- Elevation
- 362 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Painter Rock Hill893 m · 24.7 mi
- Nearest byway
- Historic National Road - Pennsylvania3.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:52local time
- Coordinates
- 39.9959, -79.7556
Swiss Heights Recreation Area is a park in Pennsylvania, at a recorded 362 m. Painter Rock Hill stands 893 m to the east-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Fayette Historical Society - Abel Colley Tavern and Museum, a museum 3.9 miles away. Historic National Road - Pennsylvania passes 3.8 miles off. 60 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Elevation
- 362 m
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Swiss Heights Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Painter Rock Hill | ENE 78° | 893 m | 24.7 mi |
| Birch Rock Hill | E 81° | 891 m | 23.5 mi |
| Devies Mountain | S 176° | 839 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sugarloaf Knob | SE 126° | 812.3 m | 19.1 mi |
| Fulton Knob | SE 145° | 804 m | 10.7 mi |
| Woodcock Hill | SE 135° | 771 m | 21.0 mi |
| Spook Hill | E 84° | 770 m | 22.5 mi |
| Humberton Hill | SE 135° | 753 m | 22.1 mi |
- 3.8 mi off the Historic National Road - PennsylvaniaNational
- 16.1 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
- 27.5 mi off the Old Route 7 Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Point Lookout · 11 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Oliver Park: 5.4 mi
- Dunlap Creek Park: 5.5 mi
- Fairgrounds: 6.3 mi
- George C Marshall Memorial Plaza: 6.7 mi
- Storey Square: 6.7 mi
- Kilndigging Hill: 6.3 mi
- Layton Hill: 7.3 mi
- Fort Hill: 7.7 mi
- Roundtop: 8.2 mi
- Krepp Knob: 8.3 mi
- P&LE Dickerson Run roundhouse: 5.9 mi
- Brownsville War Memorial: 7.2 mi
- Dunlap's Creek Bridge: 7.2 mi
- California Veterans Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Brownfield Honor Roll: 9.7 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
- Quiet Acres 2: 18.0 mi
- Blue Grass 2: 18.0 mi
- Shepard: 18.0 mi
- Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 6.7 mi
- Blaze the Vulcan: 8.3 mi
- Statue of Dr. Robert E Eberly: 8.4 mi
- Metal Sculpture: 15.6 mi
- Albert Gallatin Statue: 17.8 mi
- Wharton Furnace: 13.3 mi
- Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 15.0 mi
- Fallingwater: 16.4 mi
- Flatrock: 17.1 mi
- Sophia's Grave: 18.0 mi
- Jumonville Glen: 10.1 mi
- Jumonville Rocks: 10.2 mi
- Cabin Rocks: 10.4 mi
- White Rocks: 11.7 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 18.3 mi
- Lowber Passive Mine Water Treatment Plant: 17.5 mi
- Whetzel Preserve: 17.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 265: 20.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 297: 21.0 mi
- Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area: 22.5 mi
- Redds Beach: 14.1 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 16.8 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 16.9 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 16.9 mi
- Cool Spring: 8.4 mi
- Francis Spring: 23.8 mi
- Paterson Spring: 24.5 mi
- Sugar Run Falls: 15.4 mi
- Cucumber Falls: 16.2 mi
- Ohiopyle Falls: 16.4 mi
- The Chateau Gardens: 17.1 mi
- Formal Garden: 22.6 mi
- McKeesport Arboretum and Rose Garden: 24.0 mi
- Watering Trough: 10.6 mi
- West Overton: 13.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:11 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:15 | 16:58 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.8 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Uniontown 1 NE, 6 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Connellsville · 9 mi
- South Pittsburgh Region · 12 mi
- Ohiopyle · 16 mi
- New Stanton · 17 mi
- Donegal · 21 mi
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