- Elevation, modelled
- 367 m
- Tallest summit within 23.0 miles
- Centre County Highpoint795 m · 22.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- High Plateau Scenic Byway17.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7869, -77.8995
Shaw Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 367 m. Centre County Highpoint stands 795 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Homestead Park, a park 0.5 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
- Access
- Private
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Shaw Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre County Highpoint | W 261° | 795 m | 22.9 mi |
| Little Flat | ESE 108° | 738 m | 8.0 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | ESE 105° | 733 m | 11.1 mi |
| Big Flat | SE 127° | 732 m | 7.5 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SE 131° | 726 m | 11.1 mi |
| Grass Mountain | ESE 117° | 717 m | 10.2 mi |
| Broad Mountain | ESE 107° | 716 m | 12.7 mi |
| Bear Knob | N 353° | 713 m | 11.3 mi |
- 17.8 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Homestead Park: 0.5 mi
- Park Hills Park: 0.6 mi
- Greenbriar Saybrook Park: 0.7 mi
- Foxpointe Park: 1.1 mi
- Songbird Sanctuary Park: 1.3 mi
Historic sites
- Michael E. Weston Memorial: 0.7 mi
- Old Botany: 2.0 mi
- Science Technology and Society: 2.0 mi
- President Atherton: 2.0 mi
- Old Main: 2.0 mi
Peaks
- Rudy Ridge: 5.4 mi
- Mount Nittany: 5.8 mi
- Sand Knob: 6.0 mi
- Gobbler Knob: 6.5 mi
- Bald Knob: 6.8 mi
Museums: 32
- Discovery Space: 1.4 mi
- Matson Museum of Anthropology: 1.8 mi
- EMS Museum and Art Gallery: 1.8 mi
- Pennsylvania Agricultural College (PAC) Herbarium: 2.0 mi
- Armsby Respiration Calorimeter Museum: 2.1 mi
Springs: 31
- Thompson Spring: 2.9 mi
- Walnut Spring: 3.2 mi
- Windy Hill Farms Spring: 3.3 mi
- Bathgate Spring: 3.7 mi
- Blue Spring: 5.3 mi
Attractions: 25
- Lion Shrine: 1.7 mi
- Air Quality Learning and Demonstration Center: 2.0 mi
- Mill Wheel: 2.9 mi
- Millbrook Marsh Nature Center: 3.7 mi
- Columbus Chapel: 5.2 mi
Artworks: 23
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 1.7 mi
- Man in the Woods: 1.9 mi
- Six Bends III: 1.9 mi
- Olympic Wannabes: 1.9 mi
- The Obelisk: 2.0 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- Patton Woods Nature Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
- Haugh Family Farm Open Space: 2.0 mi
- Gray's Woods Preserve: 3.3 mi
- Thompson Woods Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Stan Yoder Memorial Preserve: 5.1 mi
Gardens: 13
- Butterfly Garden: 0.9 mi
- Tudek Park Community Garden: 1.1 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 2.0 mi
- Bee and Pollinator Garden: 2.0 mi
- Schreyer Garden: 2.2 mi
Cliffs: 7
- The Rock: 6.0 mi
- Buck Point: 13.1 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 14.7 mi
- Donation Rocks: 15.0 mi
- Indian Lookout: 15.6 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 5.7 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
- Longfellow Vista: 24.2 mi
- Karl Guss Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 3
- Black Moshannon Beach: 12.2 mi
- Kish park beach access: 21.1 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 16.0 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 16.3 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 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
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