The Little Point
The Little Point is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 486 m. Martin Hill stands 808 m to the west-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Crystal Spring, a spring 2.9 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 16 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 486 m
How to reach it
- 16.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 16.6 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
- 20.7 mi off the Washington Heritage Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
- Sideling Hill Viewpoint · 16 mi
- Prospect Overlook · 22 mi
- Devils Nose · 23 mi
- Warrior Mountain Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Emmaville Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 5.0 mi
- Fisher Point: 5.2 mi
- Meadow Grounds Mountain: 7.0 mi
- King Knob: 7.2 mi
- Redbud Valley Nature Center: 9.6 mi
- Lions Park: 9.7 mi
- Sports Fields: 9.8 mi
- Tenley Park: 11.8 mi
- Buchanan's Birthplace State Park: 12.5 mi
- Oregon Camp: 7.6 mi
- Cove Valley Travel Plaza: 8.4 mi
- Everett Area Honor Roll: 11.2 mi
- Fort Loudoun: 15.3 mi
- Victor Cushwa: 16.4 mi
- Crystal Spring: 2.9 mi
- Big Spring: 9.9 mi
- Sand Spring: 11.8 mi
- Richmond Spring: 11.8 mi
- Reese Spring: 11.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 53: 6.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 128: 10.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 261: 13.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 97: 15.0 mi
- Round Top Hill Heritage Conservation Fund Site: 18.7 mi
- Crawford's Museum & Gift Shop: 5.3 mi
- Hancock Museum: 16.6 mi
- Friends of the East Broad Top: 17.0 mi
- Bedford Speedway Museum of Speed: 18.4 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 18.4 mi
- Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 5.3 mi
- Sweet Root Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
- Blankley Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- The Coffee Pot: 19.2 mi
- Junior Officer's Quarters: 24.5 mi
- Captain's Quarters: 24.5 mi
- The Igloo: 11.3 mi
- Morgan Arts Council: 21.8 mi
- The Lockings: 13.4 mi
- Lovers Leap: 18.2 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 16.5 mi
- Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 16.6 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 6.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of The Little Point. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin Hill | WSW 251° | 808 m | 21.1 mi |
| Kinton Knob | WNW 284° | 779 m | 21.0 mi |
| Coot Hill | NNW 334° | 757 m | 17.5 mi |
| Big Mountain | E 87° | 740 m | 12.3 mi |
| Pulpit Hill | NNW 338° | 707 m | 21.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNE 15° | 702 m | 5.0 mi |
| Fisher Point | NNE 25° | 701 m | 5.2 mi |
| Round Knob | NNE 13° | 699 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:05 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:08 | 16:51 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 32 | 40 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Everett, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357316146
Day trips start here
- Mercersburg · 16 mi
- Hancock · 17 mi
- Chambersburg · 27 mi
- Hedgesville · 28 mi
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