Gifford Dam
Gifford Dam is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 587 m. Boone Mountain stands 736 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Ridge-Clearfield County Highpoint, a peak 2.9 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 13 miles off. 145 named places lie within 25 miles, 40 of them named summits.
Remains of Gifford Run splash dam
The story
Dam in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q48987352, matched on coordinates and name (126 m apart).
What the record says
- Elevation
- ele
- Material
- stone
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 13.4 mi off the Bucktail Trail
- 17.8 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
145 named places within 25 miles
- Main St Park: 9.7 mi
- Hemlock Ave Park: 11.2 mi
- Mt Zion Historical Park: 12.2 mi
- Byrnedale Park: 12.3 mi
- Elliot's Park: 12.5 mi
- Chestnut Ridge-Clearfield County Highpoint: 2.9 mi
- The Knobs: 2.9 mi
- Big Knob: 3.0 mi
- Little Knob: 3.6 mi
- Old Round Top: 4.7 mi
- Blackwell Splash Dam: 4.0 mi
- Wild Cat Rock: 4.1 mi
- Nuclear Jet Engine Test Site: 6.9 mi
- Noble-Chambers Memorial Forest: 7.3 mi
- Tornado Display: 10.2 mi
- Yellowsnake Spring water trough: 8.4 mi
- Blowout Spring: 9.0 mi
- Big Spring: 9.7 mi
- Moose Creek Spring: 12.6 mi
- Big Sterling Spring: 15.1 mi
- Elk Country Visitor Center: 9.8 mi
- C.C.C. Museum: 10.3 mi
- Grice Clearfield Community Museum: 13.0 mi
- Little Museum: 16.8 mi
- Korb House Museum: 18.5 mi
- Dr. Colson E. Blakeslee Memorial Recreation Area: 8.4 mi
- Parker Dam State Park: 10.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 78: 13.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 98: 17.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 77: 23.8 mi
- Bilger's Rocks: 19.8 mi
- Carnivorous Pitcher Plant: 23.7 mi
- The Little Caring Caboose: 24.6 mi
- Presidential Train Car: 24.6 mi
- Sinnemahoning S.P. Wildlife Viewing Area: 24.6 mi
- Parker Dam State Park Beach: 10.4 mi
- Bimini Beach: 20.9 mi
- Black Moshannon Beach: 22.9 mi
- Table Falls: 6.6 mi
- 3 Runs Falls: 16.9 mi
- Cameron County Bucktails monument: 13.9 mi
- John DuBois: 23.3 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 22.0 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 22.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 10.4 mi
- Peale: 17.7 mi
- Buck Point: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gifford Dam. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boone Mountain | WNW 283° | 736 m | 17.9 mi |
| Chestnut Ridge-Clearfield County Highpoint | SW 235° | 735 m | 2.9 mi |
| Big Knob | SSW 207° | 714 m | 3.0 mi |
| Old Round Top | NNW 328° | 710 m | 4.7 mi |
| The Knobs | SSW 206° | 709 m | 2.9 mi |
| Bear Rocks | SE 130° | 696 m | 24.6 mi |
| Hobo Hill | WSW 237° | 683 m | 11.9 mi |
| Whittimore Hill | N 7° | 683 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:08 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
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 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearfield Lawrence AP, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1210046662
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