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Recreated coal mine

Recreated coal mine from directly overhead

Recreated coal mine is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 501 m. Lost Mountain stands 804 m to the east, 6.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Coalport Area Coal Museum, a museum 3.3 miles away. 150 named places lie within 25 miles, 25 of them named summits.

RV park has a recreation of a small drift coal mine, with adit with railroad and adjacent ventilation adit.

How to reach it

Coordinates40.71403, -78.49038

150 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 54
  • Prince Gallitzin State Park: 3.6 mi
  • Mountz Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
  • Wopsononock Tract: 5.1 mi
  • Black Knights Park: 9.1 mi
  • Patton Park and Pool: 9.6 mi
Peaks: 25
  • Headache Hill: 5.4 mi
  • DeWitt Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Lost Mountain: 6.4 mi
  • Dickerman Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Singleton Hill: 7.1 mi
Historic sites: 23
Museums: 16
  • Coalport Area Coal Museum: 3.3 mi
  • Tyrone Candy Museum: 13.5 mi
  • Tyrone History Museum: 13.5 mi
  • Tyrone Historical Society: 13.5 mi
  • Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 14.5 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Tipton Creek Train Station: 11.8 mi
  • Theme Park Entrance: 12.0 mi
  • Cresson Railroad Observation Platform: 18.0 mi
  • Engine House #6 Exhibit Building: 18.1 mi
  • Bilger's Rocks: 20.0 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Springs: 6
  • Herder Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Hundred Springs: 15.6 mi
  • Arch Spring: 16.7 mi
  • Gallitzin Spring: 18.6 mi
  • Moose Creek Spring: 23.4 mi
Artworks: 3
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Gardens: 1
  • Seeds of Hope (Tyrone Community Gardens): 13.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lost MountainE804 m6.4 mi
Centre County HighpointE795 m8.5 mi
Loop MountainSSE750 m23.5 mi
Brush MountainSE736 m15.5 mi
Chestnut FlatsS729 m13.4 mi
Red Cap HillS690 m24.3 mi
Round TopESE627 m22.9 mi
Black Bear HillNE612 m20.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1818:5019:26
June solstice05:4420:0820:49
September equinox07:0218:3719:13
December solstice07:3516:0716:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475766706861503930
Precip in2.82.53.33.73.73.93.93.94.03.12.92.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Prince Gallitzin SP, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1191691679

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