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Fort Roberdeau, a historic site in Pennsylvania
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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

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.58272, -78.27375

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks: 53
  • 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
Historic sites: 40
Museums: 24
  • 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
Attractions: 12
  • 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
Nature reserves: 11
Springs: 8
  • 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
Cliffs: 7
Artworks: 5
Gardens: 4
  • Garden: 0.0 mi
  • Seeds of Hope (Tyrone Community Gardens): 6.5 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 23.0 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Pine Hill Picnic Area: 13.1 mi
  • Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 20.3 mi
  • Mechanic's Shanty: 22.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Schaefer HeadSW 220°898 m23.4 mi
Ritchey KnobSW 218°874 m20.9 mi
Cattle KnobSW 219°865 m22.8 mi
Round KnobSW 218°846 m24.2 mi
Pine KnobSW 216°824 m21.5 mi
Lost MountainNNW 330°804 m9.8 mi
Centre County HighpointNNW 344°795 m11.0 mi
Spruce KnobSW 214°751 m23.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:4320:0720:48
September equinox07:0118:3619:12
December solstice07:3416:0616:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262937495967717063524131
Precip in2.92.73.53.84.44.24.23.94.33.83.63.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altoona 3 W, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1200911439

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