Drake Well Museum
Drake Well Museum is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 354 m. Jackson Hill stands 587 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Daughters of the American Revolution Monument, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off. 131 named places lie within 25 miles, 29 of them named summits.
The story
The Drake Well Museum and Park is a museum in Cherrytree Township, Pennsylvania that chronicles the birth of the American oil industry in 1859 by Colonel Edwin Drake. The museum collects and preserves related artifacts. The reconstructed Drake Well demonstrates the first practical use of salt drilling techniques for the extraction of petroleum through an oil well. A historic site, the museum is located in Cherrytree Township, 3 miles (4.8 km) south of Titusville on Drake Well Road, situated between Pennsylvania Routes 8 and 27. The museum is accredited by the American Alliance of Museums.
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Dates from 1934.
Wikidata Q5305630, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- Yes
- Seasonal
- Yes
How to reach it
- 27.5 mi off the Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway
131 named places within 25 miles
- The Ed Myer Complex: 0.6 mi
- Longway Park: 0.8 mi
- Burgess Park: 1.2 mi
- Flemming Park: 1.3 mi
- Scheide Park: 1.4 mi
- Foster Hill: 9.3 mi
- Butcherknife Hill: 10.8 mi
- Preacher Hill: 12.1 mi
- Babylon Hill: 12.6 mi
- Eastman Hill: 14.3 mi
- Daughters of the American Revolution Monument: 0.1 mi
- Robert's Torpedo: 0.8 mi
- Drake Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Cornplanter: 12.6 mi
- Vandergrift: 12.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 272: 9.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 47: 12.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 199: 13.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 200: 16.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 146: 18.2 mi
- Venango County Museum: 12.4 mi
- Clifford's Rug Gallery & Studio: 12.9 mi
- DeBence Antique Music World: 17.3 mi
- Corry Area Historical Society: 22.2 mi
- Cambridge Springs Museum and History Center: 24.5 mi
- Petroleum Center: 6.7 mi
- Pithole: 7.2 mi
- Fagundus: 11.7 mi
- Graffiti Gallery: 12.5 mi
- Chief Cornplanter: 12.5 mi
- Venango Campus Statue: 14.4 mi
- Gregg Falls: 4.8 mi
- Potters Falls: 23.9 mi
- Oil Seeps: 5.7 mi
- Sandstone Springs: 21.8 mi
- Tidioute Overlook: 14.4 mi
- Boulder Ridge Stables: 20.9 mi
- Clear Lake: 14.8 mi
- 1-4: 23.9 mi
- Big Rocks: 2.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Drake Well Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Hill | NNE 26° | 587 m | 17.7 mi |
| Cole Hill | NE 45° | 584 m | 16.1 mi |
| Brooks Rocks | NNE 26° | 583 m | 22.2 mi |
| Crippen Hill | NE 49° | 574 m | 22.5 mi |
| Baker Hill | NNE 16° | 572 m | 22.0 mi |
| Crippen Hill | NE 49° | 570 m | 22.5 mi |
| Turner Hill | NNE 15° | 559 m | 19.0 mi |
| Stony Point | ESE 106° | 558 m | 21.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:15 | 20:57 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:43 | 16:07 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Titusville WTR WKS, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Titusville · 2 mi
- Oil City · 13 mi
- Erie Region · 21 mi
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