Robert's Torpedo
Robert's Torpedo is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 370 m. Jackson Hill stands 587 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Longway Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 27.2 mi off the Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Longway Park: 0.5 mi
- Flemming Park: 0.6 mi
- Scheide Park: 0.6 mi
- The Ed Myer Complex: 0.7 mi
- Burgess Park: 1.0 mi
- Foster Hill: 9.5 mi
- Butcherknife Hill: 11.4 mi
- Preacher Hill: 12.9 mi
- Babylon Hill: 13.0 mi
- Eastman Hill: 13.8 mi
- Daughters of the American Revolution Monument: 0.9 mi
- Drake Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Cornplanter: 13.0 mi
- Vandergrift: 13.0 mi
- Edith C Justus Park: 13.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 272: 8.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 199: 12.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 47: 13.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 200: 15.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 146: 17.4 mi
- Drake Well Museum: 0.8 mi
- Venango County Museum: 12.8 mi
- Clifford's Rug Gallery & Studio: 13.3 mi
- DeBence Antique Music World: 17.3 mi
- Corry Area Historical Society: 21.7 mi
- Graffiti Gallery: 12.8 mi
- Chief Cornplanter: 12.9 mi
- Venango Campus Statue: 14.7 mi
- Gator Statue: 24.5 mi
- Glass Artpiece: 24.6 mi
- Petroleum Center: 7.1 mi
- Pithole: 8.0 mi
- Fagundus: 12.3 mi
- Gregg Falls: 5.3 mi
- Potters Falls: 24.2 mi
- Oil Seeps: 6.2 mi
- Sandstone Springs: 22.3 mi
- Clear Lake: 14.3 mi
- 1-4: 23.1 mi
- Tidioute Overlook: 14.9 mi
- Boulder Ridge Stables: 21.1 mi
- Big Rocks: 1.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Robert's Torpedo. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Hill | NNE 28° | 587 m | 17.6 mi |
| Cole Hill | NE 48° | 584 m | 16.3 mi |
| Brooks Rocks | NNE 28° | 583 m | 22.1 mi |
| Crippen Hill | NE 51° | 574 m | 22.7 mi |
| Baker Hill | NNE 18° | 572 m | 21.7 mi |
| Turner Hill | NNE 17° | 559 m | 18.8 mi |
| Stony Point | ESE 106° | 558 m | 22.2 mi |
| York Mountain | NE 51° | 552 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:15 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:07 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Titusville WTR WKS, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/8851007246
Day trips start here
- Titusville · 1 mi
- Oil City · 13 mi
- Erie Region · 21 mi
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