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Vandergrift

Vandergrift from directly overhead

Vandergrift is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 301 m. Stony Point stands 558 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Cornplanter, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway passes 20 miles off. 123 named places lie within 25 miles, 24 of them named summits.

What the record says

Material
metal

How to reach it

Coordinates41.43208, -79.70899

123 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 49
  • Justus Park: 0.1 mi
  • Cornplanter Square: 0.1 mi
  • Central Avenue Plaza: 0.1 mi
  • Polish Heritage Memorial Park of Oil City: 0.7 mi
  • Hasson Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks: 24
  • Hoag Hill: 3.3 mi
  • Foster Hill: 4.1 mi
  • Point Hill: 6.1 mi
  • Cream Hill: 7.6 mi
  • Pine Hill: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 17
Museums: 7
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Gregg Falls: 7.9 mi
  • Potters Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Freedom Falls: 13.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Venango County Rest Area Westbound: 20.0 mi
  • Venango County Rest Area Eastbound: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 2
  • Belltower: 22.9 mi
  • Tidioute Overlook: 23.4 mi
Springs: 1
Cliffs: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Sinks Filled with Dirt: 20.9 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Stoneboro Beach: 21.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony PointENE 74°558 m24.2 mi
Pine HillESE 120°515 m10.4 mi
Fools KnobENE 58°509 m24.3 mi
Wheeling HillWNW 293°504 m14.0 mi
Cream HillSE 125°502 m7.6 mi
Butcherknife HillNE 46°497 m18.6 mi
Babylon HillNE 41°495 m22.0 mi
Preacher HillNE 54°493 m18.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:31
June solstice05:4620:1520:57
September equinox07:0718:4119:18
December solstice07:4216:0816:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262836475967717063514031
Precip in3.32.73.44.14.04.95.34.23.93.83.43.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Franklin, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11271806855

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