Peak · Pennsylvania
Foster Hill
Foster Hill rises to 249 m in Pennsylvania. High Knob stands 624 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Remembrance Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wikidata Q49030169, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 249 m
How to reach it
Coordinates41.33176, -74.80544
- 6.2 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 17.0 mi off the Western Highlands Scenic Byway, National
- 27.2 mi off the Shawangunk Mountains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Park Avenue Observatory · 6 mi
- Lifting Rocks Overlook · 7 mi
- Pinwheel Vista · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Remembrance Park: 0.4 mi
- West Ann Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
- Georgiana P. Kiger Park: 0.5 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Park: 0.6 mi
- Biddis Park: 0.6 mi
Peaks
- The Milford Knob: 0.9 mi
- Pine Hill: 2.1 mi
- Pow Wow Hill: 4.1 mi
- Indian Point: 4.1 mi
- Round Hill: 6.1 mi
Beaches: 51
- PWLPOA Beach: 3.8 mi
- West End Beach: 6.1 mi
- Gold Key Beach: 7.2 mi
- High Point Beach: 7.2 mi
- Stokes Beach: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 45
- Millville Historic District: 1.8 mi
- Tri-State Monument: 6.0 mi
- Indian Raid: 6.4 mi
- Erie Roundhouse: 6.5 mi
- High Point Monument: 7.5 mi
Nature reserves: 31
- Cornelia and Florence Bridge Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Dwarfskill Preserve: 5.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 209: 6.6 mi
- Sullivan Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 13.4 mi
- Laurel Hill Preserve: 15.2 mi
Attractions: 31
- Japanese Sika Deer: 10.2 mi
- Family Entertainment Area: 14.5 mi
- Agricultural Area: 14.5 mi
- Outdoor Entertainment Area: 14.6 mi
- Horse Show Area: 14.6 mi
Waterfalls: 30
- Hackers Falls: 2.8 mi
- Raymondskil Falls: 3.5 mi
- Fish Cabin Falls: 8.1 mi
- Silverthread Falls: 8.2 mi
- Dingmans Falls: 8.3 mi
Museums: 21
- The Columns Museum of the Pike County Historical Society: 0.5 mi
- Erie Depot Museum: 6.5 mi
- Port Jervis Fire Department Museum: 6.9 mi
- Port Jervis Fireman Museum: 6.9 mi
- Minisink Heritage Museum: 12.4 mi
Rest areas: 6
- Pike Welcome Center: 5.2 mi
- Greenville Text Stop Eastbound: 9.0 mi
- Greenville Text Stop Westbound: 9.1 mi
- Pike County Rest Area Eastbound: 21.6 mi
- Pike County Rest Area Westbound: 21.7 mi
Gardens: 5
- The Smith-Harker Community Garden: 10.0 mi
- Founder's Park: 14.6 mi
- The Meditation Garden: 20.5 mi
- Muriel's Garden: 22.2 mi
- Labyrinth Garden: 24.5 mi
Cliffs: 4
- The Cliff: 2.5 mi
- steep bluff: 13.8 mi
- Pike Rock: 17.5 mi
- Ridgefield Point: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 4
- Glass Tentacles: 9.7 mi
- Buffalo Statue: 10.2 mi
- Wine and Design Warwick: 23.2 mi
- Rock Maze: 24.9 mi
Springs: 3
- Artesian Spring: 7.3 mi
- Rail-Trail Spring: 18.0 mi
- Fountain of Youth: 20.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
- Pecks Pond Picnic Area: 14.7 mi
- Toms Creek Recreation Site: 16.2 mi
- Robin Cove Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Conashaugh: 4.8 mi
- Eshback: 13.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Foster Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Knob | W 263° | 624 m | 16.7 mi |
| Low Knob | W 265° | 607 m | 16.4 mi |
| West Hill | W 266° | 605 m | 17.3 mi |
| Mud Pond Mountain | W 260° | 582 m | 19.6 mi |
| Belle Mountain | W 261° | 576 m | 17.8 mi |
| High Point | E 96° | 551 m | 7.5 mi |
| Big Hill | WNW 287° | 531 m | 19.4 mi |
| Gates Hill | WNW 284° | 514 m | 18.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:04 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:55 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:47 | 18:22 | 18:58 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:49 | 16:34 |
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 | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 69 | 62 | 50 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.3 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Matamoras, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1175039 — Foster Hill, Pike County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357286196
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