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Old Centre Hall Pennsylvania Railroad Depot

Old Centre Hall Pennsylvania Railroad Depot from directly overhead

Old Centre Hall Pennsylvania Railroad Depot is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 388 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the south-southwest, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Tri-Municipal Park, a park 1.0 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off.

The story

Borough of Pennsylvania.

Dates from 1847.

Wikidata Q1131213, matched on coordinates and name (758 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
Pennsylvania Railroad

How to reach it

Coordinates40.83999, -77.67761

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tri-Municipal Park: 1.0 mi
  • Potter Run Park: 3.7 mi
  • Gettig Park Little League Fields: 4.2 mi
  • Mira Lloyd Dock Resource Conservation Center: 5.5 mi
  • Governor's Park: 6.0 mi
Historic sites: 58
Peaks
  • Egg Hill: 4.0 mi
  • First Mountain: 4.3 mi
  • Triester Mountain: 5.4 mi
  • Kohler Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Mount Nittany: 6.4 mi
Springs: 30
  • Blue Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Shutgart Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Axemann Spring: 5.5 mi
  • Forked Spring: 6.7 mi
  • Kelley Spring: 6.9 mi
Museums: 25
Attractions: 23
Artworks: 23
Nature reserves: 15
Gardens: 10
Picnic sites: 9
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Kish park beach access: 16.1 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 17.8 mi
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 20.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 18.9 mi
  • Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 19.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.2 miles of Old Centre Hall Pennsylvania Railroad Depot. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little FlatSSW738 m7.3 mi
Thickhead MountainS733 m6.6 mi
Big FlatSW732 m9.9 mi
The WineheadNE724 m13.8 mi
Grass MountainSSW717 m8.7 mi
Broad MountainS716 m7.4 mi
Bear KnobWNW713 m15.0 mi
Milligans KnobS711 m10.6 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/4757068221

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