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Molasses Hill

Molasses Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Molasses Hill rises to 152 m in Pennsylvania. Bauer Rock stands 317 m to the west-northwest, 8.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Flagpole Memorial Garden, a park 1.5 miles away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49050881, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
152 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.50371, -75.30046

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Flagpole Memorial Garden: 1.5 mi
  • Peppermint Road Park: 2.0 mi
  • Benner Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
  • Lake Towhee Park: 2.7 mi
  • Robert O. Keller Memorial Park: 2.8 mi
Museums
  • Springfield Township Historical Society: 1.8 mi
  • Stokes House: 2.2 mi
  • Richland Historical Society: 3.8 mi
  • ​Upper Bucks Visitor Center at the Marketplace Barn: 5.0 mi
  • Liberty Hall: 5.0 mi
Peaks
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens: 42
Artworks: 21
  • Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 7.7 mi
  • The Bridge: 8.4 mi
  • Amos The Greyhound: 9.1 mi
  • Nittany Lion Mascot Statue: 9.1 mi
  • John Amos Comenius Monument: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Charlie Brown's Clearing: 8.5 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 10.5 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 10.5 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 10.5 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 10.5 mi
Springs: 11
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 11.0 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 11.4 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Poorhouse Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Kerr Spring: 16.5 mi
Cliffs: 8
Rest areas: 2
  • 309 Truck Stop: 4.3 mi
  • Rest Area: 10.2 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 8.8 mi
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 23.2 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • High Falls: 10.0 mi
  • High Falls: 15.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Molasses Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bauer RockWNW 301°317 m8.4 mi
Flint HillNW 305°308 m3.1 mi
Gaffney HillNNE 16°308 m8.8 mi
KirchbergN 352°305 m6.0 mi
South MountainNNW 328°301 m7.4 mi
Haycock MountainESE 104°295 m4.4 mi
KohlbergN 359°294 m4.2 mi
Chestnut HillW 269°282 m6.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:13
June solstice05:3219:5520:36
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2215:5516:38

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038505968737164534333
Precip in3.83.24.44.24.54.65.64.85.14.93.64.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springtown 1 NNE, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1181404 — Molasses Hill, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357298271

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