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Buckingham Mountain

Buckingham Mountain, seen from above at true elevation

Buckingham Mountain rises to 158 m in Pennsylvania. Flint Hill stands 308 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Tavern 18 century, a attraction 1.1 miles away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off.

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Buckingham Mountain (Lenape: Pepacating ) is located in Buckingham Township in Central Bucks County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is the second most elevated land in all of Bucks County at 520 feet.

From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Wikidata Q4983224, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
158 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.31594, -75.04100

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Holicong Park: 1.2 mi
  • Hansell Park: 3.2 mi
  • George M. Bush Park: 3.8 mi
  • Aquetong Spring Park: 3.8 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park at Maplewood: 3.8 mi
Peaks
  • Little Buckingham Mountain: 1.6 mi
  • Solebury Mountain: 3.5 mi
  • Pebble Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Jericho Mountain: 4.9 mi
  • Plumstead Hill: 5.1 mi
Gardens
  • Hope Spring: 1.7 mi
  • Doylestown Community Garden: 4.4 mi
  • Bowman's Hill Wildflower Preserve: 5.2 mi
  • Rain Garden: 6.2 mi
  • Apiary: 6.4 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Museums
Historic sites
  • Casimir Sienkiewicz (1892-1974): 4.5 mi
  • Martin Moister estate: 4.7 mi
  • Bucks County Korean War Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • Bucks County Persian Gulf War Memorial: 4.7 mi
  • WWI Memorial Fountain: 4.7 mi
Attractions: 42
  • Tavern 18 century: 1.1 mi
  • Solebury Orchards: 4.7 mi
  • Tyler Park Equipment Rental: 6.8 mi
  • Sleepy Hollow Hayride: 7.6 mi
  • Cabin Run covered bridge: 8.9 mi
Picnic sites: 27
  • Shaded Picnic Area: 7.6 mi
  • General Greene Picnic Pavilion: 8.7 mi
  • Island Picnic Grove: 8.8 mi
  • Kids Kingdom Picnic Pavilion: 12.4 mi
  • Alumni Grove: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 4
  • 309 Truck Stop: 21.7 mi
  • King of Prussia Service Plaza: 23.4 mi
  • Richard Stockton Travel Plaza: 23.7 mi
  • Woodrow Wilson Service Area: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • High Falls: 8.5 mi
  • Gold Run: 12.9 mi
  • High Falls: 17.6 mi
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Buckingham Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Flint HillNW 312°308 m21.9 mi
Haycock MountainNW 322°295 m15.2 mi
KohlbergNW 321°294 m22.0 mi
The LookoutNW 310°277 m20.9 mi
Beverly HillsWNW 302°264 m23.7 mi
Buckwampum HillNNW 327°262 m18.9 mi
SwovebergNW 323°257 m22.7 mi
Rock HillWNW 296°256 m14.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3619:12
June solstice05:3119:5320:34
September equinox06:4818:2318:59
December solstice07:2015:5416:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526270757467554536
Precip in3.22.53.93.94.34.25.54.94.43.73.43.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Doylestown AP, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357321602

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