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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.

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

Peaks
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: 53
  • 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
Nature reserves: 23
Museums: 20
Picnic sites: 14
  • 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
Beaches: 4
  • Redds Beach: 12.9 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 13.1 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 13.2 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 13.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Cool Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Francis Spring: 17.0 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 23.7 mi
  • Kooser Spring: 24.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of Layton Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Birch Rock HillE 99°891 m21.4 mi
Fulton KnobSSE 165°804 m16.3 mi
Spook HillESE 103°770 m20.7 mi
Elk RockSE 138°694 m13.6 mi
Sun HillE 101°655 m15.5 mi
Pine KnobS 175°652 m16.7 mi
Jockey KnobESE 106°630 m16.0 mi
Hager HillSSE 160°630 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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