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Layton Hill

Layton Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Layton Hill rises to 370 m in Pennsylvania. Birch Rock Hill stands 891 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Kilndigging Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Pennsylvania passes 9.8 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49043747, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
370 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.09785, -79.71643

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lake Forest Park: 5.0 mi
  • Cedar Creek Park: 5.9 mi
  • Pittsburgh Street Park: 6.4 mi
  • Garfield Park: 6.7 mi
  • South Huntingdon Municiple Park: 6.8 mi
Historic sites: 52
  • P&LE Dickerson Run roundhouse: 4.3 mi
  • Scottdale War Memorial: 6.8 mi
  • California Veterans Memorial: 9.5 mi
  • Gratztown War Memorial: 9.8 mi
  • Mount Pleasant WWI Memorial: 9.9 mi
Peaks: 29
Nature reserves: 23
Museums: 20
Picnic sites: 13
  • Quiet Acres 2: 12.5 mi
  • Shepard: 12.5 mi
  • Blue Grass 2: 12.5 mi
  • Hay Loft: 12.6 mi
  • Timothy 1: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 13
  • Formal Garden: 15.6 mi
  • McKeesport Arboretum and Rose Garden: 17.6 mi
  • Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 18.5 mi
  • Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 21.2 mi
  • South Park Demonstration Garden: 21.5 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Blaze the Vulcan: 9.2 mi
  • Statue of Dr. Robert E Eberly: 9.3 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 13.6 mi
  • McKeesport Model Railroad Club: 17.9 mi
  • The Sail: 20.4 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 18.7 mi
  • Fallingwater: 18.7 mi
  • Wharton Furnace: 19.3 mi
  • Flatrock: 20.6 mi
  • Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 20.9 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
Springs: 4
  • Cool Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Francis Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 23.7 mi
  • Kooser Spring: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Redds Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 13.1 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 13.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Birch Rock HillE891 m21.4 mi
Fulton KnobSSE804 m16.3 mi
Spook HillESE770 m20.7 mi
Elk RockSE694 m13.6 mi
Sun HillE655 m15.5 mi
Pine KnobS652 m16.7 mi
Jockey KnobESE630 m16.0 mi
Hager HillSSE630 m21.5 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 °F303240516169737266544334
Precip in2.92.43.13.44.34.44.33.63.63.02.82.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Donora 1 SW, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357294744

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