- Elevation, modelled
- 563 m
- Tallest summit within 20.2 miles
- Pine Swamp Knob944 m · 18.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic National Road - Pennsylvaniaon it
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:51local time
- Coordinates
- 39.8141, -79.5862
Fort Necessity Visitor Center is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 563 m. Pine Swamp Knob stands 944 m to the south-southeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Fort Necessity, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Pennsylvania runs past it.
fort in Pennsylvania
Wikidata Q36710357, matched on coordinates and name (300 m apart).
- Fee
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Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Fort Necessity Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Swamp Knob | SSE 168° | 944 m | 18.1 mi |
| Fike Hill | SSE 165° | 943 m | 17.4 mi |
| Whites Knob | SSE 161° | 899 m | 18.8 mi |
| Ginseng Hill | SSE 150° | 872 m | 20.2 mi |
| Rich Hill | ESE 117° | 866 m | 16.3 mi |
| Elder Hill | SE 145° | 862 m | 17.6 mi |
| Gap Hill | SSE 150° | 844 m | 18.7 mi |
| Packhorse Mountain | ESE 106° | 843 m | 19.5 mi |
- On the Historic National Road - PennsylvaniaNational
- 1.1 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
- 14.0 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 16.4 mi off the Historic National Road - MarylandNational
Overlooks nearby
- Point Lookout · 5 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 9 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 22 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Hager Hill: 0.8 mi
- Brethren Summit: 3.4 mi
- Fulton Knob: 4.8 mi
- Kentuck Knob: 5.2 mi
- Meadow Run Knob: 5.6 mi
Historic sites: 23
- Fort Necessity: 0.2 mi
- Braddock's Grave: 1.5 mi
- Brownfield Honor Roll: 7.3 mi
- P&LE Dickerson Run roundhouse: 16.7 mi
- Metal Shack: 18.7 mi
Museums: 14
- Mt. Washington Tavern: 0.3 mi
- Speyer Gallery: 9.0 mi
- Cole and Coke Heritage Center: 9.9 mi
- Fayette Historical Society - Abel Colley Tavern and Museum: 15.6 mi
- Albert Gallatin House: 18.5 mi
Attractions: 13
- Wharton Furnace: 2.9 mi
- Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 5.2 mi
- Flatrock: 5.9 mi
- Fallingwater: 8.9 mi
- Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 15.1 mi
Waterfalls: 9
- Cucumber Falls: 5.6 mi
- Ohiopyle Falls: 6.1 mi
- Sugar Run Falls: 8.1 mi
- Matador Falls: 17.9 mi
- Cole Run Falls: 19.4 mi
Rest areas: 3
- Watering Trough: 5.1 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 14.6 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Blooming Rose: 13.4 mi
- Kendall: 15.4 mi
- West Overton: 20.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:10 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:15 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Ohiopyle · 6 mi
- Uniontown · 9 mi
- Connellsville · 14 mi
- McHenry · 22 mi
- Donegal · 23 mi
- Morgantown · 23 mi
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