Coke Ovens
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. 161 named places lie within 25 miles, 39 of them named summits.
Coke oven ruins on state game lands
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
161 named places within 25 miles
- 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
- 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
- Recreated coal mine: 3.5 mi
- Ashville Monumnet: 7.6 mi
- Old In-town Altoona airstrip: 9.9 mi
- Fort Roberdeau: 13.2 mi
- Turntable Site: 14.8 mi
- 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
- 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
- State Game Lands Number 279: 13.0 mi
- Grace Nature Trail: 14.6 mi
- Nathan's Divided Nature Education Center: 15.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 131: 16.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 185: 18.8 mi
- 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
- Devils Elbow: 9.5 mi
- Kittanning Point: 11.3 mi
- Indian Lookout: 20.9 mi
- Great Auk: 9.7 mi
- Golden Tiger Statue: 16.3 mi
- Boot: 19.3 mi
- Mechanic's Shanty: 9.5 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Seeds of Hope (Tyrone Community Gardens): 13.8 mi
- Beula: 19.2 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schaefer Head | S 187° | 898 m | 23.8 mi |
| Ritchey Knob | S 182° | 874 m | 22.1 mi |
| Cattle Knob | S 185° | 865 m | 23.6 mi |
| Round Knob | S 187° | 846 m | 24.8 mi |
| Pine Knob | S 182° | 824 m | 22.9 mi |
| Vickrey Mountain | SSW 195° | 821 m | 23.7 mi |
| Lost Mountain | ENE 68° | 804 m | 7.5 mi |
| Centre County Highpoint | ENE 61° | 795 m | 10.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:44 | 20:08 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:07 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prince Gallitzin SP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1365110053
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