Lake View Visitor Center
Lake View Visitor Center is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 533 m. Blue Knob stands 953 m to the east-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Liberty Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 13.8 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Liberty Park: 0.9 mi
- 1889 Park: 1.0 mi
- Berwind Wayside Park: 1.1 mi
- New Germany Recreation Park: 4.4 mi
- New Germany Grove: 4.5 mi
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center: 1.0 mi
- Nathan's Divided Nature Education Center: 10.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 279: 13.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls Natural Area: 16.3 mi
- Allegheny Front Hawk Watch: 18.6 mi
- Laurel Hill: 11.0 mi
- Herman Point: 11.1 mi
- Diechland Point: 13.4 mi
- Kittanning Point: 18.1 mi
- Suncliff: 18.6 mi
- Morley’s Dog: 8.0 mi
- Boot: 17.9 mi
- Golden Tiger Statue: 20.5 mi
- Great Auk: 23.2 mi
- Babcock Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Burnt House Picnic Area: 10.1 mi
- Mowery Picnic Area: 11.1 mi
- Willow Springs Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
- Cresson Railroad Observation Platform: 12.4 mi
- Engine House #6 Exhibit Building: 13.7 mi
- Old Duncansville Airmail field: 17.7 mi
- Gallitzin Spring: 14.5 mi
- Weynant Spring: 17.5 mi
- Linng Water Spring: 22.6 mi
- Hinckston Falls: 6.4 mi
- Turtle Falls: 7.2 mi
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 9.1 mi
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 |
When to go
Light through the year
| 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).
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, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/482847201
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