Foxburg Golf Course
Foxburg Golf Course is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 338 m. Zagst Hill stands 525 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Alum Rock, a peak 2.6 miles away. Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 149 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.
The story
borough of Pennsylvania
Dates from 1870.
Wikidata Q1131833, matched on coordinates and name (373 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Oldest golf course in continuous use in the United States In 1887, land was made available to the newly formed Foxburg Golf Club by Joseph M. Fox, its first president. Course was enlarged from five to nine holes in 1888...
How to reach it
- 25.4 mi off the Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway
149 named places within 25 miles
- Hughes Park: 2.7 mi
- Bruin Borough Community Park: 6.6 mi
- Knox Community Park: 9.5 mi
- Sligo Veterans' Memorial Park: 10.2 mi
- Fair Grounds: 10.3 mi
- Parker's Landing Petroglyphs: 3.1 mi
- Rural Electrification: 3.2 mi
- Buchanan Furnace: 6.4 mi
- Buchanan Furnace: 6.9 mi
- Rockland Furnace: 7.1 mi
- Alum Rock: 2.6 mi
- Chestnut Ridge: 4.0 mi
- Eakin Knob: 6.7 mi
- Annisville Hill: 7.4 mi
- Petrolia Hill: 9.9 mi
- American Rabbit Breeders Association: 7.6 mi
- American Rabbit Breeders Association: 7.6 mi
- Sutton-Ditz House Museum: 16.0 mi
- DeBence Antique Music World: 19.0 mi
- Clifford's Rug Gallery & Studio: 19.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 330: 9.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 72: 16.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 164: 18.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 304: 18.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 47: 20.2 mi
- Venango Campus Statue: 18.4 mi
- Chief Cornplanter: 19.9 mi
- Graffiti Gallery: 20.0 mi
- American Flag: 22.7 mi
- Prairie: 24.6 mi
- Prairie: 24.6 mi
- Evergreen Arboretum: 24.8 mi
- Freedom Falls: 7.1 mi
- Potters Falls: 10.4 mi
- Venango County Rest Area Westbound: 14.4 mi
- Venango County Rest Area Eastbound: 14.9 mi
- Bradys Spring: 12.2 mi
- Belltower: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Foxburg Golf Course. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zagst Hill | ENE 66° | 525 m | 24.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | NNE 27° | 515 m | 16.3 mi |
| Cream Hill | NNE 17° | 502 m | 16.1 mi |
| Annisville Hill | SW 236° | 485 m | 7.4 mi |
| Foster Hill | N 353° | 484 m | 23.8 mi |
| Eakin Knob | WNW 284° | 480 m | 6.7 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | SSE 148° | 473 m | 11.9 mi |
| Groce Hill | ENE 72° | 466 m | 13.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:14 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:10 | 16:54 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarion 3 SW, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13859355180
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