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Philipsburg

Philipsburg from directly overhead

Philipsburg is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 441 m. Lost Mountain stands 804 m to the south-southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is John Henry Simler House, a historic site 0.1 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

borough of Pennsylvania

Dates from 1797.

Wikidata Q1184568, matched on coordinates and name (14 m apart).

The record

What the record says

Material
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Inscription
In 1797, to a wilderness of trees 150 feet tall. Clear streams, wild beasts, and friendly Cornplanter Indians, came 12 families who accepted Henry Philips' offer of free land. Here they built Mashannon Town, now Philipsburg.
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

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Coordinates40.89653, -78.22071
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Cold Stream Dam Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
  • The Chalet Park: 0.7 mi
  • Fairview Park: 3.2 mi
  • Four Leaf Clover Fields: 3.4 mi
  • Arctic Springs Park: 5.4 mi
Peaks: 38
  • Black Bear Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Pine Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Hunters Rocks: 8.2 mi
  • Moshannon Summit: 12.1 mi
  • Centre County Highpoint: 12.6 mi
Museums: 27
  • Moshannon Valley Heritage Center: 0.1 mi
  • Warriors Mark Historical Society: 14.1 mi
  • Grice Clearfield Community Museum: 14.2 mi
  • Tyrone Candy Museum: 15.6 mi
  • Tyrone Historical Society: 15.8 mi
Springs: 23
  • Herder Spring: 7.8 mi
  • Hundred Springs: 16.7 mi
  • Big Sterling Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Moose Creek Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Double Spring: 17.3 mi
Attractions: 23
Artworks: 20
Nature reserves: 13
Gardens: 11
  • Seeds of Hope (Tyrone Community Gardens): 15.5 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 18.2 mi
  • Tudek Park Community Garden: 18.4 mi
  • Bee and Pollinator Garden: 19.4 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 19.7 mi
Cliffs: 3
  • Buck Point: 15.1 mi
  • Indian Lookout: 19.7 mi
  • The Rock: 21.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 16.0 mi
  • Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 16.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 8.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Philipsburg. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lost MountainSSW 210°804 m15.3 mi
Centre County HighpointSSW 207°795 m12.6 mi
Chestnut Ridge-Clearfield County HighpointNNW 339°735 m19.7 mi
Clearfield County Highpoint #2WNW 303°735 m21.5 mi
Big KnobNNW 341°714 m18.5 mi
Bear KnobENE 77°713 m15.8 mi
The KnobsNNW 341°709 m18.4 mi
Bear RocksENE 73°696 m14.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:4220:0720:49
September equinox07:0118:3619:12
December solstice07:3516:0516:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242633465664686760493829
Precip in3.02.53.63.73.84.13.93.54.13.53.23.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Philipsburg 2 S, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13309263578

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