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McCalvy Hill

McCalvy Hill, seen from above at true elevation

McCalvy Hill rises to 505 m in Pennsylvania. 2768 feet stands 923 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ross Mountain, a park 4.1 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway runs past it. 49 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49048546, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
505 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.30118, -79.16003

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Ross Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Laurel Ridge State Park: 5.1 mi
  • Weller Field: 5.4 mi
  • Ligonier Diamond: 5.7 mi
  • Laurel Mountain Park: 6.6 mi
Peaks: 49
Attractions: 40
  • Jack Be Nimble: 6.5 mi
  • Hush A Bye Baby: 6.5 mi
  • Hickory Dickory Dock: 6.5 mi
  • The Elf Pond: 6.5 mi
  • Humpty Dumpty: 6.6 mi
Historic sites: 28
Museums: 17
Nature reserves: 8
Artworks: 8
Cliffs: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Laurel Ave Community Garden: 11.9 mi
  • Monastic Garden Area: 12.4 mi
  • Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 12.7 mi
  • Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 17.9 mi
  • Formal Garden: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Turtle Falls: 14.6 mi
  • Hinckston Falls: 15.0 mi
  • Cole Run Falls: 23.6 mi
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Kooser Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Keystone Beach: 12.6 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
2768 feetSSW 198°923 m18.8 mi
Bald KnobS 190°893 m13.1 mi
Painter Rock HillSSW 204°893 m17.8 mi
Birch Rock HillSSW 205°891 m19.4 mi
Sugar Camp HillSSE 147°887 m5.7 mi
Pea Vine HillS 177°886 m8.3 mi
Mystery HillSSE 151°878 m6.1 mi
Irwin HillSE 135°868 m5.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4820:1020:51
September equinox07:0518:4019:16
December solstice07:3716:1116:54

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038505966706962524233
Precip in4.13.34.34.64.55.04.74.04.43.63.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurel MTN, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357296811

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