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Halfmoon Furnace

Halfmoon Furnace from directly overhead

Halfmoon Furnace is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 434 m. Lost Mountain stands 804 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Graycarin Park, a park 1.0 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Access
Yes

How to reach it

Coordinates40.81497, -77.98538

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Graycarin Park: 1.0 mi
  • Ambleside Park: 1.3 mi
  • Gray's Woods Park: 1.7 mi
  • Ridgemont Parklet: 2.3 mi
  • Halfmoon Township Municipal Park: 2.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Martha Furnace: 1.8 mi
  • Michael E. Weston Memorial: 4.4 mi
  • Pure Food Laws: 6.4 mi
  • Old Botany: 6.5 mi
  • Science Technology and Society: 6.5 mi
Peaks: 56
  • Gobbler Knob: 8.2 mi
  • Rudy Ridge: 9.6 mi
  • Bear Knob: 9.8 mi
  • Hunters Rocks: 9.8 mi
  • Mount Nittany: 10.0 mi
Museums: 30
Springs: 27
  • Thompson Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 7.6 mi
  • Bathgate Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Windy Hill Farms Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Double Spring: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 24
Artworks: 23
Nature reserves: 15
Gardens: 12
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 13.9 mi
  • Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 14.2 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 8.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Halfmoon Furnace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lost MountainWSW 249°804 m21.4 mi
Centre County HighpointWSW 253°795 m18.9 mi
Little FlatESE 110°738 m12.8 mi
Thickhead MountainESE 107°733 m16.0 mi
Big FlatESE 121°732 m12.3 mi
Broad MountainSE 125°726 m15.9 mi
Grass MountainESE 116°717 m15.1 mi
Broad MountainESE 109°716 m17.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4120:0620:48
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3416:0416:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937496068727063524132
Precip in2.92.53.43.53.64.13.84.23.93.53.03.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State College, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/6831337015

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