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Cornwall Iron Furnace

Cornwall Iron Furnace from directly overhead

Cornwall Iron Furnace is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 183 m. Big Lick Mountain stands 545 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Power Park, a park 1.7 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Cornwall Iron Furnace (1742-1883) is the only surviving intact charcoal cold-blast furnace in the Western Hemisphere, a testament to the once great iron industry that flourished in South-Central Pennsylvania and our nation.

About

The story

historic district in Pennsylvania, United States

Dates from 1742.

Wikidata Q15211708, matched on coordinates and name (103 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Fee
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.27098, -76.40719
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Power Park: 1.7 mi
  • South Hills Park: 3.4 mi
  • Heritage Park: 3.5 mi
  • Memorial Park: 3.5 mi
  • Dogwood Park: 3.6 mi
Attractions
  • Mount Hope Mansion: 3.2 mi
  • Schaeffer Farm: 5.9 mi
  • The Old Hershey Chocolate Factory: 12.7 mi
  • Black-tailed Prairie Dog: 12.8 mi
  • River Otter: 12.8 mi
Museums
Peaks: 44
  • Spring Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Hulls Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Governor Dick Hill: 3.1 mi
  • White Oak Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Conewago Hill: 4.4 mi
Nature reserves: 44
Artworks: 39
  • Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show: 3.7 mi
  • Cuewe-Pehelle Statue: 7.0 mi
  • "Hot Dog" Frank statue: 7.1 mi
  • Egg: 9.3 mi
  • Lion Statue: 9.3 mi
Historic sites: 32
Gardens: 26
Picnic sites: 16
  • Penryn Church Grove: 4.7 mi
  • Quitte Creek Nature Park: 6.5 mi
  • Sunfish Pond Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Red Rock Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Boy Scout Pavilion: 9.3 mi
Springs: 8
  • Penryth Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Schaefferstown Spring: 6.2 mi
  • Lititz Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Spring Creek Springs: 11.9 mi
  • Bethany Childrens Home Spring: 13.1 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 1
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 4.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Acrigg's Falls: 16.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Lick MountainNNW 338°545 m24.5 mi
Stony MountainNW 313°491 m20.2 mi
Third MountainWNW 296°488 m23.6 mi
Panther HeadN 354°473 m21.7 mi
Round TopNW 316°422 m22.5 mi
Eagle PeakENE 68°396 m12.6 mi
Governor Dick HillSW 236°350 m3.1 mi
Red MountainN 4°345 m24.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3719:5920:40
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2616:0016:43

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170747366544334
Precip in3.12.53.63.74.04.54.94.64.64.13.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon 2 W, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/13431649280

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