Willow Springs Picnic Area
Willow Springs Picnic Area is a picnic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 701 m. Blue Knob stands 953 m to the north, 1.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Ickes Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Blue Knob State Park
How to reach it
- 25.9 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Claysburg Community Park: 6.3 mi
- Mark Mock Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
- Povich Estates Park: 8.1 mi
- Henderson Park: 8.3 mi
- Shawnee Park: 9.1 mi
- Ickes Hill: 1.0 mi
- Blue Knob: 1.2 mi
- Stiefler Hill: 1.3 mi
- Round Knob: 2.5 mi
- Stein Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Lost Cox Children Monument: 2.7 mi
- Sidman Veterans' Memorial: 10.3 mi
- Salix Veterans' Memorial: 10.8 mi
- St. Michael Veterans' Memorial: 11.4 mi
- Admiral Peary Monument: 13.2 mi
- Coal Miner's Museum and Memorial: 11.5 mi
- Lake View Visitor Center: 12.2 mi
- Lemon House: 12.8 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 14.2 mi
- Galliztin Tuneels Museum: 14.6 mi
- Weynant Spring: 6.4 mi
- Gallitzin Spring: 12.2 mi
- Linng Water Spring: 17.3 mi
- Chaltbeate Spring: 17.5 mi
- Limestone Spring: 19.2 mi
- Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center: 11.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 279: 15.1 mi
- Allegheny Front Hawk Watch: 15.7 mi
- Nathan's Divided Nature Education Center: 17.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 261: 19.4 mi
- Diechland Point: 1.4 mi
- Herman Point: 1.9 mi
- Kittanning Point: 16.2 mi
- Devils Elbow: 18.5 mi
- Laurel Hill: 23.0 mi
- Boot: 10.6 mi
- Golden Tiger Statue: 14.5 mi
- Morley’s Dog: 19.1 mi
- Great Auk: 20.4 mi
- The Igloo: 20.9 mi
- Old Duncansville Airmail field: 11.7 mi
- Engine House #6 Exhibit Building: 12.8 mi
- Cresson Railroad Observation Platform: 13.4 mi
- The Coffee Pot: 17.4 mi
- Tank: 23.2 mi
- Mowery Picnic Area: 1.2 mi
- Burnt House Picnic Area: 2.8 mi
- Babcock Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
- Turtle Falls: 16.9 mi
- Hinckston Falls: 18.5 mi
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 20.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Willow Springs Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Knob | N 5° | 953 m | 1.2 mi |
| Schaefer Head | N 4° | 898 m | 3.5 mi |
| Ritchey Knob | NNE 25° | 874 m | 5.5 mi |
| Cattle Knob | NNE 16° | 865 m | 3.8 mi |
| Round Top | W 261° | 849 m | 4.6 mi |
| Round Knob | N 8° | 846 m | 2.5 mi |
| Pine Knob | NNE 32° | 824 m | 4.9 mi |
| Vickrey Mountain | NW 326° | 821 m | 5.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:19 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:07 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 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 | 28 | 31 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Altoona 7 SW, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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