- Elevation, modelled
- 341 m
- Tallest summit within 21.2 miles
- Little Flat738 m · 5.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- High Plateau Scenic Byway19.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:47local time
- Coordinates
- 40.7842, -77.8498
South Hills Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 341 m. Little Flat stands 738 m to the east-southeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Westerly Parkway Wetland Education Center, a park 0.2 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of South Hills Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Little Flat | ESE 114° | 738 m | 5.5 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | ESE 108° | 733 m | 8.6 mi |
| Big Flat | SE 142° | 732 m | 5.5 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SE 141° | 726 m | 9.2 mi |
| Grass Mountain | SE 125° | 717 m | 7.9 mi |
| Broad Mountain | ESE 110° | 716 m | 10.1 mi |
| Bear Knob | NNW 341° | 713 m | 12.1 mi |
| Milligans Knob | SE 127° | 711 m | 11.2 mi |
- 19.0 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Westerly Parkway Wetland Education Center: 0.2 mi
- Nittany Village Park: 0.3 mi
- Tussey View Park: 0.4 mi
- Smithfield Park: 0.6 mi
- Sidney Friedman Park: 0.7 mi
Historic sites
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 0.9 mi
- President Atherton: 1.1 mi
- Old Main: 1.1 mi
- Lt. Michael P. Murphy Penn State Veterans Plaza: 1.1 mi
- Old Botany: 1.1 mi
Peaks
- Mount Nittany: 3.6 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.3 mi
- Rudy Ridge: 4.7 mi
- Sand Knob: 4.9 mi
- Big Flat: 5.5 mi
Museums: 32
Springs: 31
- Walnut Spring: 1.2 mi
- Thompson Spring: 1.3 mi
- Windy Hill Farms Spring: 1.7 mi
- Bathgate Spring: 2.1 mi
- Blue Spring: 2.7 mi
Attractions: 23
- Mill Wheel: 0.7 mi
- Lion Shrine: 1.3 mi
- Millbrook Marsh Nature Center: 2.1 mi
- Air Quality Learning and Demonstration Center: 2.3 mi
- Columbus Chapel: 2.6 mi
Artworks: 23
- Pictasaurus: 0.7 mi
- Centennial Piglet Statue: 0.9 mi
- Lucy C. Lederer Statue: 1.0 mi
- Olympic Wannabes: 1.0 mi
- The Obelisk: 1.1 mi
Nature reserves: 16
- Thompson Woods Preserve: 1.6 mi
- Stan Yoder Memorial Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Stony Batter Natural Area: 3.1 mi
- Patton Woods Nature Recreation Area: 3.9 mi
- Haugh Family Farm Open Space: 4.5 mi
Gardens: 12
- Schreyer Garden: 1.0 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 1.4 mi
- Bee and Pollinator Garden: 1.8 mi
- Penn State Community Garden Pollinator Garden: 1.8 mi
- The Giving Garden: 1.9 mi
Cliffs: 7
- The Rock: 4.8 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 12.2 mi
- Buck Point: 14.1 mi
- Donation Rocks: 15.4 mi
- Hunter Rock: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 4
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 8.3 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Longfellow Vista: 22.7 mi
- Karl Guss Picnic Area: 22.9 mi
Beaches: 3
- Black Moshannon Beach: 14.3 mi
- Kish park beach access: 18.8 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 19.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 16.8 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 17.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:47 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:34 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State College, 1 mi away.
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