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Old PRR Reservoir

Old PRR Reservoir from directly overhead

Old PRR Reservoir is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 185 m. Loop Mountain stands 750 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mapleton Historical Society, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away.

Old reservoir used to supply water for water spouts at RR station to fill tenders on steam locomotives

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.39158, -77.94037

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 53
  • Riverside Park: 0.5 mi
  • Huntingdon Little League: 7.3 mi
  • Detweiler Memorial Field: 7.4 mi
  • Riverside Park: 7.4 mi
  • Portstown Park: 7.6 mi
Historic sites: 32
  • World War 2 Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Triangle : 0.2 mi
  • old site of Tannery: 0.2 mi
  • former site Juniata White Sand Co. plant : 0.2 mi
  • old Glendower Sand Plant: 0.2 mi
Museums: 17
Springs: 13
  • Mason Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Swarey Spring: 14.7 mi
  • Diehl Spring: 16.0 mi
  • Sand Springs: 16.1 mi
  • Big Spring: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Bell Furnace Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • Pavillon 4: 17.2 mi
  • Pavillon 2: 17.3 mi
  • Pavillon 3: 17.3 mi
  • Pavillon 1: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Three Crosses of Mapleton: 0.5 mi
  • Tank: 14.5 mi
  • Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal: 17.3 mi
  • Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal: 17.5 mi
  • Shavers Creek Environmental Center: 19.1 mi
Cliffs: 5
Artworks: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Sculpture Garden: 19.1 mi
  • Garden: 22.0 mi
  • Seeds of Hope (Tyrone Community Gardens): 24.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Old PRR Reservoir. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Loop MountainW 269°750 m22.5 mi
Brush MountainWNW 297°736 m21.9 mi
Broad MountainNNE 28°726 m22.7 mi
Butler KnobSSW 191°708 m6.9 mi
Round KnobSW 214°699 m13.8 mi
Eckenrode KnobSE 128°683 m19.5 mi
Big Round TopESE 120°672 m18.1 mi
Stone MountainNNE 25°668 m12.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4320:0520:46
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3216:0616:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516169747366544334
Precip in2.82.23.13.74.43.83.83.53.93.42.93.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raystown Lake 2, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/4072607289

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