former Jackstown Aquaduct
former Jackstown Aquaduct is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 169 m. Brush Mountain stands 736 m to the west-northwest, 23 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
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- "The Peak": 0.9 mi
- Chestnut Flat: 3.3 mi
- Silver Mine Knob: 4.9 mi
- Shirley Knobs: 5.1 mi
- Bunker Hill: 5.3 mi
- Riverside Park: 0.4 mi
- Huntingdon Little League: 7.6 mi
- Detweiler Memorial Field: 7.6 mi
- Portstown Park: 8.0 mi
- George Weaver Park: 8.6 mi
- Old Dinky engine house: 0.6 mi
- Former Mapleton Limestone Co & Quarry : 0.9 mi
- World War 2 Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Former Empire Sand Plant: 0.9 mi
- Old PRR Reservoir: 0.9 mi
- Mapleton Historical Society: 0.9 mi
- Swigart Museum: 3.7 mi
- Isett Heritage Museum: 8.2 mi
- Juniata College Museum of Art: 8.8 mi
- Rockhill Trolley Museum: 10.7 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Rocky Ridge Natural Area: 12.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 215: 15.0 mi
- Hemlocks Natural Area: 18.2 mi
- Stone Valley Recreation Area: 18.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 131: 22.5 mi
- Old Cliffs: 6.1 mi
- Pulpit Rocks: 10.4 mi
- Hunter Rock: 11.1 mi
- Donation Rocks: 12.4 mi
- Indian Lookout: 18.6 mi
- The Paper Trail: 8.1 mi
- Silent Descent: 8.9 mi
- IRON: 11.2 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 23.3 mi
- Kish park beach access: 24.9 mi
- Aitch: 12.5 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 18.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of former Jackstown Aquaduct. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brush Mountain | WNW 295° | 736 m | 22.7 mi |
| Broad Mountain | NNE 26° | 726 m | 22.1 mi |
| Butler Knob | SSW 198° | 708 m | 7.3 mi |
| Round Knob | SW 217° | 699 m | 14.5 mi |
| Eckenrode Knob | SE 130° | 683 m | 18.8 mi |
| Big Round Top | ESE 123° | 672 m | 17.4 mi |
| Stone Mountain | NNE 21° | 668 m | 11.5 mi |
| Fenton Knob | ESE 122° | 664 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:05 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
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 siteOpenStreetMap element node/3843279957
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