- Elevation, modelled
- 331 m
- Tallest summit within 20.6 miles
- Little Flat738 m · 3.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- High Plateau Scenic Byway26.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:46local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7040, -77.7397
Ross Spring is a spring in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 331 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the north-northwest, 3.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Grass Mountain, a peak 1.3 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Ross Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Flat | NNW 347° | 738 m | 3.4 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | NE 40° | 733 m | 3.7 mi |
| Big Flat | WNW 298° | 732 m | 2.7 mi |
| Broad Mountain | S 178° | 726 m | 1.6 mi |
| Grass Mountain | NE 35° | 717 m | 1.3 mi |
| Broad Mountain | ENE 61° | 716 m | 4.3 mi |
| Bear Knob | NNW 330° | 713 m | 19.5 mi |
| Milligans Knob | ESE 111° | 711 m | 3.4 mi |
- 26.6 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Grass Mountain: 1.3 mi
- Broad Mountain: 1.6 mi
- Slate Ridge: 1.9 mi
- Tussey Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Big Flat: 2.7 mi
- Tussey Pond Park: 5.2 mi
- Harvest Fields Community Trails: 5.3 mi
- Country Place Park: 5.4 mi
- Fasick Park: 5.6 mi
- Blue Spring Park: 5.9 mi
- Boalsburg Heritage Museum: 5.6 mi
- Pennsylvania Military Museum: 6.1 mi
- Rock Hill School at Linden Hall: 6.7 mi
- Rhoneymeade Arboretum & Sculpture Garden: 7.3 mi
- Centre Furnace Mansion: 8.9 mi
- Keith Spring: 3.0 mi
- McKinney Spring: 3.1 mi
- Cool Spring: 3.4 mi
- piped spring: 5.7 mi
- Yoder Spring: 5.7 mi
- Charcoal Hearth: 4.8 mi
- Beer Tap: 5.0 mi
- M114A2 155mm Howitzer: 6.0 mi
- M4A1(76)W Sherman Tank: 6.1 mi
- BB-38 Guns: 6.1 mi
- Yoda Statue: 4.4 mi
- Honors to the Fallen: 5.9 mi
- Lucy C. Lederer Statue: 8.3 mi
- Pictasaurus: 8.7 mi
- Centennial Piglet Statue: 8.9 mi
- Stan Yoder Memorial Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Stony Batter Natural Area: 8.2 mi
- Thompson Woods Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Stone Valley Recreation Area: 9.4 mi
- Rocky Ridge Natural Area: 11.1 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 6.4 mi
- The Giving Garden: 8.2 mi
- Schreyer Garden: 9.0 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 9.1 mi
- Penn State Community Garden Pollinator Garden: 9.3 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 6.1 mi
- The Rock: 11.0 mi
- Hunter Rock: 12.6 mi
- Donation Rocks: 14.0 mi
- Indian Lookout: 19.9 mi
- Karl Guss Picnic Area: 15.1 mi
- Longfellow Vista: 15.2 mi
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 15.4 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Bell Furnace Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
- Kish park beach access: 11.0 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 11.7 mi
- Black Moshannon Beach: 22.2 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 24.2 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:05 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 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, 9 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Jan–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 241 | 261 | 432 | 414 | 348 | 201 | 104 | 90.3 | 111 | 101 | 156 | 223 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Kishacoquillas Creek at Reedsville, PA, 9 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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