- Elevation, modelled
- 373 m
- Tallest summit within 21.5 miles
- Little Flat738 m · 6.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- High Plateau Scenic Byway17.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7991, -77.8697
Matson Museum of Anthropology is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 373 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the east-southeast, 6.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Lion Shrine, a attraction 0.2 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
- Operated by
- Penn State College of Liberal Arts
- Step-free access
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Matson Museum of Anthropology. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Flat | ESE 118° | 738 m | 6.8 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | ESE 112° | 733 m | 9.9 mi |
| Big Flat | SE 140° | 732 m | 6.9 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SE 140° | 726 m | 10.6 mi |
| Grass Mountain | SE 126° | 717 m | 9.3 mi |
| Broad Mountain | ESE 113° | 716 m | 11.5 mi |
| Bear Knob | NNW 344° | 713 m | 10.8 mi |
| Milligans Knob | SE 128° | 711 m | 12.6 mi |
- 17.6 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Pure Food Laws: 0.3 mi
- Science Technology and Society: 0.3 mi
- Old Botany: 0.3 mi
- President Atherton: 0.3 mi
- Old Main: 0.4 mi
Peaks
- Mount Nittany: 4.1 mi
- Bald Knob: 5.7 mi
- Rudy Ridge: 5.7 mi
- Sand Knob: 6.1 mi
- Greenlee Mountain: 6.8 mi
Museums: 31
- Armsby Respiration Calorimeter Museum: 0.3 mi
- Pennsylvania Agricultural College (PAC) Herbarium: 0.3 mi
- EMS Museum and Art Gallery: 0.4 mi
- The Frost Entomological Museum: 0.5 mi
- Discovery Space: 0.7 mi
Attractions: 24
- Lion Shrine: 0.2 mi
- Air Quality Learning and Demonstration Center: 0.9 mi
- Mill Wheel: 1.3 mi
- Millbrook Marsh Nature Center: 1.9 mi
- Columbus Chapel: 3.9 mi
Beaches: 3
- Black Moshannon Beach: 12.8 mi
- Kish park beach access: 20.3 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 21.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 15.5 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 15.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
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