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Cool Spring

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Elevation, modelled
611 m
Tallest summit within 20.3 miles
Little Flat738 m · 0.8 mi
Nearest byway
High Plateau Scenic Byway23.2 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:47local time
Coordinates
40.7479, -77.7683
Cool Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Cool Spring is a spring in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 611 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the east-northeast, 0.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Tom Thwaites Monument, a historic site 0.7 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.3 miles of Cool Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Little FlatENE 68°738 m0.8 mi
Thickhead MountainE 92°733 m3.9 mi
Big FlatSSW 207°732 m2.0 mi
Broad MountainSSE 161°726 m4.8 mi
Grass MountainSE 131°717 m3.0 mi
Broad MountainE 101°716 m5.3 mi
Bear KnobNNW 329°713 m16.2 mi
Milligans KnobSE 132°711 m6.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Springs: 30
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 3
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:4120:0520:47
September equinox06:5918:3419:10
December solstice07:3316:0416:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937496068727063524132
Precip in2.92.53.43.53.64.13.84.23.93.53.03.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State College, 6 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs76.474.310910887.165.048.645.552.745.954.069.8

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Spring Creek at Houserville, PA, 7 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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