Moose Creek Spring
Moose Creek Spring is a spring in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 406 m. Lost Mountain stands 804 m to the south-southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Road Fallen Firefighter’s Memorial, a historic site 1.8 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 132 named places lie within 25 miles, 28 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Fee
- No
- Seasonal
- No
How to reach it
- 24.3 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
- 26.0 mi off the Bucktail Trail
132 named places within 25 miles
- Clearfield County Fair Grounds: 2.0 mi
- Elliot's Park: 2.4 mi
- Riverwalk Park: 2.5 mi
- Lower Witmer Park: 2.6 mi
- Upper Witmer Park: 2.7 mi
- Mill Road Fallen Firefighter’s Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Clearfield Bison: 2.7 mi
- Simon B. Elliott Monument: 5.2 mi
- Crystal Springs Inn: 5.4 mi
- Curwensville Dam: 7.4 mi
- Hobo Hill: 3.2 mi
- Clover Hill: 4.6 mi
- Clearfield County Highpoint #2: 5.1 mi
- Bloom Run Vista: 6.6 mi
- The Hogback: 8.6 mi
- Grice Clearfield Community Museum: 2.8 mi
- Korb House Museum: 6.0 mi
- C.C.C. Museum: 10.3 mi
- DuBois Area Historical Society: 15.8 mi
- Moshannon Valley Heritage Center: 16.9 mi
- Mountain Blood Spring: 4.8 mi
- Beaverlick Spring: 8.5 mi
- Blowout Spring: 12.4 mi
- Gardner Hill Spring: 17.5 mi
- Yellowsnake Spring water trough: 19.6 mi
- Bilger's Rocks: 7.4 mi
- The Little Caring Caboose: 16.9 mi
- Presidential Train Car: 16.9 mi
- "THE ROCKS" swimming hole: 18.4 mi
- Carnivorous Pitcher Plant: 23.9 mi
- Parker Dam State Park: 10.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 98: 10.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 78: 12.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 77: 16.9 mi
- Dr. Colson E. Blakeslee Memorial Recreation Area: 17.1 mi
- Parker Dam State Park Beach: 10.2 mi
- Bimini Beach: 13.6 mi
- Black Moshannon Beach: 23.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 9.9 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 10.3 mi
- John DuBois: 15.5 mi
- Cannons Memorial Statue: 21.9 mi
- Table Falls: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Moose Creek Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Mountain | SSE 167° | 804 m | 24.6 mi |
| Centre County Highpoint | SSE 161° | 795 m | 23.1 mi |
| Boone Mountain | NNW 326° | 736 m | 16.2 mi |
| Clearfield County Highpoint #2 | W 280° | 735 m | 5.1 mi |
| Chestnut Ridge-Clearfield County Highpoint | NE 38° | 735 m | 9.8 mi |
| Big Knob | NE 47° | 714 m | 9.8 mi |
| Old Round Top | NNE 24° | 710 m | 14.6 mi |
| The Knobs | NE 47° | 709 m | 9.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:18 | 18:50 | 19:26 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:09 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:02 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:05 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.3 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clearfield Lawrence AP, 3 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 1,096 | 1,261 | 1,669 | 1,457 | 969 | 672 | 456 | 359 | 424 | 403 | 769 | 1,071 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge West Branch Susquehanna River at Hyde, PA, 3 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
- Timber Rattlesnake3 obs
- mountain laurel3 obs
- Wild Turkey1 obs
- Wehrle's Salamander1 obs
- Eastern Newt1 obs
- bird's-foot trefoil1 obs
- dame's rocket1 obs
- Ghost Pipe1 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/6049894707
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