- Elevation, modelled
- 533 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Blue Knob953 m · 11.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway13.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:49local time
- Coordinates
- 40.3498, -78.7712
Lake View Visitor Center is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 533 m. Blue Knob stands 953 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Coal Miner's Museum and Memorial, a museum 1.0 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 98 named places lie within 25 miles, 53 of them named summits.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Lake View Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | ESE 111° | 953 m | 11.8 mi |
| Schaefer Head | E 100° | 898 m | 11.3 mi |
| Sugar Camp Hill | WSW 245° | 887 m | 19.2 mi |
| Pea Vine Hill | WSW 240° | 886 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mystery Hill | WSW 244° | 878 m | 19.6 mi |
| Ritchey Knob | E 92° | 874 m | 13.3 mi |
| Irwin Hill | WSW 247° | 868 m | 18.1 mi |
| Pike's Peak | WSW 242° | 868 m | 20.5 mi |
- 13.8 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
98 named places within 25 miles
Peaks: 53
- Pringle Hill: 3.7 mi
- Vickrey Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Round Top: 8.9 mi
- Stein Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Miller Mountain: 9.8 mi
Historic sites: 20
- St. Michael Veterans' Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Sidman Veterans' Memorial: 2.0 mi
- Salix Veterans' Memorial: 3.3 mi
- World War II Memorial: 8.0 mi
- John P. Murtha Statue: 8.2 mi
Museums: 18
- Coal Miner's Museum and Memorial: 1.0 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 6.5 mi
- Johnstown Flood Museum: 8.0 mi
- Wagner-Ritter House: 8.3 mi
- Cambria County Historical Society: 9.9 mi
Attractions: 3
- Cresson Railroad Observation Platform: 12.4 mi
- Engine House #6 Exhibit Building: 13.7 mi
- Old Duncansville Airmail field: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Hinckston Falls: 6.4 mi
- Turtle Falls: 7.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:08 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:09 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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