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Curtin Village at Eagle Ironworks

Curtin Village at Eagle Ironworks is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 200 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the south, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is State Game Lands Number 92, a nature reserve 2.5 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

The story

Curtin Village, also known as Eagle Ironworks, is a national historic district located in Boggs Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania. The district includes eighteen contributing buildings and three contributing structures in Curtin.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q5195646, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Step-free access
No

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.97401, -77.74125

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Milesburg Park: 3.3 mi
  • Parkview Heights Park: 4.0 mi
  • Governor's Park: 4.7 mi
  • Krauss Park: 4.7 mi
  • Lieutenant Jonas M. Panik Park: 4.8 mi
Peaks
  • Trcziyulny Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Hickory Knob: 7.4 mi
  • Ganderstep Knob: 7.7 mi
  • Bear Knob: 9.8 mi
  • Bear Rocks: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 58
Springs: 27
  • Big Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Kelley Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Axemann Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Forked Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Shutgart Spring: 7.3 mi
Museums: 24
Artworks: 23
Attractions: 21
Nature reserves: 15
Gardens: 10
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 11.5 mi
  • Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 11.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 17.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Curtin Village at Eagle Ironworks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little FlatS738 m15.3 mi
Thickhead MountainS733 m16.0 mi
Big FlatS732 m17.5 mi
The WineheadE724 m14.3 mi
Grass MountainS717 m17.6 mi
Broad MountainSSE716 m17.0 mi
Bear KnobW713 m9.8 mi
Milligans KnobS711 m20.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:4020:0620:47
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:3316:0216:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232534455564686659483729
Precip in3.22.63.63.84.14.14.04.14.53.83.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarence, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 71000687OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/437388192

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