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Hobart King Kistler

Hobart King Kistler from directly overhead

Hobart King Kistler is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 397 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the west-southwest, 3.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Beer Tap, a attraction 1.0 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
HOBART KING KISTLER 1990 - 2021 LT. UNITED STATES NAVY HUSBAND •FATHER • BROTHER •SON •FRIEND
Getting there

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Coordinates40.77453, -77.68517
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Thickhead Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Triester Mountain: 2.2 mi
  • First Mountain: 2.5 mi
  • Broad Mountain: 3.0 mi
  • Bald Mountain: 3.1 mi
Historic sites
Parks
  • Potter Run Park: 3.6 mi
  • Mira Lloyd Dock Resource Conservation Center: 3.9 mi
  • Tri-Municipal Park: 4.2 mi
  • Fasick Park: 4.4 mi
  • Harvest Fields Community Trails: 4.4 mi
Springs: 32
  • McKinney Spring: 2.6 mi
  • Cool Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Ross Spring: 5.7 mi
  • Blue Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Keith Spring: 6.4 mi
Museums: 24
Attractions: 22
Artworks: 21
Nature reserves: 15
Gardens: 11
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 7
Beaches: 3
  • Kish park beach access: 12.3 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 13.7 mi
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 21.8 mi
  • Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 21.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.2 miles of Hobart King Kistler. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little FlatWSW 247°738 m3.9 mi
Thickhead MountainSSW 193°733 m2.0 mi
Big FlatSW 235°732 m6.4 mi
Broad MountainSSW 204°726 m7.0 mi
The WineheadNE 41°724 m17.2 mi
Grass MountainSSW 209°717 m4.4 mi
Broad MountainSSE 162°716 m3.0 mi
Bear KnobNW 314°713 m17.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:4020:0520:46
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:3216:0316:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11372408213

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