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Coke Ovens

Coke Ovens from directly overhead

Coke Ovens is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 449 m. Schaefer Head stands 898 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Prince Gallitzin State Park, a park 2.0 miles away. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Coke oven ruins on state game lands

What to expect

Access
Permitted

How to reach it

Coordinates40.66382, -78.50161

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Prince Gallitzin State Park: 2.0 mi
  • Wopsononock Tract: 7.3 mi
  • Mountz Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
  • Patton Park and Pool: 7.5 mi
  • Ashville Fire Co Play Ground: 7.7 mi
Peaks: 42
  • Headache Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Lost Mountain: 7.5 mi
  • DeWitt Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Dickerman Hill: 9.6 mi
  • Red Hill: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 23
Museums: 18
  • Coalport Area Coal Museum: 6.1 mi
  • Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 11.5 mi
  • A Quaint Corner Children's Museum & Discovery Center: 11.8 mi
  • Galliztin Tuneels Museum: 12.8 mi
  • Keirn Family World War II Museum: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Tipton Creek Train Station: 11.2 mi
  • Theme Park Entrance: 11.3 mi
  • Cresson Railroad Observation Platform: 14.5 mi
  • Engine House #6 Exhibit Building: 14.6 mi
  • Old Duncansville Airmail field: 17.3 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Springs: 5
  • Gallitzin Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Herder Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Hundred Springs: 15.7 mi
  • Arch Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Double Spring: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Artworks: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 2
  • Garden: 13.2 mi
  • Seeds of Hope (Tyrone Community Gardens): 13.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Coke Ovens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Schaefer HeadS 187°898 m23.8 mi
Ritchey KnobS 182°874 m22.1 mi
Cattle KnobS 185°865 m23.6 mi
Round KnobS 187°846 m24.8 mi
Pine KnobS 182°824 m22.9 mi
Vickrey MountainSSW 195°821 m23.7 mi
Lost MountainENE 68°804 m7.5 mi
Centre County HighpointENE 61°795 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:26
June solstice05:4420:0820:49
September equinox07:0218:3719:13
December solstice07:3516:0716:51

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475766706861503930
Precip in2.82.53.33.73.73.93.93.94.03.12.92.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prince Gallitzin SP, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1365110053

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