Historic site · Pennsylvania
Fort McClure House
Fort McClure House is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 145 m. Huckleberry Mountain stands 762 m to the north, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Streater Park, a park 0.6 miles away.
What to expect
- Access
- Permitted
How to reach it
Coordinates40.98600, -76.45872
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Turkey Hill: 2.3 mi
- Full Mill Hill: 6.1 mi
- Summer Hill: 6.7 mi
- Round Top: 8.4 mi
- Catawissa Mountain: 8.8 mi
Parks
- Streater Park: 0.6 mi
- Bloomsburg Town Park: 0.6 mi
- Fernville Family Park: 1.2 mi
- Ralph Wolfgang Memorial Park: 2.4 mi
- Cara Park: 2.6 mi
Attractions: 51
- Bloomsburg Fair: 0.9 mi
- Bloomsburg Fountain: 1.2 mi
- Bloomsburg University Fountain: 1.7 mi
- Scenic Skyway: 7.6 mi
- Sky Slide: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 38
- Bloomsburg Town Park Memorial: 0.6 mi
- Saint Mary's Roman Catholic School: 12.6 mi
- Diamondtown Veterans Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Silkmill Memorial: 14.5 mi
- Silkmill bell: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 20
- Civil War Memorial: 1.1 mi
- Husky: 1.4 mi
- Two Elongated Forms: 1.5 mi
- The Snake: 1.5 mi
- The Grin: 1.5 mi
Museums: 17
- Knoebels Carousel Museum: 7.8 mi
- Knoebels History Museum: 7.8 mi
- Pennsylvania Mining Museum: 7.8 mi
- Boyd House Museum: 8.3 mi
- Montour County Historical Society: 8.3 mi
Nature reserves: 13
- Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest: 11.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 55: 12.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 115: 12.3 mi
- Montour Preserve: 13.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 329: 13.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Un-named Falls: 22.4 mi
- Swatara Falls: 22.4 mi
- Big Falls: 24.4 mi
- Twin Falls: 24.6 mi
- Murray Reynolds Falls: 24.8 mi
Gardens: 4
- Hughes Memorial Garden: 6.5 mi
- Butterfly Gardens: 18.7 mi
- Castle Green Garden: 21.2 mi
- Butler Township Community Garden: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Columbia County Rest Area Eastbound: 10.9 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Westbound: 11.1 mi
- Montour County Rest Area Westbound: 13.9 mi
- Montour County Rest Area Eastbound: 14.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Memorial Class Of 1916: 1.5 mi
- C. Q. McWilliams Picnic Area: 10.8 mi
- Glens Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Centralia: 14.0 mi
Beaches: 1
- Eagle Rock Beach: 18.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Picture Rocks: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Fort McClure House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Huckleberry Mountain | N 354° | 762 m | 21.1 mi |
| Red Rock Mountain | NNE 17° | 721 m | 23.5 mi |
| Central Mountain | NNE 15° | 685 m | 22.5 mi |
| Chimneystack Rock | NNE 16° | 684 m | 22.5 mi |
| Bears Head | ESE 115° | 634 m | 21.9 mi |
| Buck Mountain | E 100° | 592 m | 13.3 mi |
| Catawissa Mountain | ESE 123° | 571 m | 8.8 mi |
| Blue Head | ESE 111° | 557 m | 21.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 15:57 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bear GAP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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