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Cinder Pile Spring

Cinder Pile Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cinder Pile Spring is a spring in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 538 m. The Winehead stands 724 m to the west-northwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Stitzer Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 18 miles off.

Named for nearby cinder pile left by logging locomotives watering at the spring

How to reach it

Coordinates40.92497, -77.25728

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Springs: 22
  • Hickernell Spring: 1.6 mi
  • Horse Path Spring: 2.8 mi
  • Ice Spring: 4.7 mi
  • The Little Bubbler: 5.8 mi
  • Potpie Spring: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 19
Nature reserves: 10
Museums: 8
Picnic sites: 6
  • Hairy Johns PIcnic Area: 1.6 mi
  • Rock Springs Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Snyder-Middleswarth Picnic Area: 8.1 mi
  • Tea Springs Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • St. Agnes Picnic Grounds: 17.5 mi
Artworks: 5
Attractions: 3
  • Red Candle Island: 5.0 mi
  • J. Doyle Corman Amphitheater and Floating Stage: 17.6 mi
  • Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park: 18.7 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Long Lane Flower & Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Tripollinator Garden: 21.1 mi
  • Butterfly Gardens: 24.5 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 10.2 mi
  • Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 10.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Cinder Pile Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The WineheadWNW 283°724 m11.3 mi
Riansares MountainNW 324°706 m10.9 mi
Thick MountainWSW 239°671 m5.9 mi
White MountainSW 224°671 m9.5 mi
Winkelblech MountainW 263°668 m3.9 mi
Shriner MountainWNW 286°665 m4.8 mi
Paddy MountainSSW 204°660 m2.8 mi
Jones MountainENE 61°659 m7.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:3820:0420:45
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:3116:0116:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283239516270747265544233

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurelton CTR, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11074379744

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