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Fort Hill

Fort Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Fort Hill rises to 478 m in Pennsylvania. Painter Rock Hill stands 893 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Roundtop, a peak 1.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Pennsylvania passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49030058, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
478 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.09535, -79.69004

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Lake Forest Park: 3.6 mi
  • Pittsburgh Street Park: 5.1 mi
  • Garfield Park: 5.3 mi
  • Loucks Park: 5.5 mi
  • Kendi Park: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 53
  • P&LE Dickerson Run roundhouse: 3.5 mi
  • Scottdale War Memorial: 5.4 mi
  • Mount Pleasant WWI Memorial: 8.6 mi
  • Gratztown War Memorial: 10.6 mi
  • California Veterans Memorial: 10.8 mi
Attractions: 46
  • Fallingwater: 17.6 mi
  • Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 17.8 mi
  • Wharton Furnace: 18.8 mi
  • Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 19.6 mi
  • Flatrock: 19.7 mi
Museums: 22
Nature reserves: 21
Picnic sites: 15
  • Quiet Acres 2: 13.4 mi
  • Shepard: 13.5 mi
  • Blue Grass 2: 13.5 mi
  • Hay Loft: 13.6 mi
  • Timothy 1: 13.6 mi
Gardens: 11
  • Formal Garden: 14.9 mi
  • Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 17.8 mi
  • McKeesport Arboretum and Rose Garden: 18.3 mi
  • Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 20.2 mi
  • Monastic Garden Area: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Blaze the Vulcan: 10.5 mi
  • Statue of Dr. Robert E Eberly: 10.6 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 13.5 mi
  • McKeesport Model Railroad Club: 18.7 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 4
  • Cool Spring: 13.6 mi
  • Francis Spring: 17.5 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 22.3 mi
  • Kooser Spring: 23.0 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Redds Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 14.4 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 14.5 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 14.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of Fort Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Painter Rock HillE 95°893 m20.8 mi
Birch Rock HillE 99°891 m20.0 mi
Fulton KnobS 170°804 m15.8 mi
Spook HillESE 103°770 m19.3 mi
Elk RockSE 142°694 m12.5 mi
Sun HillE 101°655 m14.1 mi
Pine KnobS 180°652 m16.4 mi
Jockey KnobESE 107°630 m14.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:31
June solstice05:5120:1120:52
September equinox07:0718:4219:18
December solstice07:3816:1416:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239516169737265544335
Precip in3.23.03.64.24.74.94.74.43.93.43.33.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Connellsville 2 SSW, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357335173

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