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Kilndigging Hill

Kilndigging Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Kilndigging Hill rises to 388 m in Pennsylvania. Birch Rock Hill stands 891 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Layton Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Pennsylvania passes 9.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49041586, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
388 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.08257, -79.71699

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Lake Forest Park: 5.2 mi
  • Swiss Heights Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
  • Pittsburgh Street Park: 6.6 mi
  • Garfield Park: 6.8 mi
  • Cedar Creek Park: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 53
  • P&LE Dickerson Run roundhouse: 3.6 mi
  • Scottdale War Memorial: 7.0 mi
  • California Veterans Memorial: 9.3 mi
  • Brownsville War Memorial: 10.0 mi
  • Dunlap's Creek Bridge: 10.0 mi
Museums: 21
Nature reserves: 20
Picnic sites: 14
  • Quiet Acres 2: 13.3 mi
  • Shepard: 13.4 mi
  • Blue Grass 2: 13.4 mi
  • Hay Loft: 13.5 mi
  • Timothy 1: 13.5 mi
Gardens: 10
  • Formal Garden: 16.5 mi
  • McKeesport Arboretum and Rose Garden: 18.6 mi
  • Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 19.4 mi
  • The Chateau Gardens: 21.1 mi
  • Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 21.9 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 17.8 mi
  • Fallingwater: 17.9 mi
  • Wharton Furnace: 18.2 mi
  • Flatrock: 19.8 mi
  • Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 20.5 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Blaze the Vulcan: 9.0 mi
  • Statue of Dr. Robert E Eberly: 9.0 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 12.5 mi
  • McKeesport Model Railroad Club: 18.9 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 20.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 4
  • Cool Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Francis Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 23.4 mi
  • Kooser Spring: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Redds Beach: 13.1 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 13.7 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 13.8 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 13.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Kilndigging Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Birch Rock HillE 96°891 m21.3 mi
Sugarloaf KnobSE 142°812.3 m21.9 mi
Fulton KnobSSE 164°804 m15.3 mi
Spook HillE 100°770 m20.6 mi
Elk RockSE 135°694 m12.8 mi
Sun HillE 97°655 m15.4 mi
Pine KnobS 174°652 m15.6 mi
Jockey KnobESE 102°630 m15.7 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, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357293803

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