- Elevation, modelled
- 306 m
- Tallest summit within 21.2 miles
- Little Flat738 m · 6.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- High Plateau Scenic Byway17.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8022, -77.8472
Thompson Spring is a spring in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 306 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the southeast, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Centre Furnace, a historic site 0.3 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 18 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Thompson Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Flat | SE 125° | 738 m | 6.0 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | ESE 116° | 733 m | 8.9 mi |
| Big Flat | SSE 150° | 732 m | 6.4 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SE 146° | 726 m | 10.1 mi |
| Grass Mountain | SE 132° | 717 m | 8.6 mi |
| Broad Mountain | ESE 117° | 716 m | 10.5 mi |
| Bear Knob | NNW 338° | 713 m | 11.0 mi |
| Milligans Knob | SE 132° | 711 m | 11.9 mi |
- 17.9 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Centre Furnace: 0.3 mi
- Faculty Cottages: 0.8 mi
- General James A. Beaver Memorial: 0.8 mi
- Atom First "Seen": 0.8 mi
- Lt. Michael P. Murphy Penn State Veterans Plaza: 0.9 mi
- Walnut Springs Park: 0.4 mi
- East Fairmount Park: 0.4 mi
- Lederer Park: 0.6 mi
- Shamrock Park: 0.7 mi
- Smithfield Park: 0.8 mi
- Mount Nittany: 2.9 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.8 mi
- Rudy Ridge: 5.9 mi
- Little Flat: 6.0 mi
- Sand Knob: 6.1 mi
- Walnut Spring: 0.4 mi
- Bathgate Spring: 0.9 mi
- Windy Hill Farms Spring: 3.0 mi
- Blue Spring: 3.1 mi
- Benner Spring: 3.6 mi
- Lucy C. Lederer Statue: 0.5 mi
- We Are Sculpture: 0.7 mi
- Centennial Piglet Statue: 0.8 mi
- Old Main Sundial: 0.9 mi
- The Obelisk: 1.0 mi
- Mill Wheel: 0.6 mi
- Millbrook Marsh Nature Center: 0.9 mi
- Lion Shrine: 1.2 mi
- Air Quality Learning and Demonstration Center: 1.7 mi
- Columbus Chapel: 2.9 mi
- Thompson Woods Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Stony Batter Natural Area: 2.4 mi
- Stan Yoder Memorial Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Patton Woods Nature Recreation Area: 4.1 mi
- Haugh Family Farm Open Space: 4.5 mi
- Penn State Community Garden Pollinator Garden: 0.6 mi
- Schreyer Garden: 0.7 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 0.9 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 1.0 mi
- Bee and Pollinator Garden: 1.2 mi
- The Rock: 3.6 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 12.5 mi
- Buck Point: 13.0 mi
- Donation Rocks: 16.7 mi
- Hunter Rock: 17.5 mi
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 8.4 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
- Longfellow Vista: 23.7 mi
- Karl Guss Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Black Moshannon Beach: 13.6 mi
- Kish park beach access: 19.5 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 20.4 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 15.7 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 16.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 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, 1 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 | 76.4 | 74.3 | 109 | 108 | 87.1 | 65.0 | 48.6 | 45.5 | 52.7 | 45.9 | 54.0 | 69.8 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Spring Creek at Houserville, PA, 2 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
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