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Pine Grove Mills Rail Station

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Pine Grove Mills Rail Station from directly overhead

Pine Grove Mills Rail Station is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 392 m. Centre County Highpoint stands 795 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lions Community Park, a park 0.4 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.

About

The story

census designated place in Ferguson Township, Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States

Wikidata Q1184203, matched on coordinates and name (621 m apart).

Getting there

How to reach it

Coordinates40.73358, -77.89119
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lions Community Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ferguson Township Watershed Preserve: 0.5 mi
  • Cecil Irvin Park: 0.6 mi
  • Pennsylvania State University Recreation Area: 1.6 mi
  • Autumnwood Park: 2.1 mi
Peaks
  • Rudy Ridge: 2.2 mi
  • Sand Knob: 3.1 mi
  • Gobbler Knob: 3.8 mi
  • Greenlee Mountain: 4.2 mi
  • Big Flat: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 33
Springs: 29
  • Windy Hill Farms Spring: 2.8 mi
  • piped spring: 3.1 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Thompson Spring: 5.3 mi
  • Keith Spring: 5.4 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Lion Shrine: 4.5 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth: 4.6 mi
  • Sugar Shack: 4.6 mi
  • Shavers Creek Environmental Center: 4.7 mi
  • Mill Wheel: 4.8 mi
Artworks: 23
Nature reserves: 14
Gardens: 13
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 4
Beaches: 3
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 15.4 mi
  • Kish park beach access: 19.0 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 19.7 mi
  • Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 20.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.5 miles of Pine Grove Mills Rail Station. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Centre County HighpointW 270°795 m23.0 mi
Little FlatE 80°738 m7.3 mi
Thickhead MountainE 85°733 m10.4 mi
Big FlatE 98°732 m5.6 mi
Broad MountainESE 114°726 m8.8 mi
Grass MountainE 96°717 m8.7 mi
Broad MountainE 90°716 m11.7 mi
Bear KnobN 353°713 m15.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4120:0620:47
September equinox07:0018:3419:11
December solstice07:3316:0416:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937496068727063524132
Precip in2.92.53.43.53.64.13.84.23.93.53.03.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State College, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/12014308396

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