Boalsburg Heritage Museum
Boalsburg Heritage Museum is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 334 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the southeast, 2.4 miles off. The nearest named place is James V. Dearing, a historic site 0.3 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
The story
census designated place in Centre County, Pennsylvania, United States
Wikidata Q1132574, matched on coordinates and name (783 m apart).
What to expect
- Fee
- No
- Step-free access
- Limited
How to reach it
- 21.0 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- James V. Dearing: 0.3 mi
- 28th Division Memorial: 0.4 mi
- 112th Infantry Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Lieutenant Colonel James A. Shannon Memorial: 0.4 mi
- 108th Field Artillery Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Harpster Park: 0.4 mi
- Country Place Park: 0.5 mi
- Blue Spring Park: 0.5 mi
- Tussey Pond Park: 0.7 mi
- Nittany View Park: 0.9 mi
- Bald Knob: 1.3 mi
- Little Flat: 2.4 mi
- Mount Nittany: 2.7 mi
- Tussey Mountain: 3.4 mi
- Big Flat: 3.7 mi
- Blue Spring: 0.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 2.2 mi
- Walnut Spring: 3.2 mi
- Windy Hill Farms Spring: 3.3 mi
- Keith Spring: 3.4 mi
- Pennsylvania Military Museum: 0.5 mi
- Rock Hill School at Linden Hall: 2.2 mi
- Centre Furnace Mansion: 3.5 mi
- EMS Museum and Art Gallery: 4.2 mi
- Rhoneymeade Arboretum & Sculpture Garden: 4.2 mi
- Honors to the Fallen: 0.3 mi
- Yoda Statue: 1.2 mi
- Lucy C. Lederer Statue: 3.0 mi
- Pictasaurus: 3.9 mi
- Centennial Piglet Statue: 3.9 mi
- M114A2 155mm Howitzer: 0.5 mi
- M114A2 Towed 155mm Howitzer: 0.5 mi
- BB-38 Guns: 0.5 mi
- 4.5" Howitzer: 0.5 mi
- M4A1(76)W Sherman Tank: 0.5 mi
- Stan Yoder Memorial Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Stony Batter Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Thompson Woods Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Spring Creek Canyon: 6.0 mi
- Patton Woods Nature Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
- The Giving Garden: 2.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 3.6 mi
- Penn State Community Garden Pollinator Garden: 3.9 mi
- Schreyer Garden: 4.0 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 4.4 mi
- The Rock: 5.4 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 9.0 mi
- Buck Point: 16.0 mi
- Hunter Rock: 16.2 mi
- Donation Rocks: 16.2 mi
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 11.5 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Longfellow Vista: 20.7 mi
- Karl Guss Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
- Kish park beach access: 16.0 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 16.9 mi
- Black Moshannon Beach: 17.2 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 18.6 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Boalsburg Heritage Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Flat | SE 132° | 738 m | 2.4 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | ESE 113° | 733 m | 5.4 mi |
| Big Flat | S 177° | 732 m | 3.7 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SSE 158° | 726 m | 7.0 mi |
| Grass Mountain | SE 140° | 717 m | 5.1 mi |
| Broad Mountain | ESE 115° | 716 m | 7.0 mi |
| Bear Knob | NNW 329° | 713 m | 13.9 mi |
| Milligans Knob | SE 137° | 711 m | 8.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:05 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:04 | 16:47 |
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/872798554
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