Buckwampum Hill
Buckwampum Hill rises to 262 m in Pennsylvania. Scotts Mountain stands 331 m to the north-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Jerry Pursell Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 9.2 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016379, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 262 m
How to reach it
- 9.2 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National
- 12.2 mi off the Warren Heritage Scenic Byway
- 16.6 mi off the Delaware River Valley
Overlooks nearby
- Foul Rift Observation Deck · 20 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 20 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 21 mi
- Scenic Overlook - Delaware River · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Durham Aqueduct/ Lock 21 Recreation Area: 3.1 mi
- Flagpole Memorial Garden: 3.2 mi
- Southeastern Park: 3.5 mi
- Bucks County Horse Park: 3.9 mi
- Peppermint Road Park: 4.1 mi
- Springfield Township Historical Society: 3.4 mi
- Stokes House: 4.6 mi
- Heller–Wagner Grist Mill: 5.9 mi
- Locktender's House: 7.7 mi
- Steelworkers' Archives: 8.0 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 1.6 mi
- Mine Hill: 2.1 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 2.6 mi
- Cressman Hill: 2.7 mi
- Bitts Hill: 2.8 mi
- Lost River Caverns: 5.5 mi
- Josiah White II Canal Boat: 8.0 mi
- SteelStacks: 8.3 mi
- The Sun Inn: 9.3 mi
- Delaware River Railroad Excursions: 10.0 mi
- Bump Track: 5.9 mi
- Gnome Home: 6.0 mi
- Williams Township Veterans Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Jesus the Teacher Statue: 7.3 mi
- Island Park: 7.4 mi
- Lehigh Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Esperanza: 8.6 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 9.0 mi
- Japanese Serenity Garden: 9.0 mi
- Sand Island Children's Garden: 9.1 mi
- Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 8.2 mi
- The Bridge: 8.4 mi
- Amos The Greyhound: 9.2 mi
- Nittany Lion Mascot Statue: 9.2 mi
- John Amos Comenius Monument: 9.6 mi
- Charlie Brown's Clearing: 8.0 mi
- Picinic Table (S): 10.1 mi
- Picinic Table (C): 10.1 mi
- Island Picnic Grove: 10.5 mi
- Parkside Pavillion: 15.7 mi
- Marble Spring: 12.7 mi
- Lehigh Park Spring: 13.2 mi
- Crystal Spring: 13.3 mi
- Helfrichs Spring: 14.5 mi
- Poorhouse Spring: 16.3 mi
- Nockamixon Cliffs: 4.1 mi
- Mount Washington: 9.8 mi
- lower waterfall ledge: 10.3 mi
- Devil's Tea Table: 10.7 mi
- Saint Anthonys Nose: 12.4 mi
- High Falls: 5.9 mi
- Princess Run Waterfall: 23.9 mi
- Wilson Avenue River Access: 7.0 mi
- Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 23.8 mi
- 309 Truck Stop: 8.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Buckwampum Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotts Mountain | NNE 31° | 331 m | 15.7 mi |
| Bauer Rock | W 277° | 317 m | 10.7 mi |
| Gaffney Hill | N 350° | 308 m | 5.6 mi |
| Flint Hill | W 259° | 308 m | 6.0 mi |
| Kirchberg | NW 306° | 305 m | 5.1 mi |
| Haycock Mountain | SSE 168° | 295 m | 4.1 mi |
| Kohlberg | WNW 290° | 294 m | 3.7 mi |
| Musconetcong Mountain | ENE 57° | 289 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:05 | 18:37 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:55 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:22 | 15:54 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 59 | 68 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.8 | 3.2 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 4.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springtown 1 NNE, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357278910
Day trips start here
- Hellertown · 6 mi
- Bethlehem · 9 mi
- Quakertown · 9 mi
- Easton · 10 mi
- Frenchtown · 10 mi
- Phillipsburg · 10 mi
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