Clarion County
Clarion County is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 453 m. Songer Hill stands 579 m to the east-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. 117 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
The story
historic courthouse and jail located in Clarion, Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States
Wikidata Q5127024, matched on coordinates and name (34 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Formed March 11, 1839 out of Armstrong and Venango counties. Named for the Clarion River. Early center of iron industry. Noted also for its coal resources and lumbering. The county seat, Clarion, was incorporated as a borough on April 6, 1841.
How to reach it
117 named places within 25 miles
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.0 mi
- Gemmell Park: 0.4 mi
- Student Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
- Paul A. Weaver Community Park: 1.1 mi
- Helen Furnace Park: 6.0 mi
- Groce Hill: 2.8 mi
- McClays Peak: 7.2 mi
- Zagst Hill: 8.7 mi
- Young Hill: 9.2 mi
- Thompson Hill: 9.9 mi
- Helen Furnace: 6.1 mi
- Buchanan Furnace: 10.5 mi
- Buchanan Furnace: 10.6 mi
- Memorial Fountain: 12.6 mi
- Fishbasket Indian Town: 14.8 mi
- Sutton-Ditz House Museum: 0.1 mi
- American Rabbit Breeders Association: 8.5 mi
- American Rabbit Breeders Association: 8.5 mi
- Jefferson County History Center: 16.4 mi
- Coolspring Power Museum: 19.7 mi
- Venango Campus Statue: 22.3 mi
- Chief Cornplanter: 22.6 mi
- Graffiti Gallery: 22.6 mi
- Sunken Tractor: 23.1 mi
- Haybale sculpture: 23.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 72: 2.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 330: 7.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 47: 18.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 320: 21.3 mi
- Belltower: 0.4 mi
- Farmer's Inn: 16.3 mi
- Freedom Falls: 18.8 mi
- Potters Falls: 20.8 mi
- Jefferson County Rest Area Eastbound: 22.9 mi
- Jefferson County Rest Area Westbound: 23.6 mi
- Bradys Spring: 20.3 mi
- Pithole: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Clarion County. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Songer Hill | ENE 73° | 579 m | 12.7 mi |
| Edeburn Hill | ENE 69° | 573 m | 19.3 mi |
| Kahletown Hill | ENE 71° | 567 m | 12.5 mi |
| Beartown Rocks | ENE 70° | 561 m | 18.0 mi |
| Stahlman Roundtop | ENE 76° | 559 m | 17.1 mi |
| Stony Point | NNE 17° | 558 m | 22.6 mi |
| Shawkey Hill | ENE 71° | 557 m | 14.2 mi |
| Gumbert Hill | ENE 77° | 545 m | 13.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:08 | 16:52 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13859355164
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- Oil City · 22 mi
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