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The Lower Trail

The Lower Trail from directly overhead

The Lower Trail is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 218 m. Lost Mountain stands 804 m to the northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Hartslog Heritage Museum, a museum 1.4 miles away. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Material
stone
Inscription
The Lower Trail Made possible by a gift from T. Dean Lower, Esquire in memory of his wife, Jane Y. Lower (1918-1987) and son Roger D. Lower (1946-1977) 1990
Getting there

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Coordinates40.56681, -78.12223
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Juniata Valley Youth League Ball Fields: 3.7 mi
  • Petersburg Borough Park: 3.8 mi
  • George Weaver Park: 7.4 mi
  • Portstown Park: 7.9 mi
  • Williamsburg Sportsmens Park: 8.0 mi
Peaks: 59
  • Short Mountain: 1.7 mi
  • Charlie Hill: 2.2 mi
  • Bunker Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Round Top: 4.9 mi
  • Round Top: 5.4 mi
Museums: 33
  • Hartslog Heritage Museum: 1.4 mi
  • Lincoln Caverns: 4.8 mi
  • Juniata College Museum of Art: 7.2 mi
  • Isett Heritage Museum: 8.9 mi
  • Tyrone Historical Society: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 26
  • Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal: 2.3 mi
  • Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal: 2.4 mi
  • Tank: 8.3 mi
  • Theme Park Entrance: 9.8 mi
  • Tipton Creek Train Station: 10.0 mi
Artworks: 24
Springs: 17
  • Arch Spring: 5.1 mi
  • Mason Spring: 6.8 mi
  • Hundred Springs: 7.4 mi
  • Double Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Herder Spring: 16.6 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Gardens: 11
  • Garden: 8.1 mi
  • Seeds of Hope (Tyrone Community Gardens): 9.5 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 15.8 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 20.0 mi
  • Tudek Park Community Garden: 20.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
Picnic sites: 3
  • Pine Hill Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 17.0 mi
  • Bell Furnace Picnic Area: 22.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lost MountainNW 307°804 m16.0 mi
Centre County HighpointNW 317°795 m16.0 mi
Loop MountainSW 226°750 m17.9 mi
Little FlatENE 56°738 m23.1 mi
Brush MountainWSW 257°736 m10.3 mi
Big FlatENE 59°732 m20.7 mi
Chestnut FlatsW 260°729 m19.1 mi
Broad MountainENE 68°726 m21.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:4320:0620:47
September equinox07:0118:3519:11
December solstice07:3316:0616:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516169747366544334
Precip in2.82.23.13.74.43.83.83.53.93.42.93.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raystown Lake 2, 13 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13924444189

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