Whipple Dam State Park
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
How to reach it
- 24.8 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- 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
- Monroe Furnace: 1.6 mi
- Pine Grove Mills Rail Station: 3.4 mi
- The Friends of Greenwood Furnace Pavilion: 6.2 mi
- Revolutionary and Civil War Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Greenwood Furnace Stack No. 2: 6.3 mi
- 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
- Shaver's Creek Visitor Center: 2.8 mi
- Pasto Agricultural Museum/Farm Family Learning Center: 5.2 mi
- Boalsburg Heritage Museum: 7.2 mi
- EMS Museum and Art Gallery: 7.3 mi
- Pennsylvania Military Museum: 7.3 mi
- 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
- Shavers Creek Environmental Center: 2.8 mi
- Sugar Shack: 2.9 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 5.3 mi
- Columbus Chapel: 7.1 mi
- M114A2 155mm Howitzer: 7.2 mi
- Yoda Statue: 6.7 mi
- Pictasaurus: 7.1 mi
- Honors to the Fallen: 7.2 mi
- Olympic Wannabes: 7.3 mi
- The Obelisk: 7.4 mi
- Stone Valley Recreation Area: 3.0 mi
- Stan Yoder Memorial Preserve: 6.7 mi
- Patton Woods Nature Recreation Area: 7.8 mi
- Thompson Woods Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Rocky Ridge Natural Area: 8.5 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 2.3 mi
- Schreyer Garden: 7.5 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 7.9 mi
- Tudek Park Community Garden: 7.9 mi
- Bee and Pollinator Garden: 8.0 mi
- Donation Rocks: 9.1 mi
- Hunter Rock: 9.7 mi
- The Rock: 11.4 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 12.7 mi
- Indian Lookout: 13.4 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 9.6 mi
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 10.6 mi
- Longfellow Vista: 17.8 mi
- Karl Guss Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
- Bell Furnace Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Kish park beach access: 16.6 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 16.7 mi
- Black Moshannon Beach: 18.7 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 23.0 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Whipple Dam State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Flat | NE 53° | 738 m | 7.2 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | ENE 66° | 733 m | 9.7 mi |
| Big Flat | ENE 61° | 732 m | 4.7 mi |
| Broad Mountain | E 95° | 726 m | 6.6 mi |
| Grass Mountain | ENE 74° | 717 m | 7.5 mi |
| Bear Knob | N 350° | 713 m | 18.3 mi |
| Milligans Knob | E 91° | 711 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bald Knob | NE 43° | 700 m | 6.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:05 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
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 siteOpenStreetMap element way/53623723
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