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James Beck Round Barn

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James Beck Round Barn from directly overhead

James Beck Round Barn is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 392 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park, a attraction 2.0 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 18 miles off.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.90113, -77.58348

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Walker Township Park: 4.2 mi
  • Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
  • Lieutenant Jonas M. Panik Park: 6.4 mi
  • Potter Run Park: 7.2 mi
  • Tri-Municipal Park: 7.4 mi
Peaks
  • Egg Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Big Kettle Mountain: 5.5 mi
  • Hickory Knob: 6.4 mi
  • Big Poe Mountain: 6.9 mi
  • Stillhouse Knob: 6.9 mi
Springs: 37
  • Steel Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Havice Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Axemann Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Shutgart Spring: 9.4 mi
  • Blue Spring: 9.4 mi
Museums: 24
Attractions: 23
Artworks: 23
Nature reserves: 15
Gardens: 11
Picnic sites: 6
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 20.9 mi
  • Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 21.0 mi
  • Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 24.5 mi
  • Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Kish park beach access: 19.2 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 21.1 mi
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.0 miles of James Beck Round Barn. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little FlatSW 221°738 m13.6 mi
Thickhead MountainSSW 208°733 m12.2 mi
The WineheadNE 55°724 m7.4 mi
Grass MountainSSW 211°717 m14.6 mi
Broad MountainSSW 201°716 m12.4 mi
Riansares MountainNE 45°706 m14.9 mi
Bald KnobSW 226°700 m13.9 mi
Big Kettle MountainNE 36°688 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4619:23
June solstice05:3920:0520:46
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:3216:0216:46

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242735475867716961503930
Precip in3.02.33.33.63.94.03.94.04.43.63.13.2

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1329624845

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