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Granite Hill

Granite Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Granite Hill rises to 238 m in Pennsylvania. Scotts Mountain stands 331 m to the northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Southeastern Park, a park 0.8 miles away. Warren Heritage Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49032700, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
238 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.59677, -75.27462

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Southeastern Park: 0.8 mi
  • Kingston Park: 1.9 mi
  • Arnold Property Open Space: 3.1 mi
  • Alfred J. Fritchman Reservoir Park: 3.1 mi
  • High Street Park: 3.2 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Attractions
Historic sites
Museums
Gardens: 32
Artworks: 22
  • The Bridge: 5.0 mi
  • Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 5.3 mi
  • Amos The Greyhound: 5.8 mi
  • Nittany Lion Mascot Statue: 5.9 mi
  • John Amos Comenius Monument: 6.1 mi
Picnic sites: 14
  • Charlie Brown's Clearing: 4.4 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 6.4 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 6.4 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 6.4 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 6.4 mi
Springs: 11
  • Marble Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 10.8 mi
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Poorhouse Spring: 14.2 mi
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 4
  • High Falls: 8.2 mi
  • High Falls: 17.1 mi
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 19.8 mi
  • Old Mill Falls: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 3.0 mi
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 20.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area: 6.4 mi
  • 309 Truck Stop: 9.1 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Granite Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scotts MountainNE 45°331 m14.2 mi
Bauer RockWSW 256°317 m8.8 mi
Gaffney HillNNE 27°308 m2.3 mi
Flint HillSW 220°308 m6.1 mi
KirchbergWSW 257°305 m2.2 mi
South MountainW 268°301 m5.4 mi
Haycock MountainSSE 159°295 m8.0 mi
KohlbergSSW 212°294 m2.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3119:5520:36
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2215:5416:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038505968737164534333
Precip in3.83.24.44.24.54.65.64.85.14.93.64.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springtown 1 NNE, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357288157

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