Blanket Hill
Blanket Hill is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 470 m. Kinter Hill stands 630 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Giant Cowboy, a artwork 4.5 miles away. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Hamlet in Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Wikidata Q122588637, matched on coordinates and name (471 m apart).
What the record says
- Inscription
- So named for the blankets left by the Armstrong expedition after destroying Kittanning. Here also was a stopping point of the troops on September 7, 1756 en route to attack the Indians.
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Shannock Valley Park: 5.2 mi
- Crooked Creek Lake Recreation Area: 5.7 mi
- Ford City Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
- Kittanning Riverfront Park: 6.5 mi
- Community Park: 7.0 mi
- Fort Armstrong: 5.7 mi
- Kittanning: 6.0 mi
- PPG Workers Entrance: 6.1 mi
- Pittsburgh Plate Glass Ford City Works: 6.1 mi
- Armstrong County: 6.3 mi
- George Hill: 6.4 mi
- Ford Hill: 6.5 mi
- Miller Hill: 8.4 mi
- Russell Hill: 8.5 mi
- Dime Hill: 8.8 mi
- Giant Cowboy: 4.5 mi
- Haybale sculpture: 8.8 mi
- Sunken Tractor: 8.8 mi
- American Flag: 13.4 mi
- Jimmy Stewart Statue: 16.8 mi
- Armstrong County Historical Museum & Genealogical Society, Inc: 6.6 mi
- Vandergrift Museum-Historical Society: 13.4 mi
- Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society: 13.7 mi
- IUP Museum: 16.9 mi
- Cooper Hall (Saxonburg Museum): 20.5 mi
- Todd Nature Reserve: 15.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 304: 17.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 320: 18.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 164: 20.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 273: 21.1 mi
- Community park: 14.2 mi
- IUP Arch: 17.1 mi
- Tour-Ed Mine: 20.6 mi
- Bradys Spring: 17.9 mi
- Granny Coon Spring: 18.3 mi
- Tunnelville Beach: 5.6 mi
- Livermore: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blanket Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kinter Hill | E 85° | 630 m | 23.2 mi |
| Moose Hill | SE 124° | 587 m | 22.6 mi |
| Doty Roundtop | E 81° | 579 m | 24.8 mi |
| Strongs Hill | ESE 121° | 555 m | 22.2 mi |
| Evans Hill | SE 127° | 552 m | 22.0 mi |
| Highest Point - Armstrong County | NNE 33° | 530 m | 19.1 mi |
| Coleman Hill | SE 126° | 502 m | 15.1 mi |
| Warner Hill | SE 136° | 490 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:54 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:12 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:39 | 16:10 | 16:54 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ford City 4 S DAM, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13859509172
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