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former Jackstown Aquaduct

former Jackstown Aquaduct from directly overhead

former Jackstown Aquaduct is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Broad Mountain stands 726 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Riverside Park, a park 0.4 miles away.

Site of old Aquaduct at Jackstown,which was the access port for Mapleton to the canal. Earlier wooden Aquaduct was slightly upstream and was replaced by iron Aquaduct which was built about 1865 destroyed by flood of 1889

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.39407, -77.92262

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 48
  • Riverside Park: 0.4 mi
  • Huntingdon Little League: 7.6 mi
  • Detweiler Memorial Field: 7.6 mi
  • Riverside Park: 7.8 mi
  • Portstown Park: 8.0 mi
Historic sites: 32
Museums: 14
Springs: 13
  • Mason Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Swarey Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Sand Springs: 15.2 mi
  • Big Spring: 16.5 mi
  • Diehl Spring: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Bell Furnace Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Pavillon 4: 16.5 mi
  • Pavillon 2: 16.5 mi
  • Pavillon 3: 16.6 mi
  • Pavillon 1: 16.6 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Three Crosses of Mapleton: 0.6 mi
  • Tank: 15.4 mi
  • Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal: 17.7 mi
  • Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal: 17.9 mi
  • Shavers Creek Environmental Center: 18.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Artworks: 3
Gardens: 2
  • Sculpture Garden: 18.7 mi
  • Garden: 22.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 23.3 mi
  • Kish park beach access: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of former Jackstown Aquaduct. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Broad MountainNNE 26°726 m22.1 mi
Butler KnobSSW 198°708 m7.3 mi
Round KnobSW 217°699 m14.5 mi
Eckenrode KnobSE 130°683 m18.8 mi
Big Round TopESE 123°672 m17.4 mi
Stone MountainNNE 21°668 m11.5 mi
Fenton KnobESE 122°664 m20.0 mi
Round TopNNW 336°662 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4220:0520:46
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3216:0616:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516169747366544334
Precip in2.82.23.13.74.43.83.83.53.93.42.93.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raystown Lake 2, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/3843279957

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