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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: 11
  • 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 20.6 miles of Fort Necessity. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pine Swamp KnobSSE944 m18.2 mi
Fike HillSSE943 m17.5 mi
Whites KnobSSE899 m18.9 mi
Ginseng HillSSE872 m20.3 mi
Rich HillESE866 m16.5 mi
Elder HillSE862 m17.8 mi
Piney MountainSSE854 m20.6 mi
Gap HillSSE844 m18.9 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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