Somerset Historical Center
Somerset Historical Center is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 654 m. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Quecreek Mine Accident And Rescue, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
- 25.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 25.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 25.9 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Paradise Overlook · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Quecreek Mine Rescue Site: 0.7 mi
- Jager and Friends Dog Park: 3.3 mi
- Alexis Park: 4.2 mi
- Ankeny Square: 4.3 mi
- Laurel Summit State Park: 5.5 mi
- Bald Knob: 7.1 mi
- Ulery Hill: 7.6 mi
- Parks Hill: 7.8 mi
- Pea Vine Hill: 8.5 mi
- Reed Hill: 8.9 mi
- Treehouse (O the Owl, Katerina): 16.6 mi
- Museum-Go_Round (Miss Elaina): 16.6 mi
- Clock Factory (Dad Tiger): 16.6 mi
- King Friday's Castle: 16.7 mi
- Mr. McFeeley: 16.7 mi
- Quecreek Mine Accident And Rescue: 0.6 mi
- Monument for Life: 0.7 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Wall of Names: 9.5 mi
- United 93 Impact Site: 9.5 mi
- William H Hoppee Quemahoning Dam & Steelmaking Museum: 9.9 mi
- Laurel Hill Visitor Center: 10.0 mi
- Flight 93 National Memorial Entrance: 10.5 mi
- Powder Mill Nature Reserve: 11.8 mi
- Powdermill Nature Center: 11.8 mi
- Laurel Summit State Park: 6.0 mi
- Kimberly Run Natural Area: 6.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 50: 7.2 mi
- Allegheny Front Hawk Watch: 18.8 mi
- Mount Davis Natural Area: 20.3 mi
- Beam Rocks: 5.9 mi
- Wolf Rocks: 7.7 mi
- Ninety Foot Rocks: 9.8 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 21.0 mi
- Laurel Hill: 22.3 mi
- Kooser Spring: 9.2 mi
- Paterson Spring: 12.4 mi
- Baughman Spring: 19.6 mi
- Linng Water Spring: 22.3 mi
- Cole Run Falls: 12.6 mi
- Turtle Falls: 18.6 mi
- Hinckston Falls: 23.2 mi
- Sugar Run Falls: 24.4 mi
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 20.7 mi
- Monastic Garden Area: 22.4 mi
- Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 22.5 mi
- Birdhouse: 4.2 mi
- Morley’s Dog: 19.7 mi
- Babcock Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Slovak Club Picnic Grounds: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Somerset Historical Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Davis | SSW 194° | 979 m | 20.2 mi |
| Baughman Rocks | SSW 194° | 961 m | 19.6 mi |
| Glade Mountain | SSW 198° | 936 m | 20.3 mi |
| 2768 feet | W 259° | 923 m | 10.0 mi |
| Ringer Hill | SSW 195° | 903 m | 23.7 mi |
| Maust Hill | SSW 195° | 901 m | 24.3 mi |
| Vought Rock | SSW 191° | 898 m | 17.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | WNW 296° | 893 m | 7.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:09 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:12 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurel Summit, 8 mi away.
- purple pitcher plant19 obs
- American Bullfrog11 obs
- Green Frog10 obs
- Spring Peeper8 obs
- Timber Rattlesnake3 obs
- American Toad3 obs
- cinnamon fern3 obs
- Chipping Sparrow2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/610044040
Day trips start here
- Somerset · 4 mi
- Donegal · 16 mi
- Grantsville · 26 mi
- Ohiopyle · 26 mi
- Connellsville · 27 mi
- Greensburg · 29 mi
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