- Elevation, modelled
- 334 m
- Tallest summit within 21.4 miles
- Little Flat738 m · 5.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- High Plateau Scenic Byway18.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7977, -77.8507
East Fairmount Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 334 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the east-southeast, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Thompson Spring, a spring 0.4 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
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- CRPR
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.4 miles of East Fairmount Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Flat | ESE 122° | 738 m | 5.9 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | ESE 114° | 733 m | 9.0 mi |
| Big Flat | SSE 147° | 732 m | 6.2 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SE 144° | 726 m | 9.9 mi |
| Grass Mountain | SE 130° | 717 m | 8.5 mi |
| Broad Mountain | ESE 115° | 716 m | 10.5 mi |
| Bear Knob | NNW 339° | 713 m | 11.2 mi |
| Milligans Knob | SE 131° | 711 m | 11.8 mi |
- 18.1 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Walnut Springs Park: 0.5 mi
- Lederer Park: 0.5 mi
- Smithfield Park: 0.6 mi
- Sidney Friedman Park: 0.6 mi
- Foundry Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Atom First "Seen": 0.6 mi
- Faculty Cottages: 0.6 mi
- Lt. Michael P. Murphy Penn State Veterans Plaza: 0.6 mi
- Centre Furnace: 0.6 mi
- Old Main: 0.7 mi
Peaks
- Mount Nittany: 3.1 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.8 mi
- Rudy Ridge: 5.6 mi
- Sand Knob: 5.8 mi
- Little Flat: 5.9 mi
Springs: 33
- Thompson Spring: 0.4 mi
- Walnut Spring: 0.5 mi
- Bathgate Spring: 1.3 mi
- Windy Hill Farms Spring: 2.7 mi
- Blue Spring: 3.1 mi
Museums: 32
Attractions: 23
- Mill Wheel: 0.4 mi
- Lion Shrine: 1.0 mi
- Millbrook Marsh Nature Center: 1.3 mi
- Air Quality Learning and Demonstration Center: 1.7 mi
- Columbus Chapel: 2.9 mi
Artworks: 23
- Centennial Piglet Statue: 0.5 mi
- Lucy C. Lederer Statue: 0.6 mi
- Old Main Sundial: 0.6 mi
- Pictasaurus: 0.7 mi
- The Obelisk: 0.7 mi
Nature reserves: 17
- Thompson Woods Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Stony Batter Natural Area: 2.7 mi
- Stan Yoder Memorial Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Patton Woods Nature Recreation Area: 3.8 mi
- Haugh Family Farm Open Space: 4.3 mi
Gardens: 12
- Schreyer Garden: 0.5 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 0.8 mi
- Penn State Community Garden Pollinator Garden: 0.9 mi
- Bee and Pollinator Garden: 1.1 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 1.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
- The Rock: 3.9 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 12.6 mi
- Buck Point: 13.2 mi
- Donation Rocks: 16.3 mi
- Hunter Rock: 17.2 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 8.2 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Longfellow Vista: 23.5 mi
- Karl Guss Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
Beaches: 3
- Black Moshannon Beach: 13.6 mi
- Kish park beach access: 19.4 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 20.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 15.9 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 16.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 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 |
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, under a mile away.
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