- Elevation, modelled
- 358 m
- Tallest summit within 21.3 miles
- Little Flat738 m · 6.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- High Plateau Scenic Byway17.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7969, -77.8634
Old Main is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 358 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the east-southeast, 6.5 miles off. The nearest named place is President Atherton, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
Pennsylvania State University’s first building of major significance
Dates from 1867.
Wikidata Q7084431, matched on coordinates and name (67 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Old Main. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Flat | ESE 118° | 738 m | 6.5 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | ESE 112° | 733 m | 9.6 mi |
| Big Flat | SE 141° | 732 m | 6.6 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SE 141° | 726 m | 10.3 mi |
| Grass Mountain | SE 127° | 717 m | 9.0 mi |
| Broad Mountain | ESE 113° | 716 m | 11.1 mi |
| Bear Knob | NNW 343° | 713 m | 11.0 mi |
| Milligans Knob | SE 128° | 711 m | 12.3 mi |
- 17.9 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- President Atherton: 0.0 mi
- Science Technology and Society: 0.0 mi
- Old Botany: 0.0 mi
- Lt. Michael P. Murphy Penn State Veterans Plaza: 0.0 mi
- Atom First "Seen": 0.1 mi
Peaks
- Mount Nittany: 3.8 mi
- Bald Knob: 5.3 mi
- Rudy Ridge: 5.6 mi
- Sand Knob: 5.9 mi
- Little Flat: 6.5 mi
Museums: 32
Attractions: 23
- Lion Shrine: 0.3 mi
- Mill Wheel: 1.0 mi
- Air Quality Learning and Demonstration Center: 1.2 mi
- Millbrook Marsh Nature Center: 1.7 mi
- Columbus Chapel: 3.5 mi
Beaches: 3
- Black Moshannon Beach: 13.2 mi
- Kish park beach access: 19.9 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 15.8 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 16.1 mi
| 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 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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