Fort Roberdeau
Fort Roberdeau is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 351 m. Schaefer Head stands 898 m to the southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden, a garden less than a tenth of a mile away. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Fort Roberdeau, also known as The Lead Mine Fort, is an historic fort, which is located in Tyrone Township, outside Altoona, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.
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Wikidata Q5471933, linked from the OpenStreetMap record's article tag.
What to expect
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Bellwood Antis Park: 3.5 mi
- Greenwood Park: 5.7 mi
- Shea Field: 6.8 mi
- Reservoir Park: 6.8 mi
- Valley View County Park: 7.1 mi
- Brush Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Pine Hill: 5.3 mi
- Canoe Mountain: 6.1 mi
- Short Mountain: 6.7 mi
- Short Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Old In-town Altoona airstrip: 4.3 mi
- Quarry: 6.3 mi
- Quarry: 6.4 mi
- Blair Limestone Company Kilns: 6.4 mi
- Etna Furnace: 6.4 mi
- Tyrone History Museum: 6.2 mi
- Tyrone Historical Society: 6.2 mi
- Tyrone Candy Museum: 6.4 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 8.1 mi
- A Quaint Corner Children's Museum & Discovery Center: 8.7 mi
- Theme Park Entrance: 3.4 mi
- Tipton Creek Train Station: 3.4 mi
- Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal: 7.7 mi
- Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal: 7.9 mi
- Tank: 9.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 131: 6.5 mi
- Grace Nature Trail: 8.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 279: 17.9 mi
- Stone Valley Recreation Area: 19.9 mi
- Gray's Woods Preserve: 22.1 mi
- Arch Spring: 4.0 mi
- Hundred Springs: 6.3 mi
- Mason Spring: 13.9 mi
- Herder Spring: 14.1 mi
- Double Spring: 14.9 mi
- Indian Lookout: 9.3 mi
- Devils Elbow: 10.7 mi
- Kittanning Point: 12.7 mi
- Pulpit Rocks: 13.0 mi
- Donation Rocks: 17.4 mi
- Great Auk: 7.6 mi
- Golden Tiger Statue: 11.9 mi
- Silent Descent: 14.6 mi
- The Paper Trail: 15.1 mi
- Boot: 15.8 mi
- Garden: 0.0 mi
- Seeds of Hope (Tyrone Community Gardens): 6.5 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 23.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 24.8 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 20.3 mi
- Mechanic's Shanty: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fort Roberdeau. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schaefer Head | SW 220° | 898 m | 23.4 mi |
| Ritchey Knob | SW 218° | 874 m | 20.9 mi |
| Cattle Knob | SW 219° | 865 m | 22.8 mi |
| Round Knob | SW 218° | 846 m | 24.2 mi |
| Pine Knob | SW 216° | 824 m | 21.5 mi |
| Lost Mountain | NNW 330° | 804 m | 9.8 mi |
| Centre County Highpoint | NNW 344° | 795 m | 11.0 mi |
| Spruce Knob | SW 214° | 751 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:07 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:06 | 16:50 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altoona 3 W, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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