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Phillipston Turntable

Phillipston Turntable from directly overhead

Phillipston Turntable is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Highest Point - Armstrong County stands 530 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Brady's Bend, a historic site 0.9 miles away. 144 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

Preserved railroad turntable

How to reach it

Coordinates40.97585, -79.58926

144 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 47
  • East Brady Veterans Memorial Park: 1.6 mi
  • Washington Township Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
  • Sugarcreek Township Community Park: 4.2 mi
  • Rimersburg Veterans Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
  • Fairview Township Municipal Park: 7.7 mi
Historic sites: 43
Peaks: 24
  • Reynolds Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Petrolia Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Miller Hill: 10.2 mi
  • McClays Peak: 12.4 mi
  • Alum Rock: 12.7 mi
Museums: 10
  • Armstrong County Historical Museum & Genealogical Society, Inc: 11.5 mi
  • American Rabbit Breeders Association: 15.0 mi
  • American Rabbit Breeders Association: 15.0 mi
  • The Maridon Museum: 17.7 mi
  • Little Red Schoolhouse: 17.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Artworks: 4
  • American Flag: 11.5 mi
  • Giant Cowboy: 13.1 mi
  • Haybale sculpture: 14.1 mi
  • Sunken Tractor: 14.1 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Prairie: 20.6 mi
  • Prairie: 20.6 mi
  • Evergreen Arboretum: 20.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Freedom Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Potters Falls: 23.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Venango County Rest Area Westbound: 24.3 mi
  • Venango County Rest Area Eastbound: 24.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Bradys Spring: 1.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Tunnelville Beach: 18.7 mi
Attractions: 1
  • Belltower: 19.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Highest Point - Armstrong CountyE 86°530.3 m19.5 mi
Annisville HillNW 305°485 m13.3 mi
Eakin KnobNW 320°480 m17.5 mi
Blanket HillSSE 148°479 m17.0 mi
Reynolds HillNE 43°473 m2.3 mi
Groce HillNNE 26°466 m17.7 mi
Boyers HillWNW 296°463 m17.5 mi
Chestnut RidgeN 353°456 m14.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5419:31
June solstice05:4720:1320:55
September equinox07:0718:4119:17
December solstice07:4116:1016:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836485866706962514031
Precip in3.42.93.54.14.14.74.73.84.13.33.63.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Putneyville 2 SE DAM, 16 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1044038877

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