- Elevation, modelled
- 252 m
- Tallest summit within 19.7 miles
- Little Flat738 m · 9.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- High Plateau Scenic Byway15.2 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8801, -77.7942
Forked Spring is a spring in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 252 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the south-southeast, 9.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Smokestack, a historic site 0.9 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.7 miles of Forked Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Flat | SSE 167° | 738 m | 9.1 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | SSE 151° | 733 m | 10.7 mi |
| Big Flat | S 178° | 732 m | 10.9 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SSE 168° | 726 m | 14.0 mi |
| The Winehead | ENE 72° | 724 m | 18.0 mi |
| Grass Mountain | SSE 162° | 717 m | 11.7 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SSE 147° | 716 m | 12.1 mi |
| Bear Knob | NW 305° | 713 m | 8.4 mi |
- 15.2 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
- 23.9 mi off the Bucktail Trail
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Smokestack: 0.9 mi
- Rockview Tank: 1.2 mi
- Old Livestock Corral: 1.9 mi
- US Air Mail Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Abraham Lincoln Bust: 2.2 mi
Parks
- Amberleigh Park: 1.1 mi
- Masullo Park: 2.1 mi
- Krauss Park: 2.5 mi
- Gettig Park Little League Fields: 2.5 mi
- Governor's Park: 2.9 mi
Peaks
- Trcziyulny Mountain: 4.0 mi
- Mount Nittany: 4.5 mi
- Ganderstep Knob: 8.1 mi
- Bald Knob: 8.3 mi
- Bear Knob: 8.4 mi
Springs: 29
- Axemann Spring: 1.9 mi
- Kelley Spring: 1.9 mi
- Shutgart Spring: 2.0 mi
- Big Spring: 2.1 mi
- Blue Spring: 2.2 mi
Museums: 24
Artworks: 21
- Bells Across PA - "Stories of Our Railroad": 2.3 mi
- Via Air Mail: 2.3 mi
- We Are Sculpture: 6.0 mi
- Lucy C. Lederer Statue: 6.3 mi
- Ridge and Valley Sculpture: 6.4 mi
Attractions: 21
- Deeded Square Inches: 4.7 mi
- Millbrook Marsh Nature Center: 5.2 mi
- Air Quality Learning and Demonstration Center: 6.5 mi
- Mill Wheel: 6.6 mi
- M60A3 Tank: 6.8 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Spring Creek Canyon: 1.5 mi
- Stony Batter Natural Area: 4.7 mi
- Thompson Woods Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Stan Yoder Memorial Preserve: 7.3 mi
- Haugh Family Farm Open Space: 9.0 mi
Gardens: 11
- Bellefonte Community Children's Garden: 2.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 5.2 mi
- The Giving Garden: 5.5 mi
- Penn State Community Garden Pollinator Garden: 5.6 mi
- Bee and Pollinator Garden: 6.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
- The Rock: 2.5 mi
- Buck Point: 10.3 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 13.5 mi
- Donation Rocks: 22.6 mi
- Hunter Rock: 23.2 mi
Beaches: 3
- Black Moshannon Beach: 14.1 mi
- Kish park beach access: 21.6 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 22.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 12.5 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 12.7 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 12.6 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 20.7 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 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 |
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, 7 mi away.
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