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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. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.09535, -79.69004

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

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: 52
  • 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
Peaks: 31
Museums: 22
Nature reserves: 21
Picnic sites: 14
  • 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: 3
  • Redds Beach: 14.3 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 14.4 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 25 miles of Fort Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Painter Rock HillE893 m20.8 mi
Birch Rock HillE891 m20.0 mi
Fulton KnobS804 m15.8 mi
Spook HillESE770 m19.3 mi
Elk RockSE694 m12.5 mi
Sun HillE655 m14.1 mi
Pine KnobS652 m16.4 mi
Jockey KnobESE630 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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