- Elevation, modelled
- 458 m
- Tallest summit within 19.5 miles
- Bears Head634 m · 10.9 mi
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:39local time
- Coordinates
- 40.8242, -75.8743
Summit Hill Historical Society is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 458 m. Bears Head stands 634 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Waternborne Veterans Memorial, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away.
borough in Carbon County, Pennsylvania, United States
Dates from 1880.
Wikidata Q1181894, matched on coordinates and name (807 m apart).
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of Summit Hill Historical Society. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bears Head | W 280° | 634 m | 10.9 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNW 348° | 603 m | 13.5 mi |
| Green Mountain | N 352° | 592 m | 14.8 mi |
| Buck Mountain | WNW 297° | 592 m | 19.5 mi |
| Bear Rock | NE 39° | 587 m | 19.0 mi |
| Mount Yeager | N 4° | 561 m | 17.2 mi |
| Blue Head | WNW 289° | 557 m | 11.4 mi |
| Round Head | WNW 293° | 556 m | 11.3 mi |
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Waternborne Veterans Memorial: 0.0 mi
- Veterans of the World War Monument: 0.1 mi
- Spanish War Veterans Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Honor Roll: 0.2 mi
- Firemen's Memorial: 1.0 mi
Peaks
- Pisgah Mountain: 0.4 mi
- Nesquehoning Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Indian Mountain: 3.9 mi
- Locust Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Mahoning Mountain: 4.9 mi
Attractions
- Whitewater Rafting Adventures: 5.1 mi
- 100 Mile View: 7.1 mi
- Whitewater Challengers: 12.0 mi
- Halls of Horror: 13.9 mi
- Pocono Whitewater: 14.3 mi
Museums: 15
- The No. 9 Coal Mine & Museum: 1.2 mi
- Old Jail Museum: 7.2 mi
- Mauch Chunk Museum and Cultural Center: 7.4 mi
- Asa Packer Mansion: 7.6 mi
- Eckley Miner's Village Museum: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
- Terrace Falls: 7.1 mi
- Onoko Falls: 7.1 mi
- Cave Falls: 7.1 mi
- Lower Falls: 7.1 mi
- Lukes Falls: 11.7 mi
Beaches: 6
- Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 7.2 mi
- Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 7.8 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 9.0 mi
- Eagle Rock Beach: 14.7 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 15.2 mi
Rest areas: 5
- Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 16.2 mi
- Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 18.3 mi
- Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 19.7 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Westbound: 23.4 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Eastbound: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Centralia: 24.5 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:58 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:26 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 15:56 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Whitehall Township · 22 mi
- Allentown · 26 mi
- Lehigh Valley · 26 mi
- Emmaus · 28 mi
- Bethlehem · 29 mi
- Wilkes-Barre · 29 mi
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