Petroleum Center Ghost Town

Venango County, Pennsylvania41.5161, -79.6825

Can you visit?

Public land, open access

Oil Creek State Park · Open to visitors

Nearest town
4.7 miHasson Heights, PA
Mild months
Apr–Oct7 of 12
Next ghost town
5.3 miPithole
Illustration of a north landscape
Illustration of the landscape type, not a picture of Petroleum Center. No free-licensed photo yet.

Petroleum Center is a ghost town in Venango County, Pennsylvania.

On the map

20 mi40 miMeadvilleOil CityFranklinTitusvilleSugarcreekClarionPetroleum Center
  • National Forest
  • State
  • Private or unlisted

Star: Petroleum Center. Dots: other ghost towns within 40 miles, colored by land manager. Squares: towns over 1,000 people. Rings are straight-line distance. Live map: © OpenFreeMap, OpenMapTiles, OpenStreetMap contributors.

The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Hasson Heights, PA, about 4.7 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Erie, PA, 46 miles away.

Ghost towns nearby

  1. Pithole5.3 mi east
  2. Fagundus15 mi northeast
  3. Pigs Ear39 mi east
  4. Arroyo42 mi east
  5. Ellmont50 mi east
  6. Dahoga50 mi east
  7. Loop50 mi southeast
  8. Walston52 mi southeast

Distances are straight lines. Roads to ruins are often dirt, and a 20-mile hop can take an hour.

Who owns the land

State land: Oil Creek State Park

PAD-US places this spot on Oil Creek State Park, land managed by the state park agency. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

The point is the town location from Wikidata, and the land record is from PAD-US 3.0 (USGS). Ruins can spread past that point, and land changes hands faster than the database. How we read PAD-US.

Weather by month

0°20°40°60°80°100°3315Jan3514Feb4422Mar5832Apr6943May7753Jun8157Jul8055Aug7349Sep6138Oct4829Nov3721DecJan: 3.5 inFeb: 2.7 inMar: 3.5 inApr: 4.2 inMay: 4.0 inJun: 4.9 inJul: 4.2 inAug: 3.6 inSep: 4.1 inOct: 4.2 inNov: 3.6 inDec: 3.7 inrain
Mild month (average high 55–88°F, low above 28°F) 32°F, freezing Rain and snow water, inches

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Titusville Wtr Wks. Snow is normal from November to April.

NOAA 1991–2020 normals from the Titusville Wtr Wks station (USC00368888), 7.9 miles away. About 46.2 inches of precipitation a year.

Facts

LocationVenango County, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41.51610, -79.68250
Also known asPetroleum Center, Pennsylvania
SourcesWikidata Q7178940 · Wikipedia article

Questions

Where is Petroleum Center ghost town?

In Venango County, Pennsylvania, at 41.5161, -79.6825. The closest town with more than 1,000 people is Hasson Heights, PA, about 4.7 miles south in a straight line. The nearest city over 50,000 is Erie, PA, 46 miles away.

Can you visit Petroleum Center?

Public land, open access. PAD-US places this spot on Oil Creek State Park, land managed by the state park agency. PAD-US marks it as open to the public. Park rules, fees and seasonal closures can still apply.

When is the best time to visit Petroleum Center?

Mild months here run April to October, judging by NOAA normals from Titusville Wtr Wks. Snow is normal from November to April.

Are there other ghost towns near Petroleum Center?

Yes. Pithole (5.3 mi), Fagundus (15 mi), Pigs Ear (39 mi).

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