- Elevation, modelled
- 342 m
- Tallest summit within 20.5 miles
- Little Flat738 m · 2.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- High Plateau Scenic Byway20.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7822, -77.7892
Harpster Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 342 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the southeast, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Shrine to Colonel Theodore D. Boal, a historic site 0.3 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.5 miles of Harpster Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Flat | SE 139° | 738 m | 2.8 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | ESE 117° | 733 m | 5.6 mi |
| Big Flat | S 177° | 732 m | 4.1 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SSE 159° | 726 m | 7.4 mi |
| Grass Mountain | SE 143° | 717 m | 5.5 mi |
| Broad Mountain | ESE 118° | 716 m | 7.2 mi |
| Bear Knob | NNW 328° | 713 m | 13.6 mi |
| Milligans Knob | SE 139° | 711 m | 8.8 mi |
- 20.6 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
- 29.6 mi off the Bucktail Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
Parks
- Nittany View Park: 0.4 mi
- Blue Spring Park: 0.6 mi
- Country Place Park: 0.6 mi
- Oak Hall Regional Park: 0.7 mi
- Tussey Pond Park: 0.9 mi
Peaks
- Bald Knob: 1.7 mi
- Mount Nittany: 2.2 mi
- Little Flat: 2.8 mi
- Tussey Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Big Flat: 4.1 mi
Museums: 32
- Pennsylvania Military Museum: 0.3 mi
- Boalsburg Heritage Museum: 0.4 mi
- Rock Hill School at Linden Hall: 1.9 mi
- Centre Furnace Mansion: 3.2 mi
- Penn State All-Sports Museum: 4.0 mi
Springs: 32
- Blue Spring: 0.7 mi
- Cool Spring: 2.6 mi
- Walnut Spring: 3.0 mi
- Thompson Spring: 3.3 mi
- Bathgate Spring: 3.4 mi
Attractions: 23
- M60A3 Tank: 0.3 mi
- M114A2 Towed 155mm Howitzer: 0.4 mi
- 4.5" Howitzer: 0.4 mi
- M42A1 Duster: 0.4 mi
- BB-38 Guns: 0.4 mi
Artworks: 23
- Honors to the Fallen: 0.3 mi
- Yoda Statue: 1.5 mi
- Lucy C. Lederer Statue: 2.8 mi
- Pictasaurus: 3.8 mi
- Centennial Piglet Statue: 3.8 mi
Nature reserves: 17
- Stan Yoder Memorial Preserve: 0.9 mi
- Stony Batter Natural Area: 2.3 mi
- Thompson Woods Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Spring Creek Canyon: 5.5 mi
- Patton Woods Nature Recreation Area: 7.1 mi
Gardens: 12
- The Giving Garden: 2.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 3.3 mi
- Penn State Community Garden Pollinator Garden: 3.7 mi
- Schreyer Garden: 3.8 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 4.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
- The Rock: 5.0 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 9.2 mi
- Buck Point: 15.6 mi
- Donation Rocks: 16.6 mi
- Hunter Rock: 16.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 11.5 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Karl Guss Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Longfellow Vista: 21.1 mi
Beaches: 3
- Kish park beach access: 16.3 mi
- Black Moshannon Beach: 16.9 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 18.3 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 18.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:05 | 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, 4 mi away.
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