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Foxburg Golf Course

Foxburg Golf Course from directly overhead

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

Coordinates41.14648, -79.67975

149 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
  • 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
Historic sites: 35
Peaks: 25
  • 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
Museums: 9
Artworks: 4
  • Venango Campus Statue: 18.4 mi
  • Chief Cornplanter: 19.9 mi
  • Graffiti Gallery: 20.0 mi
  • American Flag: 22.7 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Prairie: 24.6 mi
  • Prairie: 24.6 mi
  • Evergreen Arboretum: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Freedom Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Potters Falls: 10.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Venango County Rest Area Westbound: 14.4 mi
  • Venango County Rest Area Eastbound: 14.9 mi
Springs: 1
  • Bradys Spring: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 1
  • 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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Zagst HillENE 66°525 m24.4 mi
Pine HillNNE 27°515 m16.3 mi
Cream HillNNE 17°502 m16.1 mi
Annisville HillSW 236°485 m7.4 mi
Foster HillN 353°484 m23.8 mi
Eakin KnobWNW 284°480 m6.7 mi
Reynolds HillSSE 148°473 m11.9 mi
Groce HillENE 72°466 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:31
June solstice05:4720:1420:56
September equinox07:0718:4119:18
December solstice07:4116:1016:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242634465766706862503930
Precip in3.62.73.54.13.94.75.34.24.03.63.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarion 3 SW, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13859355180

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