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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. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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: 29
  • 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: 24
Museums: 18
  • 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: 2
  • Seeds of Hope (Tyrone Community Gardens): 13.5 mi
  • Garden: 14.5 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 MountainE 96°804 m6.4 mi
Centre County HighpointE 80°795 m8.5 mi
Loop MountainSSE 164°750 m23.5 mi
Brush MountainSE 143°736 m15.5 mi
Clearfield County Highpoint #2N 351°735 m24.6 mi
Chestnut FlatsS 178°729 m13.4 mi
Red Cap HillS 187°690 m24.3 mi
Round TopESE 104°662 m23.1 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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