Benson Knob
Benson Knob rises to 568 m in Pennsylvania. Armenia Mountain stands 734 m to the south, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Camfield Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012106, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 568 m
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Annette Smith Memorial Park: 7.4 mi
- Alparon Park: 8.1 mi
- Low Ropes Course: 9.6 mi
- Elliott Lawn: 9.8 mi
- Alumni Lawn: 9.8 mi
- Camfield Hill: 1.7 mi
- Saxtons Knob: 2.4 mi
- Judson Hill: 4.3 mi
- Buck Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Rowley Hill: 5.0 mi
- Chemung County's First Traffic Fatality Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Newtown Battlefield Monument: 15.1 mi
- Elmira Police Memorial: 16.1 mi
- Korea and Vietnam War Memorial: 16.1 mi
- WWI Memorial: 16.1 mi
- The Heritage Village And Museum: 8.0 mi
- Ashland Historical Society: 14.1 mi
- Manley-Bohlayer House: 15.9 mi
- Chemung Valley History Museum: 16.2 mi
- Leroy Heritage Museum: 16.7 mi
- Plymouth Woods Nature Preserve: 14.6 mi
- Hills Creek State Park: 15.7 mi
- Steege Hill Nature Preserve: 16.5 mi
- Tanglewood Nature Center: 16.6 mi
- Spencer Crest Nature Center: 19.4 mi
- Spanish-American War Statue: 16.1 mi
- Thomas K. Beecher Statue: 16.1 mi
- Labrador Duck: 16.1 mi
- Mark Twain: 16.5 mi
- Olivia Langdon: 16.5 mi
- Laquin Falls: 21.8 mi
- Barclay Falls: 21.8 mi
- Bradford Falls: 21.8 mi
- Third Falls: 23.7 mi
- Second Falls: 23.7 mi
- Larry the Elk: 11.7 mi
- Mistletoe Farm: 17.6 mi
- Luther's Mills Covered Bridge: 18.8 mi
- Little Joe Tower: 20.8 mi
- Heritage Village of the Southern Finger Lakes: 21.3 mi
- Fall Brook: 13.8 mi
- Barclay: 20.4 mi
- Laquin: 20.8 mi
- Landrus: 22.1 mi
- Railroad Springs: 8.2 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 11.7 mi
- Round Top Recreation Area: 19.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Benson Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Armenia Mountain | S 177° | 734 m | 12.2 mi |
| Tower Hill | WNW 298° | 715 m | 6.3 mi |
| Huckleberry Mountain | SSW 197° | 710 m | 17.4 mi |
| Maple Hill | SW 231° | 694 m | 16.9 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | ESE 112° | 691 m | 10.4 mi |
| Pine Hill | SW 219° | 676 m | 13.4 mi |
| Big Hill | W 267° | 657 m | 9.9 mi |
| Bald Hill | W 270° | 646 m | 13.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 20:05 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 15:55 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 56 | 65 | 70 | 68 | 61 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.7 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tioga Hammond DAM, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357276694
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- Southern Tier · 27 mi
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