Parker's Landing Petroglyphs
Parker's Landing Petroglyphs is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 320 m. Highest Point - Armstrong County stands 530 m to the east-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Rural Electrification, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 150 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Inscription
- Many generations of native people visited rocks along the Allegheny River near here to inscribe images of humans, animals, mythological creatures, and abstract forms. The number and variety of designs and the undeveloped surrounding landscape...
How to reach it
- 27.6 mi off the Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway
150 named places within 25 miles
- Bruin Borough Community Park: 4.1 mi
- Hughes Park: 5.7 mi
- Fairview Township Municipal Park: 7.9 mi
- East Brady Veterans Memorial Park: 8.5 mi
- Fair Grounds: 9.5 mi
- Rural Electrification: 0.4 mi
- Foxburg Golf Course: 3.1 mi
- Buchanan Furnace: 6.3 mi
- Brady's Bend Works: 7.5 mi
- Bradys Bend Iron Furnaces Historical Site: 7.6 mi
- Alum Rock: 4.3 mi
- Chestnut Ridge: 6.4 mi
- Annisville Hill: 6.5 mi
- Petrolia Hill: 6.9 mi
- Eakin Knob: 8.4 mi
- American Rabbit Breeders Association: 9.0 mi
- Sutton-Ditz House Museum: 16.8 mi
- The Maridon Museum: 20.1 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse: 20.2 mi
- Armstrong County Historical Museum & Genealogical Society, Inc: 21.1 mi
- American Flag: 19.6 mi
- Venango Campus Statue: 21.5 mi
- Haybale sculpture: 22.7 mi
- Sunken Tractor: 22.7 mi
- Giant Cowboy: 22.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 330: 9.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 164: 15.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 304: 15.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 72: 17.8 mi
- Wolf Creek Narrows Natural Area: 21.3 mi
- Freedom Falls: 10.1 mi
- Potters Falls: 13.3 mi
- Venango County Rest Area Westbound: 15.8 mi
- Venango County Rest Area Eastbound: 16.3 mi
- Prairie: 22.3 mi
- Evergreen Arboretum: 22.5 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 24.1 mi
- Windy Knob Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Bradys Spring: 9.1 mi
- Belltower: 17.0 mi
- Lakeview Beach: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Parker's Landing Petroglyphs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Point - Armstrong County | ESE 107° | 530 m | 24.8 mi |
| Cream Hill | NNE 13° | 502 m | 19.0 mi |
| Annisville Hill | W 261° | 485 m | 6.5 mi |
| Eakin Knob | NW 304° | 480 m | 8.4 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | SE 140° | 473 m | 9.2 mi |
| Groce Hill | ENE 60° | 466 m | 14.2 mi |
| Boyers Hill | W 265° | 463 m | 11.4 mi |
| Hoag Hill | N 2° | 460 m | 20.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:14 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:10 | 16:54 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarion 3 SW, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13859355181
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