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Clarion County

Clarion County from directly overhead

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

Coordinates41.21502, -79.38597

117 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 40
  • 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
Peaks: 32
  • 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
Historic sites: 21
Museums: 7
  • 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
Artworks: 5
  • 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
Attractions: 2
  • Belltower: 0.4 mi
  • Farmer's Inn: 16.3 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Freedom Falls: 18.8 mi
  • Potters Falls: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Jefferson County Rest Area Eastbound: 22.9 mi
  • Jefferson County Rest Area Westbound: 23.6 mi
Springs: 1
  • Bradys Spring: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Songer HillENE 73°579 m12.7 mi
Edeburn HillENE 69°573 m19.3 mi
Kahletown HillENE 71°567 m12.5 mi
Beartown RocksENE 70°561 m18.0 mi
Stahlman RoundtopENE 76°559 m17.1 mi
Stony PointNNE 17°558 m22.6 mi
Shawkey HillENE 71°557 m14.2 mi
Gumbert HillENE 77°545 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5319:30
June solstice05:4620:1320:55
September equinox07:0618:4019:17
December solstice07:4016:0816:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465766706862503930
Precip in3.62.73.54.13.94.75.34.24.03.63.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarion 3 SW, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13859355164

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