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Somerset Historical Center

Somerset Historical Center from directly overhead

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

Coordinates40.06924, -79.08299

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks: 58
Attractions: 40
  • 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
Historic sites: 21
  • 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
Museums: 17
  • 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
Cliffs: 5
Springs: 4
  • Kooser Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Baughman Spring: 19.6 mi
  • Linng Water Spring: 22.3 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Cole Run Falls: 12.6 mi
  • Turtle Falls: 18.6 mi
  • Hinckston Falls: 23.2 mi
  • Sugar Run Falls: 24.4 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Laurel Ave Community Garden: 20.7 mi
  • Monastic Garden Area: 22.4 mi
  • Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Birdhouse: 4.2 mi
  • Morley’s Dog: 19.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisSSW 194°979 m20.2 mi
Baughman RocksSSW 194°961 m19.6 mi
Glade MountainSSW 198°936 m20.3 mi
2768 feetW 259°923 m10.0 mi
Ringer HillSSW 195°903 m23.7 mi
Maust HillSSW 195°901 m24.3 mi
Vought RockSSW 191°898 m17.9 mi
Bald KnobWNW 296°893 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4820:0920:50
September equinox07:0518:4019:15
December solstice07:3616:1216:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F232533455562666559483728
Precip in4.43.54.74.95.55.95.14.84.84.24.34.4

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.

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OpenStreetMap element way/610044040

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