Monroe Furnace
Monroe Furnace is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 343 m. Centre County Highpoint stands 795 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Pennsylvania State University Recreation Area, a park 1.2 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off.
The story
The Monroe Furnace is a national historic district and historic iron furnace that are located in Barree Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1989.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q6902199, matched on coordinates and name (124 m apart).
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 23.9 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Pennsylvania State University Recreation Area: 1.2 mi
- Klingsberg Aviary: 2.2 mi
- Ferguson Township Watershed Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Lions Community Park: 2.3 mi
- Fairbrook Park: 2.9 mi
- Whipple Dam State Park: 1.6 mi
- Pine Grove Mills Rail Station: 2.6 mi
- Michael E. Weston Memorial: 6.0 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 6.9 mi
- Old Botany: 7.1 mi
- Rudy Ridge: 2.4 mi
- Gobbler Knob: 2.8 mi
- Sand Knob: 3.2 mi
- Greenlee Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Big Flat: 6.0 mi
- Shaver's Creek Visitor Center: 2.1 mi
- Pasto Agricultural Museum/Farm Family Learning Center: 3.6 mi
- EMS Museum and Art Gallery: 6.9 mi
- Matson Museum of Anthropology: 7.2 mi
- Pennsylvania Agricultural College (PAC) Herbarium: 7.3 mi
- piped spring: 2.4 mi
- Windy Hill Farms Spring: 4.9 mi
- Keith Spring: 5.8 mi
- Double Spring: 7.1 mi
- Blue Spring: 7.4 mi
- Sugar Shack: 2.1 mi
- Shavers Creek Environmental Center: 2.1 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 6.0 mi
- Lion Shrine: 7.1 mi
- Mill Wheel: 7.2 mi
- Pictasaurus: 6.8 mi
- Olympic Wannabes: 7.0 mi
- The Obelisk: 7.1 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 7.1 mi
- Old Main Sundial: 7.1 mi
- Stone Valley Recreation Area: 2.4 mi
- Patton Woods Nature Recreation Area: 6.9 mi
- Stan Yoder Memorial Preserve: 7.2 mi
- Haugh Family Farm Open Space: 7.6 mi
- Gray's Woods Preserve: 7.9 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 3.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.2 mi
- Schreyer Garden: 7.2 mi
- Tudek Park Community Garden: 7.3 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 7.3 mi
- Donation Rocks: 8.9 mi
- Hunter Rock: 10.3 mi
- The Rock: 11.3 mi
- Indian Lookout: 12.2 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 14.1 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 9.2 mi
- Longfellow Vista: 19.2 mi
- Karl Guss Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
- Bell Furnace Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Black Moshannon Beach: 17.5 mi
- Kish park beach access: 18.3 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 18.4 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 22.2 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.3 miles of Monroe Furnace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre County Highpoint | W 277° | 795 m | 23.1 mi |
| Little Flat | ENE 62° | 738 m | 8.3 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | ENE 72° | 733 m | 11.0 mi |
| Big Flat | ENE 72° | 732 m | 6.0 mi |
| Broad Mountain | E 97° | 726 m | 8.2 mi |
| Grass Mountain | E 80° | 717 m | 8.9 mi |
| Broad Mountain | ENE 77° | 716 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bear Knob | N 354° | 713 m | 17.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State College, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1015321858
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