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Whipple Dam State Park

Whipple Dam State Park from directly overhead

Whipple Dam State Park is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 332 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the northeast, 7.2 miles off. The nearest named place is piped spring, a spring 1.2 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off.

The story

state park in Pennsylvania

Dates from 1928.

Wikidata Q7993747, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What to expect

Operated by
Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.68904, -77.86351

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Pennsylvania State University Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
  • Klingsberg Aviary: 2.9 mi
  • Ferguson Township Watershed Preserve: 2.9 mi
  • Lions Community Park: 3.3 mi
  • Cecil Irvin Park: 3.7 mi
Peaks
  • Rudy Ridge: 1.9 mi
  • Sand Knob: 2.2 mi
  • Greenlee Mountain: 2.8 mi
  • Gobbler Knob: 4.4 mi
  • Big Flat: 4.7 mi
Museums: 33
Springs: 29
  • piped spring: 1.2 mi
  • Keith Spring: 4.7 mi
  • Windy Hill Farms Spring: 4.9 mi
  • Cool Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Ross Spring: 6.6 mi
Attractions: 27
Artworks: 23
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 13
  • Sculpture Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Schreyer Garden: 7.5 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 7.7 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 7.9 mi
  • Tudek Park Community Garden: 7.9 mi
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Kish park beach access: 16.6 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 16.7 mi
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 18.7 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 23.0 mi
  • Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.4 miles of Whipple Dam State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little FlatNE 53°738 m7.2 mi
Thickhead MountainENE 66°733 m9.7 mi
Big FlatENE 61°732 m4.7 mi
Broad MountainE 95°726 m6.6 mi
Grass MountainENE 74°717 m7.5 mi
Broad MountainENE 73°716 m10.7 mi
Bear KnobN 350°713 m18.3 mi
Milligans KnobE 91°711 m9.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4120:0520:47
September equinox07:0018:3419:10
December solstice07:3316:0416:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937496068727063524132
Precip in2.92.53.43.53.64.13.84.23.93.53.03.2

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 87000109OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/53623723

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