- Elevation, modelled
- 226 m
- Tallest summit within 19.5 miles
- Little Flat738 m · 10.9 mi
- Nearest byway
- High Plateau Scenic Byway14.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 40.9092, -77.7811
Big Spring is a spring in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 226 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the south, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Abraham Lincoln Bust, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Big Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Flat | S 173° | 738 m | 10.9 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | SSE 158° | 733 m | 12.2 mi |
| Big Flat | S 181° | 732 m | 12.9 mi |
| Broad Mountain | S 172° | 726 m | 15.9 mi |
| The Winehead | ENE 77° | 724 m | 16.8 mi |
| Grass Mountain | SSE 168° | 717 m | 13.4 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SSE 154° | 716 m | 13.5 mi |
| Bear Knob | WNW 290° | 713 m | 8.1 mi |
- 14.5 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
- 21.8 mi off the Bucktail Trail
Overlooks nearby
- Hyner View · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Abraham Lincoln Bust: 0.0 mi
- US Air Mail Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Bellefonte Governors' Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Andrew Gregg Curtain: 0.3 mi
- The Soldiers and Sailors War Memorial: 0.3 mi
Parks
- Masullo Park: 0.2 mi
- Krauss Park: 0.4 mi
- Amberleigh Park: 1.3 mi
- Parkview Heights Park: 1.5 mi
- Governor's Park: 1.6 mi
Peaks
- Trcziyulny Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Mount Nittany: 6.6 mi
- Ganderstep Knob: 7.1 mi
- Bear Knob: 8.1 mi
- Bear Rocks: 9.4 mi
Springs: 28
- Kelley Spring: 0.4 mi
- Axemann Spring: 1.7 mi
- Forked Spring: 2.1 mi
- Shutgart Spring: 3.0 mi
- Blue Spring: 3.3 mi
Museums: 26
Artworks: 23
- Bells Across PA - "Stories of Our Railroad": 0.1 mi
- Via Air Mail: 0.2 mi
- We Are Sculpture: 8.1 mi
- Lucy C. Lederer Statue: 8.4 mi
- Ridge and Valley Sculpture: 8.5 mi
Attractions: 22
- Deeded Square Inches: 6.8 mi
- Millbrook Marsh Nature Center: 7.3 mi
- Air Quality Learning and Demonstration Center: 8.4 mi
- Mill Wheel: 8.7 mi
- M60A3 Tank: 8.8 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- Spring Creek Canyon: 3.7 mi
- Stony Batter Natural Area: 6.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 92: 7.2 mi
- Thompson Woods Preserve: 7.8 mi
- Stan Yoder Memorial Preserve: 9.4 mi
Gardens: 11
- Bellefonte Community Children's Garden: 0.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 7.3 mi
- The Giving Garden: 7.6 mi
- Penn State Community Garden Pollinator Garden: 7.7 mi
- Bee and Pollinator Garden: 8.5 mi
Cliffs: 5
- The Rock: 4.6 mi
- Buck Point: 9.8 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 14.7 mi
- "Holy Toledo" roadcut: 22.8 mi
- Donation Rocks: 24.8 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 14.2 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 22.7 mi
- St. Agnes Picnic Grounds: 23.3 mi
- Lock Port Picnic and Boat Launch: 24.0 mi
Beaches: 3
- Black Moshannon Beach: 14.6 mi
- Kish park beach access: 22.9 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 24.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 11.7 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 11.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:03 | 16:47 |
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