- Elevation, modelled
- 330 m
- Tallest summit within 20.1 miles
- Little Flat738 m · 2.8 mi
- Nearest byway
- High Plateau Scenic Byway20.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7757, -77.7989
Blue Spring is a spring in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 330 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the southeast, 2.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Blue Spring Park, a park 0.1 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 21 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.1 miles of Blue Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Flat | SE 125° | 738 m | 2.8 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | ESE 111° | 733 m | 5.9 mi |
| Big Flat | S 169° | 732 m | 3.8 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SSE 154° | 726 m | 7.2 mi |
| Grass Mountain | SE 135° | 717 m | 5.5 mi |
| Broad Mountain | ESE 113° | 716 m | 7.4 mi |
| Bear Knob | NNW 331° | 713 m | 13.7 mi |
| Milligans Knob | SE 135° | 711 m | 8.8 mi |
- 20.7 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Blue Spring Park: 0.1 mi
- Harpster Park: 0.7 mi
- Fieldstone Park: 0.9 mi
- Nittany View Park: 0.9 mi
- Country Place Park: 1.0 mi
Historic sites
- Boal Mansion Museum: 0.2 mi
- 28th Division Memorial: 0.3 mi
- 112th Machine Gun Battalion Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Headquarters Troop Memorial: 0.3 mi
- James V. Dearing: 0.3 mi
Peaks
- Bald Knob: 1.7 mi
- Mount Nittany: 2.7 mi
- Little Flat: 2.8 mi
- Tussey Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Big Flat: 3.8 mi
Museums: 32
- Pennsylvania Military Museum: 0.5 mi
- Boalsburg Heritage Museum: 0.5 mi
- Rock Hill School at Linden Hall: 2.5 mi
- Centre Furnace Mansion: 3.1 mi
- EMS Museum and Art Gallery: 3.7 mi
Springs: 31
- Cool Spring: 2.5 mi
- Walnut Spring: 2.8 mi
- Windy Hill Farms Spring: 2.9 mi
- Thompson Spring: 3.1 mi
- Bathgate Spring: 3.4 mi
Attractions: 23
- Columbus Chapel: 0.3 mi
- M114A2 155mm Howitzer: 0.3 mi
- M4A1(76)W Sherman Tank: 0.3 mi
- BB-38 Guns: 0.4 mi
- M59 APC: 0.4 mi
Artworks: 23
- Honors to the Fallen: 0.3 mi
- Yoda Statue: 1.5 mi
- Lucy C. Lederer Statue: 2.6 mi
- Pictasaurus: 3.4 mi
- Centennial Piglet Statue: 3.5 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- Stan Yoder Memorial Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Stony Batter Natural Area: 2.6 mi
- Thompson Woods Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Spring Creek Canyon: 5.9 mi
- Patton Woods Nature Recreation Area: 6.6 mi
Gardens: 12
- The Giving Garden: 2.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 3.2 mi
- Schreyer Garden: 3.5 mi
- Penn State Community Garden Pollinator Garden: 3.5 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 3.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
- The Rock: 5.3 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 9.5 mi
- Buck Point: 15.7 mi
- Donation Rocks: 16.0 mi
- Hunter Rock: 16.1 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 11.0 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 15.5 mi
- Longfellow Vista: 20.9 mi
- Karl Guss Picnic Area: 21.0 mi
Beaches: 3
- Kish park beach access: 16.4 mi
- Black Moshannon Beach: 16.7 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 18.4 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 18.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:05 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:04 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State College, 4 mi away.
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