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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: 35
  • 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: 10
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 FlatSW738 m13.6 mi
Thickhead MountainSSW733 m12.2 mi
The WineheadNE724 m7.4 mi
Grass MountainSSW717 m14.6 mi
Broad MountainSSW716 m12.4 mi
Riansares MountainNE706 m14.9 mi
Bald KnobSW700 m13.9 mi
Big Kettle MountainNE688 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 50–80 °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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