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Shaver's Creek Visitor Center

Shaver's Creek Visitor Center from directly overhead

Shaver's Creek Visitor Center is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 273 m. Centre County Highpoint stands 795 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Shavers Creek Environmental Center, a attraction less than a tenth of a mile away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Shaver's Creek Environmental Center
Fee
No

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.66759, -77.90979
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Klingsberg Aviary: 0.0 mi
  • Pennsylvania State University Recreation Area: 3.4 mi
  • Barree Township: 3.4 mi
  • Barree Township Building: 3.5 mi
  • Shavers Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Firemans Park: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Gobbler Knob: 2.9 mi
  • Rudy Ridge: 4.4 mi
  • Sand Knob: 4.9 mi
  • Pine Hill: 5.4 mi
  • Greenlee Mountain: 5.6 mi
Museums: 30
Springs: 28
  • piped spring: 4.0 mi
  • Double Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Windy Hill Farms Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Keith Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Cool Spring: 9.3 mi
Attractions: 27
  • Shavers Creek Environmental Center: 0.0 mi
  • Sugar Shack: 0.1 mi
  • Charcoal Hearth: 7.9 mi
  • Lion Shrine: 9.2 mi
  • Mill Wheel: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 23
Nature reserves: 13
Gardens: 12
  • Sculpture Garden: 3.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Tudek Park Community Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Schreyer Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Sculpture Garden: 9.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 5
Ghost towns: 3
Beaches: 3
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 18.6 mi
  • Kish park beach access: 18.7 mi
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 18.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 24.1 mi
  • Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 24.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Shaver's Creek Visitor Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Centre County HighpointWNW 282°795 m22.6 mi
Little FlatNE 54°738 m10.0 mi
Brush MountainWSW 247°736 m23.1 mi
Thickhead MountainENE 64°733 m12.5 mi
Big FlatENE 60°732 m7.5 mi
Broad MountainE 84°726 m9.0 mi
Grass MountainENE 70°717 m10.3 mi
Broad MountainENE 70°716 m13.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4220:0620:47
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3316:0416:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937496068727063524132
Precip in2.92.53.43.53.64.13.84.23.93.53.03.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State College, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/45067487

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