Helen Furnace
Helen Furnace is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 453 m. Songer Hill stands 579 m to the east, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Helen Furnace Park, a park 0.2 miles away. 104 named places lie within 25 miles, 31 of them named summits.
The story
Cemetery in Clarion County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Wikidata Q117677381, matched on coordinates and name (460 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- Just west of this point can be seen the well-preserved interior of cold blast furnace built in 1845. It was one of numerous iron furnaces operated in Clarion County from about 1829-1867. The County, then, was often referred to as "The Iron County."
How to reach it
104 named places within 25 miles
- Helen Furnace Park: 0.2 mi
- Paul A. Weaver Community Park: 5.8 mi
- Farmington Township Community Park: 6.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
- Gemmell Park: 6.2 mi
- Zagst Hill: 3.6 mi
- Thompson Hill: 4.0 mi
- Fitzgerald Hill: 8.3 mi
- Kahletown Hill: 8.4 mi
- Groce Hill: 8.4 mi
- Clarion County: 6.1 mi
- Memorial Fountain: 6.7 mi
- Buchanan Furnace: 16.4 mi
- Fishbasket Indian Town: 19.0 mi
- Foxburg Golf Course: 21.2 mi
- Sutton-Ditz House Museum: 6.2 mi
- American Rabbit Breeders Association: 13.6 mi
- Jefferson County History Center: 15.2 mi
- Coolspring Power Museum: 20.9 mi
- Clifford's Rug Gallery & Studio: 22.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 72: 4.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 330: 13.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 47: 18.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 320: 24.3 mi
- Pithole: 21.3 mi
- Fagundus: 24.6 mi
- Petroleum Center: 24.6 mi
- Chief Cornplanter: 22.6 mi
- Graffiti Gallery: 22.7 mi
- Venango Campus Statue: 22.9 mi
- Belltower: 6.2 mi
- Farmer's Inn: 11.7 mi
- Jefferson County Rest Area Eastbound: 21.4 mi
- Jefferson County Rest Area Westbound: 21.8 mi
- Freedom Falls: 22.5 mi
- Potters Falls: 23.8 mi
- Oil Seeps: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Helen Furnace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Songer Hill | E 99° | 579 m | 8.7 mi |
| Edeburn Hill | E 82° | 573 m | 14.7 mi |
| Kahletown Hill | E 97° | 567 m | 8.4 mi |
| Beartown Rocks | E 85° | 561 m | 13.5 mi |
| Stahlman Roundtop | E 94° | 559 m | 13.1 mi |
| Stony Point | N 10° | 558 m | 16.9 mi |
| Shawkey Hill | E 93° | 557 m | 9.9 mi |
| Gumbert Hill | ESE 103° | 545 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:07 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 22 | 24 | 33 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 48 | 38 | 28 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cooksburg 2 NW, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13859355165
Day trips start here
- Oil City · 22 mi
- Titusville · 30 mi
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