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Fort Necessity

Fort Necessity from directly overhead

Fort Necessity is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 562 m. Pine Swamp Knob stands 944 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Necessity Visitor Center, a museum 0.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Pennsylvania runs past it.

About

The story

cemetery in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States

Wikidata Q117554795, matched on coordinates and name (0 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Access
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Getting there

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Coordinates39.81521, -79.58942

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Braddock's Grave - Fort Necessity National Battlefield: 1.3 mi
  • Wharton Township Recreational Park: 1.5 mi
  • Izaac Walton Park, Uniontown Chapter: 1.9 mi
  • Lafayette Square: 2.1 mi
  • The Chateau Terrace: 2.1 mi
Historic sites: 19
  • Braddock's Grave: 1.3 mi
  • Brownfield Honor Roll: 7.1 mi
  • P&LE Dickerson Run roundhouse: 16.6 mi
  • Metal Shack: 18.7 mi
  • Farm House Ruins: 18.7 mi
Museums: 15
  • Fort Necessity Visitor Center: 0.2 mi
  • Mt. Washington Tavern: 0.2 mi
  • Speyer Gallery: 9.0 mi
  • Cole and Coke Heritage Center: 9.8 mi
  • Fayette Historical Society - Abel Colley Tavern and Museum: 15.4 mi
Attractions: 12
  • Wharton Furnace: 2.7 mi
  • Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 5.3 mi
  • Flatrock: 6.0 mi
  • Fallingwater: 9.0 mi
  • Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Waterfalls: 9
Artworks: 8
  • Metal Sculpture: 2.2 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 9.3 mi
  • Albert Gallatin Statue: 18.3 mi
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 21.5 mi
  • From The Mountain: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 4
  • Cool Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Baughman Spring: 22.2 mi
  • Kooser Spring: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 5.1 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 5.8 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 2.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Fort Necessity. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine Swamp KnobSSE 167°944 m18.2 mi
Fike HillSSE 164°943 m17.5 mi
Whites KnobSSE 161°899 m18.9 mi
Ginseng HillSSE 149°872 m20.3 mi
Rich HillESE 117°866 m16.5 mi
Elder HillSE 145°862 m17.8 mi
Gap HillSSE 149°844 m18.9 mi
Packhorse MountainESE 106°843 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:31
June solstice05:5120:1020:51
September equinox07:0718:4219:17
December solstice07:3716:1516:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252736475664676659493830
Precip in4.64.15.04.75.25.74.64.54.73.84.14.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chalk Hill 2 ENE, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/941035262

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