Burnt House Picnic Area
Burnt House Picnic Area is a picnic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 497 m. Blue Knob stands 953 m to the east-northeast, 3.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Mowery Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.6 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Blue Knob State Park
How to reach it
- 23.5 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mark Mock Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
- Crichton McCormick Park: 8.7 mi
- Claysburg Community Park: 9.0 mi
- 1889 Park: 9.2 mi
- Berwind Wayside Park: 9.2 mi
- Round Top: 1.8 mi
- Ickes Hill: 2.9 mi
- Blue Knob: 3.3 mi
- Stein Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Irvin Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Lost Cox Children Monument: 2.1 mi
- Sidman Veterans' Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Salix Veterans' Memorial: 8.3 mi
- St. Michael Veterans' Memorial: 9.1 mi
- Admiral Peary Monument: 13.5 mi
- Coal Miner's Museum and Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Lake View Visitor Center: 10.1 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 11.5 mi
- Lemon House: 13.6 mi
- Galliztin Tuneels Museum: 15.4 mi
- Weynant Spring: 9.1 mi
- Gallitzin Spring: 13.3 mi
- Linng Water Spring: 16.2 mi
- Chaltbeate Spring: 17.9 mi
- Limestone Spring: 19.5 mi
- Herman Point: 3.2 mi
- Diechland Point: 3.5 mi
- Kittanning Point: 17.5 mi
- Devils Elbow: 19.9 mi
- Laurel Hill: 20.6 mi
- Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center: 9.2 mi
- Allegheny Front Hawk Watch: 13.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 279: 15.5 mi
- Nathan's Divided Nature Education Center: 17.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 261: 21.6 mi
- Boot: 12.8 mi
- Golden Tiger Statue: 16.6 mi
- Morley’s Dog: 16.6 mi
- Great Auk: 22.0 mi
- The Igloo: 22.1 mi
- Engine House #6 Exhibit Building: 13.6 mi
- Old Duncansville Airmail field: 13.7 mi
- Cresson Railroad Observation Platform: 13.8 mi
- The Coffee Pot: 17.5 mi
- Mowery Picnic Area: 1.6 mi
- Willow Springs Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Babcock Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
- Turtle Falls: 14.2 mi
- Hinckston Falls: 16.2 mi
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 18.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Burnt House Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | ENE 61° | 953 m | 3.3 mi |
| Schaefer Head | NE 37° | 898 m | 4.9 mi |
| Ritchey Knob | NE 43° | 874 m | 7.4 mi |
| Irwin Hill | W 267° | 868 m | 24.8 mi |
| Cattle Knob | NE 43° | 865 m | 5.5 mi |
| Round Top | W 260° | 849 m | 1.8 mi |
| Round Knob | NE 47° | 846 m | 4.2 mi |
| Pine Knob | NE 49° | 824 m | 7.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:07 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:03 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:34 | 16:09 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 29 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Johnstown Cambria CO AP, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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