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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. 136 named places lie within 25 miles, 23 of them named summits.

Preserved railroad turntable

How to reach it

Coordinates40.97585, -79.58926

136 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 46
  • 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
Peaks: 23
  • 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: 9
  • Armstrong County Historical Museum & Genealogical Society, Inc: 11.5 mi
  • American Rabbit Breeders Association: 15.0 mi
  • The Maridon Museum: 17.7 mi
  • Little Red Schoolhouse: 17.7 mi
  • Cooper Hall (Saxonburg Museum): 19.2 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
Waterfalls: 2
  • Freedom Falls: 19.8 mi
  • Potters Falls: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Prairie: 20.6 mi
  • Evergreen Arboretum: 20.7 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 CountyE530 m19.5 mi
Annisville HillNW485 m13.3 mi
Eakin KnobNW480 m17.5 mi
Reynolds HillNE473 m2.3 mi
Groce HillNNE466 m17.7 mi
Boyers HillWNW463 m17.5 mi
Chestnut RidgeN456 m14.6 mi
Scharf HillNW453 m24.3 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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