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American Philatelic Center

American Philatelic Center from directly overhead

American Philatelic Center is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 227 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is US Air Mail Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
American Philatelic Society

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.90954, -77.78307

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • US Air Mail Memorial: 0.1 mi
  • Abraham Lincoln Bust: 0.1 mi
  • Bellefonte Governors' Memorial: 0.2 mi
  • Andrew Gregg Curtain: 0.3 mi
  • The Soldiers and Sailors War Memorial: 0.3 mi
Parks
  • Masullo Park: 0.1 mi
  • Krauss Park: 0.4 mi
  • Amberleigh Park: 1.3 mi
  • Parkview Heights Park: 1.6 mi
  • Governor's Park: 1.7 mi
Peaks
  • Trcziyulny Mountain: 2.0 mi
  • Mount Nittany: 6.6 mi
  • Ganderstep Knob: 7.0 mi
  • Bear Knob: 8.0 mi
  • Bear Rocks: 9.3 mi
Springs: 29
  • Big Spring: 0.1 mi
  • Kelley Spring: 0.4 mi
  • Axemann Spring: 1.8 mi
  • Forked Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Shutgart Spring: 3.1 mi
Museums: 25
Artworks: 23
Attractions: 22
Nature reserves: 16
Gardens: 11
Cliffs: 5
Picnic sites: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 14.5 mi
  • Kish park beach access: 22.9 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 24.4 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 11.6 mi
  • Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 11.7 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.6 miles of American Philatelic Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little FlatS 172°738 m11.0 mi
Thickhead MountainSSE 158°733 m12.2 mi
Big FlatS 180°732 m12.9 mi
Broad MountainS 172°726 m15.9 mi
The WineheadENE 77°724 m16.9 mi
Grass MountainSSE 167°717 m13.5 mi
Broad MountainSSE 154°716 m13.6 mi
Bear KnobWNW 290°713 m8.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:4020:0620:47
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:3316:0316:47

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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/10054961608

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