Watering Trough
Watering Trough is a rest area in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 618 m. Pine Swamp Knob stands 944 m to the south-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Knob, a peak 1.4 miles away. Historic National Road - Pennsylvania runs past it.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- On the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 6.2 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
- 19.1 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Point Lookout · 1 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 10 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pine Knob: 1.4 mi
- Fulton Knob: 1.4 mi
- Brethren Summit: 5.2 mi
- Hager Hill: 5.9 mi
- Kentuck Knob: 7.6 mi
- Jumonville Park: 1.9 mi
- Thomas Frankhouser Park: 2.1 mi
- Mickey's Park: 2.9 mi
- Hutchinson Park: 2.9 mi
- Meadowbrook Park: 2.9 mi
- Brownfield Honor Roll: 2.6 mi
- Braddock's Grave: 3.7 mi
- Fort Necessity: 4.9 mi
- P&LE Dickerson Run roundhouse: 13.0 mi
- Brownsville War Memorial: 16.4 mi
- Mt. Washington Tavern: 4.9 mi
- Fort Necessity Visitor Center: 5.1 mi
- Cole and Coke Heritage Center: 6.0 mi
- Fayette Historical Society - Abel Colley Tavern and Museum: 10.4 mi
- Speyer Gallery: 10.9 mi
- Wharton Furnace: 2.7 mi
- Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 7.4 mi
- Flatrock: 9.2 mi
- Fallingwater: 10.8 mi
- Sophia's Grave: 15.5 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 4.4 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 5.0 mi
- Albert Gallatin Statue: 15.4 mi
- Blaze the Vulcan: 18.5 mi
- Statue of Dr. Robert E Eberly: 18.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 265: 11.0 mi
- Falling Run Greenspace: 21.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 271: 21.7 mi
- Core Arboretum: 22.5 mi
- Elder Hill Fire Tower: 22.6 mi
- Jumonville Rocks: 1.7 mi
- Cabin Rocks: 1.7 mi
- Jumonville Glen: 1.8 mi
- White Rocks: 3.3 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 10.1 mi
- Cucumber Falls: 8.5 mi
- Ohiopyle Falls: 8.9 mi
- Sugar Run Falls: 9.6 mi
- Matador Falls: 19.2 mi
- Cole Run Falls: 21.5 mi
- Blooming Rose: 18.4 mi
- West Overton: 18.4 mi
- Kendall: 20.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 2.8 mi
- Paterson Spring: 21.5 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 19.8 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 23.5 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 7.0 mi
- Redds Beach: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Watering Trough. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Swamp Knob | SSE 159° | 944 m | 22.3 mi |
| Fike Hill | SSE 157° | 943 m | 21.7 mi |
| Birch Rock Hill | NE 55° | 891 m | 22.4 mi |
| Elder Hill | SE 141° | 862 m | 22.6 mi |
| Devies Mountain | SSW 204° | 839 m | 9.5 mi |
| Bishop Hill | SE 143° | 835 m | 23.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Knob | E 101° | 812 m | 10.6 mi |
| Fulton Knob | ENE 61° | 804 m | 1.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:11 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:15 | 16:58 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 36 | 47 | 56 | 64 | 67 | 66 | 59 | 49 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.6 | 4.1 | 5.0 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 5.7 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chalk Hill 2 ENE, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6536416495
Day trips start here
- Uniontown · 4 mi
- Ohiopyle · 9 mi
- Connellsville · 11 mi
- South Pittsburgh Region · 21 mi
- Morgantown · 22 mi
- Donegal · 23 mi
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