Pithole
Pithole is a ghost town in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 454 m. Jackson Hill stands 587 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Oil Seeps, a spring 4.5 miles away. Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway passes 28 miles off. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.
human settlement in Venango County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
How to reach it
- 28.2 mi off the Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway
126 named places within 25 miles
- Pithole City Historical Site: 4.6 mi
- Petroleum Center Playground: 5.3 mi
- Rouseville Playground: 6.6 mi
- The Ed Myer Complex: 7.7 mi
- Longway Park: 8.0 mi
- Foster Hill: 8.2 mi
- Preacher Hill: 9.0 mi
- Hoag Hill: 9.4 mi
- Butcherknife Hill: 9.5 mi
- Cream Hill: 10.7 mi
- Daughters of the American Revolution Monument: 7.2 mi
- Robert's Torpedo: 8.0 mi
- Cornplanter: 9.1 mi
- Edith C Justus Park: 9.1 mi
- Cornplanter's Gift: 9.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 47: 6.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 272: 14.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 199: 20.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 72: 21.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 200: 23.0 mi
- Drake Well Museum: 7.2 mi
- Venango County Museum: 9.0 mi
- Clifford's Rug Gallery & Studio: 9.4 mi
- DeBence Antique Music World: 15.6 mi
- American Rabbit Breeders Association: 23.1 mi
- Gregg Falls: 4.6 mi
- Potters Falls: 19.8 mi
- Freedom Falls: 21.6 mi
- Graffiti Gallery: 9.0 mi
- Chief Cornplanter: 9.1 mi
- Venango Campus Statue: 10.9 mi
- Tidioute Overlook: 14.3 mi
- Boulder Ridge Stables: 23.0 mi
- Belltower: 24.0 mi
- Oil Seeps: 4.5 mi
- Sandstone Springs: 21.5 mi
- Petroleum Center: 5.3 mi
- Fagundus: 10.7 mi
- Big Rocks: 9.7 mi
- Clear Lake: 21.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Pithole. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Hill | N 10° | 587 m | 22.3 mi |
| Cole Hill | NNE 23° | 584 m | 18.9 mi |
| Crippen Hill | NNE 32° | 574 m | 24.5 mi |
| Crippen Hill | NNE 32° | 570 m | 24.5 mi |
| Turner Hill | N 2° | 559 m | 24.5 mi |
| Stony Point | E 89° | 558 m | 16.7 mi |
| York Mountain | NNE 32° | 552 m | 24.9 mi |
| Eastman Hill | N 350° | 551 m | 20.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:14 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:08 | 16:52 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tionesta 2 SE Lake, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Oil City · 9 mi
- Titusville · 9 mi
- Erie Region · 25 mi
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