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Locks Hill

Locks Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Locks Hill rises to 365 m in Pennsylvania. Devies Mountain stands 839 m to the southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Masontown German Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Historic National Road - Pennsylvania passes 7.4 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49045806, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
365 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.86313, -79.88283

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Masontown German Park: 0.9 mi
  • Masontown Park: 1.5 mi
  • St. Francis Park: 1.5 mi
  • MonView Park: 4.8 mi
  • Wana B Park: 5.1 mi
Peaks: 50
Historic sites: 21
  • Brownfield Honor Roll: 9.1 mi
  • Lowhill Honor Roll: 10.7 mi
  • Dunlap's Creek Bridge: 10.9 mi
  • Brownsville War Memorial: 11.0 mi
  • Centerville War Memorial: 12.9 mi
Museums: 16
  • Albert Gallatin House: 6.6 mi
  • Fayette Historical Society - Abel Colley Tavern and Museum: 7.7 mi
  • W. A. Young & Sons Foundry and Machine Shop: 8.6 mi
  • Frank L. Melega Art Museum: 11.0 mi
  • Nemacolin Castle: 11.0 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Sophia's Grave: 6.8 mi
  • Wharton Furnace: 13.2 mi
  • Riverside Spot: 16.0 mi
  • Climbing and Rappelling: 16.2 mi
  • Climbing: 16.4 mi
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 7
  • Albert Gallatin Statue: 6.5 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 8.8 mi
  • Statue of Dr. Robert E Eberly: 14.0 mi
  • Blaze the Vulcan: 14.0 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 14.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
Beaches: 4
  • Redds Beach: 18.8 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 23.6 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 23.6 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 20.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Cool Spring: 12.2 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 18.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devies MountainSE 138°839 m11.9 mi
Sugarloaf KnobE 96°812.3 m22.3 mi
Fulton KnobE 88°804 m12.9 mi
Woodcock HillESE 105°771 m22.2 mi
Humberton HillESE 106°753 m23.4 mi
Sickle HillESE 119°738 m24.1 mi
Kelley KnobSE 134°712 m23.7 mi
Elk RockENE 71°694 m18.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5220:1120:52
September equinox07:0818:4319:18
December solstice07:3816:1616:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239516169737265534234
Precip in3.32.63.63.84.14.34.23.73.43.03.03.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grays Landing, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1179764 — Locks Hill, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357295431

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