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Overlook Cliff

Overlook Cliff, seen from above at true elevation

Overlook Cliff is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 282 m. Mount Ararat stands 803 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawks Nest, a peak 1.4 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 2.6 miles off.

What the record says

Elevation
282 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.96509, -75.32712

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Nature reserves
Parks: 34
  • Hancock Town Square: 2.5 mi
  • Fireman's Park: 2.6 mi
  • East Branch Delaware River Waterway Access: 7.2 mi
  • Willis Smith Riverside Memorial Park: 8.1 mi
  • Firemen's Park: 8.3 mi
Attractions: 8
Museums: 4
  • Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society: 2.4 mi
  • Deposit Historical Museum: 8.4 mi
  • Roscoe O&W Museum: 21.4 mi
  • Bainbridge Museum: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 4
Historic sites: 4
  • Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood: 16.0 mi
  • Cat Hollow Legend: 20.9 mi
  • Handen Covered Bridge: 23.5 mi
  • Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 24.2 mi
Artworks: 3
  • 16-17 mile marker from possible priesthood site: 19.3 mi
  • Beamoc Trout: 21.4 mi
  • I Love NY Sculpture: 23.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Jensen Cascade: 10.4 mi
  • Russell Brook Falls: 20.0 mi
Springs: 1
  • Spencer Spring: 12.2 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of Overlook Cliff. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount AraratSSW 209°803 m13.7 mi
Sugarloaf MountainSW 214°771 m11.9 mi
Fuller HillENE 77°751 m17.7 mi
Houck MountainNE 43°748 m13.7 mi
Bear Spring MountainNE 40°746 m16.3 mi
Fork MountainNE 54°741 m16.2 mi
South MountainNE 38°740 m15.3 mi
Rock Rift MountainNE 47°730 m11.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:14
June solstice05:2719:5920:41
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2715:4916:34

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242635475866716962513930
Precip in3.12.53.64.04.44.24.54.24.74.33.23.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deposit, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357344466

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