Rural Electrification
Rural Electrification is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 348 m. Highest Point - Armstrong County stands 530 m to the east-southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Parker's Landing Petroglyphs, a historic site 0.4 miles away. Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 149 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Inscription
- In 1936 seventy-five percent of Pennsylvania farms had no electric service. During the next five years, with Federal support, 14 consumer-owned cooperatives were formed in this State. Serving users in seven counties of western Pennsylvania...
How to reach it
- 27.9 mi off the Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway
149 named places within 25 miles
- Bruin Borough Community Park: 4.4 mi
- Hughes Park: 5.9 mi
- Fairview Township Municipal Park: 8.1 mi
- East Brady Veterans Memorial Park: 8.3 mi
- Fair Grounds: 9.1 mi
- Parker's Landing Petroglyphs: 0.4 mi
- Foxburg Golf Course: 3.2 mi
- Buchanan Furnace: 6.0 mi
- Brady's Bend Works: 7.3 mi
- Bradys Bend Iron Furnaces Historical Site: 7.4 mi
- Alum Rock: 4.2 mi
- Chestnut Ridge: 6.2 mi
- Petrolia Hill: 6.9 mi
- Annisville Hill: 7.0 mi
- Eakin Knob: 8.7 mi
- American Rabbit Breeders Association: 8.7 mi
- Sutton-Ditz House Museum: 16.5 mi
- The Maridon Museum: 20.3 mi
- Little Red Schoolhouse: 20.4 mi
- Armstrong County Historical Museum & Genealogical Society, Inc: 20.9 mi
- American Flag: 19.5 mi
- Venango Campus Statue: 21.6 mi
- Haybale sculpture: 22.3 mi
- Sunken Tractor: 22.3 mi
- Giant Cowboy: 22.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 330: 9.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 304: 15.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 164: 15.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 72: 17.5 mi
- Wolf Creek Narrows Natural Area: 21.7 mi
- Freedom Falls: 10.3 mi
- Potters Falls: 13.5 mi
- Venango County Rest Area Westbound: 16.2 mi
- Venango County Rest Area Eastbound: 16.7 mi
- Prairie: 22.6 mi
- Evergreen Arboretum: 22.8 mi
- Lakeside Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Windy Knob Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Bradys Spring: 9.0 mi
- Belltower: 16.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rural Electrification. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highest Point - Armstrong County | ESE 107° | 530 m | 24.4 mi |
| Cream Hill | NNE 12° | 502 m | 19.0 mi |
| Annisville Hill | W 262° | 485 m | 7.0 mi |
| Eakin Knob | WNW 303° | 480 m | 8.7 mi |
| Reynolds Hill | SE 142° | 473 m | 8.9 mi |
| Groce Hill | ENE 59° | 466 m | 13.8 mi |
| Boyers Hill | W 266° | 463 m | 11.8 mi |
| Hoag Hill | N 1° | 460 m | 20.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:14 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:10 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarion 3 SW, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13859355182
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- Oil City · 23 mi
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