Bear KnobNNW713 m10.8 mi
Milligans KnobSE711 m11.9 mi
Bald KnobSE700 m4.8 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 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, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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