Blackhead Hill
Blackhead Hill rises to 278 m in Pennsylvania. Topton Mountain stands 378 m to the northwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Devil Head, a peak 1.1 miles away. Exton Bypass passes 28 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49014066, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 278 m
How to reach it
- 28.3 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 28.6 mi off the Blue Route
- 28.5 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Saint Pio of Pietrelcina Museum: 3.4 mi
- Alburtis Lock Ridge Historical Society: 4.8 mi
- Lock Ridge Furnace Museum: 4.8 mi
- Schwenkfelder Library Museum: 6.2 mi
- Boyertown Museum of Historic Vehicles: 7.5 mi
- Peevy Road Open Space: 4.8 mi
- Brenner-Penfield Macungie Mountain Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Reimert Memorial Bird Haven: 5.1 mi
- Pennsburg Nature Preserve: 6.9 mi
- The Hex: 7.2 mi
- World War II Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Michael Sexton Eagle Scout Project: 6.4 mi
- Native American statue: 7.5 mi
- Portland Cement: 10.1 mi
- Isaac Smith World War I and II memorial: 10.4 mi
- Hereford Township Community Park: 1.8 mi
- Melcher Park: 3.0 mi
- Haas Field: 3.2 mi
- Tollgate Eco-Park: 3.2 mi
- Gordon Park: 3.3 mi
- Highest point in Montgomery County: 5.3 mi
- Colebrookdale Railroad Station: 7.6 mi
- Zephyr Railroad: 10.2 mi
- Cedar Creek Flyers: 10.2 mi
- Revolution: 10.3 mi
- Devil Head: 1.1 mi
- Gap Hill: 2.3 mi
- Furnace Hill: 3.7 mi
- Topton Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Highest Point Montgomery County: 5.3 mi
- Emma: 9.1 mi
- Victor's Lament: 12.0 mi
- Arts Walk Hamilton Connector: 13.4 mi
- Court Street Arts Alley: 13.5 mi
- Mascot: 13.5 mi
- The Fields at Indian Creek Garden: 8.2 mi
- Emmaus Community Garden: 9.8 mi
- Emmaus Remembrance Garden: 9.8 mi
- YouthGrow Farm: 10.2 mi
- The Tree of Life Memorial Grove: 11.1 mi
- Poorhouse Spring: 10.1 mi
- Lehigh Park Spring: 11.9 mi
- Crystal Spring: 12.6 mi
- Helfrichs Spring: 14.4 mi
- Peters Creek Spring: 14.6 mi
- Food Fest Grove: 10.4 mi
- Carousel Grove: 10.4 mi
- Parkside Pavillion: 10.6 mi
- Picnic Grove: 13.9 mi
- Sweinhart Pavilion: 16.5 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 7.5 mi
- Millers Point: 16.4 mi
- Peace Rock: 23.2 mi
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 20.6 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 21.4 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 12.6 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 15.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Blackhead Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Topton Mountain | NW 304° | 378 m | 4.5 mi |
| Gap Hill | NNW 329° | 349 m | 2.3 mi |
| Mount Penn | WSW 247° | 342 m | 16.7 mi |
| Long Hill | SW 216° | 332 m | 8.0 mi |
| Church Hill | WSW 248° | 332 m | 13.0 mi |
| Fancy Hill | SSW 212° | 331 m | 9.3 mi |
| Deer Path Hill | WSW 254° | 326 m | 14.9 mi |
| Irish Mountain | W 265° | 323 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:56 | 16:40 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rodale Rsch CTR, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357277611
Day trips start here
- Pennsburg · 7 mi
- Emmaus · 9 mi
- Philadelphia Region · 12 mi
- Allentown · 13 mi
- Lehigh Valley · 13 mi
- Pottstown · 13 mi
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