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Tower of Voices

Tower of Voices is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 729 m. Baughman Rocks stands 961 m to the southwest, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Flight 93 National Memorial Entrance, a museum 0.3 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off.

What the record says

Material
steel

How to reach it

Coordinates40.07714, -78.88508

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Patriot Park Memorial: 0.6 mi
  • Flight 93 National Memorial: 1.8 mi
  • Central City Recreation Park: 4.6 mi
  • Hoover Fielder Field: 5.2 mi
  • Quemahoning Family Recreation Area: 7.9 mi
Peaks
  • Central City Vista: 7.0 mi
  • Brier Knob: 9.7 mi
  • Cover Hill: 11.0 mi
  • Wolf Rocks: 11.0 mi
  • Mount Zion: 11.3 mi
Attractions: 39
  • The Coffee Pot: 19.8 mi
  • Jack Be Nimble: 24.1 mi
  • Hush A Bye Baby: 24.2 mi
  • Museum-Go_Round (Miss Elaina): 24.2 mi
  • Hickory Dickory Dock: 24.2 mi
Historic sites: 24
  • Wall of Names: 2.0 mi
  • United 93 Impact Site: 2.1 mi
  • Blue Star Memorial: 5.7 mi
  • Fort Dewart: 6.8 mi
  • Grand View Point Hotel: 7.2 mi
Museums: 21
  • Flight 93 National Memorial Entrance: 0.3 mi
  • William H Hoppee Quemahoning Dam & Steelmaking Museum: 7.9 mi
  • Conemaugh Township Historical Society: 10.7 mi
  • Conemaugh Township Area Historical Society: 10.7 mi
  • Heritage Haus: 11.5 mi
Springs: 9
  • Linng Water Spring: 12.1 mi
  • White Sulphur Springs: 16.6 mi
  • Kooser Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Black Spring: 20.7 mi
Nature reserves: 6
Cliffs: 6
Picnic sites: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Turtle Falls: 14.7 mi
  • Hinckston Falls: 20.3 mi
  • Cole Run Falls: 22.3 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Birdhouse: 11.3 mi
  • Morley’s Dog: 17.3 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Laurel Ave Community Garden: 19.1 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 24.8 miles of Tower of Voices. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Baughman RocksSW 218°961 m24.8 mi
Blue KnobNE 49°953 m22.5 mi
2768 feetW 263°923 m20.5 mi
Vought RockSW 218°898 m22.9 mi
Schaefer HeadNE 45°898 m24.1 mi
Bald KnobW 279°893 m17.0 mi
Painter Rock HillW 268°893 m21.8 mi
Birch Rock HillW 265°891 m22.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2018:5219:28
June solstice05:4720:0820:49
September equinox07:0418:3919:14
December solstice07:3516:1116:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F282937495967727063514132
Precip in2.82.33.33.64.14.03.23.53.73.13.03.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shawnee SP, 14 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/9170680495

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