Greenwood Furnace Stack No. 2
Greenwood Furnace Stack No. 2 is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 308 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the north, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is The Friends of Greenwood Furnace Pavilion, a historic site 0.3 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 29 miles off.
What the record says
- Built
- 1834
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 29.4 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Union Township Park: 3.3 mi
- Pennsylvania State University Recreation Area: 8.0 mi
- Mifflin County Youth Park: 8.2 mi
- Klingsberg Aviary: 8.3 mi
- Reeds Gap State Park: 8.3 mi
- The Friends of Greenwood Furnace Pavilion: 0.3 mi
- Revolutionary and Civil War Memorial: 0.4 mi
- CCC Monument (stone fireplace and chimney): 5.8 mi
- Don Andrews Memorial Rock Work: 6.2 mi
- Whipple Dam State Park: 6.3 mi
- Broad Mountain: 2.2 mi
- Slate Ridge: 4.5 mi
- Garret Knob: 4.5 mi
- Milligans Knob: 4.5 mi
- Grass Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Ross Spring: 3.7 mi
- Keith Spring: 5.5 mi
- Yoder Spring: 5.5 mi
- Coffee Run Spring: 5.6 mi
- piped spring: 6.1 mi
- Shaver's Creek Visitor Center: 8.3 mi
- Kishacoquillas Valley Historical Society: 8.7 mi
- Boalsburg Heritage Museum: 8.8 mi
- Pennsylvania Military Museum: 9.3 mi
- McCoy House: 10.0 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 7.5 mi
- Shavers Creek Environmental Center: 8.3 mi
- Sugar Shack: 8.4 mi
- Beer Tap: 8.7 mi
- M114A2 155mm Howitzer: 9.2 mi
- Yoda Statue: 7.7 mi
- Honors to the Fallen: 9.0 mi
- Lucy C. Lederer Statue: 11.0 mi
- Pictasaurus: 11.2 mi
- Centennial Piglet Statue: 11.4 mi
- Rocky Ridge Natural Area: 7.7 mi
- Stone Valley Recreation Area: 8.3 mi
- Stan Yoder Memorial Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Thompson Woods Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Stony Batter Natural Area: 11.5 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 4.9 mi
- The Giving Garden: 11.1 mi
- Schreyer Garden: 11.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 12.0 mi
- Penn State Community Garden Pollinator Garden: 12.0 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 8.5 mi
- Hunter Rock: 9.2 mi
- Donation Rocks: 11.4 mi
- The Rock: 14.2 mi
- Pulpit Rocks: 17.9 mi
- Longfellow Vista: 12.2 mi
- Karl Guss Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 16.7 mi
- Bell Furnace Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Kish park beach access: 10.4 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 10.4 mi
- Black Moshannon Beach: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.7 miles of Greenwood Furnace Stack No. 2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Flat | N 359° | 738 m | 6.9 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | NNE 26° | 733 m | 7.2 mi |
| Big Flat | NNW 341° | 732 m | 5.2 mi |
| Broad Mountain | NNE 20° | 726 m | 2.2 mi |
| Grass Mountain | NNE 17° | 717 m | 4.9 mi |
| Milligans Knob | ENE 58° | 711 m | 4.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 352° | 700 m | 7.6 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NE 42° | 675 m | 9.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:05 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewistown, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/860763432
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