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Greenwood Furnace Stack No. 2

Greenwood Furnace Stack No. 2 from directly overhead

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

Coordinates40.65162, -77.75316

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
  • 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
Parks
  • 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
Springs: 28
  • 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
Museums: 27
Attractions: 24
  • 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
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 11
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 5
Beaches: 3
  • Kish park beach access: 10.4 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 10.4 mi
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.1 miles of Greenwood Furnace Stack No. 2. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little FlatN 359°738 m6.9 mi
Thickhead MountainNNE 26°733 m7.2 mi
Big FlatNNW 341°732 m5.2 mi
Broad MountainNNE 20°726 m2.2 mi
Grass MountainNNE 17°717 m4.9 mi
Broad MountainNE 38°716 m7.2 mi
Milligans KnobENE 58°711 m4.5 mi
Bald KnobN 352°700 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:4120:0520:46
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:3216:0416:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516170747265544334
Precip in2.92.33.63.54.24.03.63.64.43.83.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewistown, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/860763432

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