- Elevation, modelled
- 300 m
- Tallest summit within 20.6 miles
- Little Flat738 m · 5.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- High Plateau Scenic Byway18.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8101, -77.8205
Cairns Crossing is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 300 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the southeast, 5.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Glenn Park, a park 0.2 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Cairns Crossing. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Flat | SE 139° | 738 m | 5.3 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | SE 124° | 733 m | 8.0 mi |
| Big Flat | SSE 163° | 732 m | 6.3 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SSE 154° | 726 m | 9.9 mi |
| Grass Mountain | SE 142° | 717 m | 8.0 mi |
| Broad Mountain | ESE 123° | 716 m | 9.6 mi |
| Bear Knob | NNW 330° | 713 m | 11.1 mi |
| Milligans Knob | SE 139° | 711 m | 11.3 mi |
- 18.1 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
- 28.7 mi off the Bucktail Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Glenn Park: 0.2 mi
- The Lemont Village Green: 0.2 mi
- Nittany Orchard Park: 0.4 mi
- Slab Cabin Park: 0.4 mi
- Mountainside Park: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
- Centre Furnace: 1.2 mi
- General James A. Beaver Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Faculty Cottages: 2.3 mi
- Atom First "Seen": 2.3 mi
- Lt. Michael P. Murphy Penn State Veterans Plaza: 2.4 mi
Peaks
- Mount Nittany: 1.4 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.2 mi
- Little Flat: 5.3 mi
- Tussey Mountain: 6.2 mi
- Big Flat: 6.3 mi
Springs: 33
- Bathgate Spring: 1.0 mi
- Walnut Spring: 1.3 mi
- Thompson Spring: 1.5 mi
- Blue Spring: 2.6 mi
- Benner Spring: 2.8 mi
Museums: 31
- Centre Furnace Mansion: 1.2 mi
- Penn State All-Sports Museum: 1.8 mi
- Mascaro-Steiniger Equipment Museum: 2.1 mi
- The Frost Entomological Museum: 2.2 mi
- Pennsylvania Military Museum: 2.4 mi
Attractions: 23
- Millbrook Marsh Nature Center: 0.9 mi
- Deeded Square Inches: 1.5 mi
- Mill Wheel: 1.8 mi
- M42A1 Duster: 2.3 mi
- M59 APC: 2.4 mi
Artworks: 23
- Lucy C. Lederer Statue: 1.4 mi
- We Are Sculpture: 2.0 mi
- Centennial Piglet Statue: 2.3 mi
- Old Main Sundial: 2.4 mi
- Pictasaurus: 2.4 mi
Nature reserves: 17
- Thompson Woods Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Stony Batter Natural Area: 0.9 mi
- Stan Yoder Memorial Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Spring Creek Canyon: 3.6 mi
- Patton Woods Nature Recreation Area: 5.5 mi
Gardens: 12
- The Giving Garden: 0.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 0.9 mi
- Penn State Community Garden Pollinator Garden: 1.5 mi
- Schreyer Garden: 2.2 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 2.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
- The Rock: 2.8 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 11.5 mi
- Buck Point: 13.1 mi
- Donation Rocks: 17.6 mi
- Hunter Rock: 18.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 9.8 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 16.2 mi
- Longfellow Vista: 23.6 mi
- Karl Guss Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
Beaches: 3
- Black Moshannon Beach: 14.5 mi
- Kish park beach access: 18.8 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 19.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 15.8 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 16.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:03 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State College, 3 mi away.
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