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Helen Furnace

Helen Furnace from directly overhead

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. 107 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

Coordinates41.28750, -79.31854

107 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 36
  • 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
Peaks: 31
  • 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
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 7
  • Sutton-Ditz House Museum: 6.2 mi
  • American Rabbit Breeders Association: 13.6 mi
  • American Rabbit Breeders Association: 13.6 mi
  • Jefferson County History Center: 15.2 mi
  • Coolspring Power Museum: 20.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Artworks: 3
Attractions: 2
  • Belltower: 6.2 mi
  • Farmer's Inn: 11.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Jefferson County Rest Area Eastbound: 21.4 mi
  • Jefferson County Rest Area Westbound: 21.8 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Freedom Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Potters Falls: 23.8 mi
Springs: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Songer HillE 99°579 m8.7 mi
Edeburn HillE 82°573 m14.7 mi
Kahletown HillE 97°567 m8.4 mi
Beartown RocksE 85°561 m13.5 mi
Stahlman RoundtopE 94°559 m13.1 mi
Stony PointN 10°558 m16.9 mi
Shawkey HillE 93°557 m9.9 mi
Gumbert HillESE 103°545 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5319:30
June solstice05:4520:1320:55
September equinox07:0518:4019:16
December solstice07:4016:0716:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222433455664686660483828
Precip in3.42.73.44.14.14.94.84.14.23.73.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cooksburg 2 NW, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13859355165

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