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DuBois Area Historical Society

DuBois Area Historical Society from directly overhead

DuBois Area Historical Society is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 435 m. Boone Mountain stands 736 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Twisted Garden Park, a park 0.2 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 21 miles off. 154 named places lie within 25 miles, 34 of them named summits.

The story

city of Pennsylvania

Dates from 1812.

Wikidata Q1134034, matched on coordinates and name (138 m apart).

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates41.11923, -78.76274

154 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 47
  • Twisted Garden Park: 0.2 mi
  • Pocket Pizza Park: 0.2 mi
  • Dubois City Memorial Park: 0.3 mi
  • Sandy Township Park: 1.8 mi
  • Falls Creek Park: 2.7 mi
Peaks: 34
  • Coal Hill: 6.0 mi
  • Murray Summit: 7.4 mi
  • The Hogback: 8.9 mi
  • Boone Mountain: 10.7 mi
  • Clearfield County Highpoint #2: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 21
  • Helvetia Historical Dedication Site: 5.0 mi
  • Coke Ovens: 5.6 mi
  • Coalmine Cart: 6.1 mi
  • Coke Ovens: 6.3 mi
  • Brockway Clay Pipe Factory: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 17
Museums: 9
  • Reynoldsville Historical Society: 6.7 mi
  • Taylor Memorial Museum: 9.2 mi
  • C.C.C. Museum: 14.3 mi
  • Korb House Museum: 15.5 mi
  • Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center: 16.3 mi
Attractions: 6
  • The Little Caring Caboose: 1.4 mi
  • Presidential Train Car: 1.4 mi
  • "THE ROCKS" swimming hole: 3.3 mi
  • Bilger's Rocks: 12.4 mi
  • Home of Punxsutawney Phil: 16.6 mi
Springs: 6
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Jefferson County Rest Area Westbound: 9.5 mi
  • Jefferson County Rest Area Eastbound: 10.2 mi
Gardens: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of DuBois Area Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boone MountainNE 35°736 m10.7 mi
Clearfield County Highpoint #2ESE 110°735 m10.8 mi
Chestnut Ridge-Clearfield County HighpointE 82°735 m21.4 mi
Big KnobE 85°714 m22.3 mi
Old Round TopENE 67°710 m22.8 mi
The KnobsE 85°709 m22.4 mi
Hobo HillE 98°683 m13.7 mi
Devils DenN 5°663 m18.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1918:5119:27
June solstice05:4320:1020:52
September equinox07:0318:3819:14
December solstice07:3816:0616:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735475765696861503930
Precip in2.92.43.33.73.74.74.43.94.03.43.23.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dubois Rgnl AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/13157456789

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