Johnstown Flood Museum
.jpg?width=1600)
.jpg?width=480)
.jpg?width=480)
Johnstown Flood Museum is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 356 m. Blue Knob stands 953 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Morley’s Dog, a artwork 0.1 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
The Johnstown Flood Museum is a history museum located in Johnstown, Pennsylvania, dedicated to the Johnstown Flood of 1889. The museum is housed in the former Cambria Public Library, which is part of the Downtown Johnstown Historic District.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 1973.
Wikidata Q5025267, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
- Step-free access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Central Park: 0.2 mi
- People's Natural Gas Park: 0.3 mi
- Point Park: 0.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.3 mi
- The Mound: 0.5 mi
- Rager Mountain: 5.6 mi
- Squirrel Hill: 9.1 mi
- Irwin Hill: 10.4 mi
- Pringle Hill: 10.9 mi
- Sugar Camp Hill: 11.6 mi
- Jack Be Nimble: 19.1 mi
- Hush A Bye Baby: 19.1 mi
- Hickory Dickory Dock: 19.1 mi
- The Elf Pond: 19.1 mi
- Humpty Dumpty: 19.1 mi
- World War II Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Rolling Mills Mine Disaster: 0.3 mi
- John P. Murtha Statue: 0.3 mi
- POW MIA: 2.0 mi
- St. Michael Veterans' Memorial: 8.3 mi
- Wagner-Ritter House: 0.9 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 6.1 mi
- Conemaugh Township Area Historical Society: 7.0 mi
- Conemaugh Township Historical Society: 7.1 mi
- Lake View Visitor Center: 8.0 mi
- Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center: 8.4 mi
- Buttermilk Falls Natural Area: 10.0 mi
- Nathan's Divided Nature Education Center: 16.1 mi
- Yellow Creek State Park: 18.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 273: 19.5 mi
- Morley’s Dog: 0.1 mi
- Spirit of the Warrior: 23.5 mi
- Castleform: 23.5 mi
- Birdhouse: 23.6 mi
- The Arch: 23.6 mi
- Laurel Hill: 4.7 mi
- Suncliff: 16.2 mi
- Beam Rocks: 18.4 mi
- Herman Point: 18.5 mi
- Wolf Rocks: 19.7 mi
- Babcock Picnic Area: 11.4 mi
- Burnt House Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Mowery Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Willow Springs Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Slovak Club Picnic Grounds: 21.6 mi
- Turtle Falls: 3.3 mi
- Hinckston Falls: 3.4 mi
- Gallitzin Spring: 22.3 mi
- Linng Water Spring: 24.4 mi
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Keystone Beach: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Johnstown Flood Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | E 98° | 953 m | 19.1 mi |
| Schaefer Head | E 91° | 898 m | 19.0 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 225° | 893 m | 20.9 mi |
| Sugar Camp Hill | SW 235° | 887 m | 11.6 mi |
| Pea Vine Hill | SW 230° | 886 m | 15.9 mi |
| Mystery Hill | SW 234° | 878 m | 12.0 mi |
| Ritchey Knob | E 87° | 874 m | 21.2 mi |
| Irwin Hill | WSW 237° | 868 m | 10.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:09 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:10 | 16:53 |
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 | 26 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Johnstown Cambria CO AP, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/560375819
Day trips start here
Take the scenic way to Johnstown Flood Museum.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.