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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. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in Northampton County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49032700, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
238 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.59677, -75.27462

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
Museums
Peaks: 55
Attractions: 55
Historic sites: 54
Gardens: 29
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: 8
  • Charlie Brown's Clearing: 4.4 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 6.4 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 6.4 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 12.8 mi
  • Parkside Pavillion: 13.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
Springs: 8
  • 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
Waterfalls: 3
  • High Falls: 8.2 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: 1
  • 309 Truck Stop: 9.1 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Granite Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scotts MountainNE331 m14.2 mi
Bauer RockWSW317 m8.8 mi
Gaffney HillNNE308 m2.3 mi
Flint HillSW308 m6.1 mi
KirchbergWSW305 m2.2 mi
Haycock MountainSSE295 m8.0 mi
KohlbergSSW294 m2.7 mi
Musconetcong MountainENE289 m14.5 mi

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.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357288157

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