Parks Hill
Parks Hill rises to 854 m in Pennsylvania. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolf Rocks, a cliff 0.7 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wikidata Q49060000, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 854 m
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 29.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- Paradise Overlook · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Linn Run State Park: 2.3 mi
- Laurel Summit State Park: 3.1 mi
- Laurel Mountain Park: 4.3 mi
- Kooser State Park: 6.2 mi
- Ligonier Diamond: 7.2 mi
- Ulery Hill: 1.9 mi
- Bald Knob: 2.2 mi
- Pea Vine Hill: 3.2 mi
- Sheep Hill: 3.7 mi
- Scaife Hill: 3.9 mi
- Treehouse (O the Owl, Katerina): 9.0 mi
- Museum-Go_Round (Miss Elaina): 9.1 mi
- King Friday's Castle: 9.1 mi
- Clock Factory (Dad Tiger): 9.1 mi
- Mr. McFeeley: 9.1 mi
- Fort Ligonier: 7.1 mi
- Monument for Life: 7.2 mi
- Quecreek Mine Accident And Rescue: 7.2 mi
- Mt. Hope School: 8.0 mi
- CCC Monument: 11.0 mi
- Powder Mill Nature Reserve: 4.4 mi
- Powdermill Nature Center: 4.4 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 6.8 mi
- Ligonier Valley Rail Road Museum: 9.4 mi
- Laurel Hill Visitor Center: 11.0 mi
- Laurel Summit State Park: 2.1 mi
- Kimberly Run Natural Area: 13.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 50: 14.1 mi
- Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve: 14.6 mi
- Buttermilk Falls Natural Area: 20.0 mi
- Monastic Garden Area: 14.7 mi
- Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 14.7 mi
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 19.2 mi
- Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 19.8 mi
- Formal Garden: 20.2 mi
- Wolf Rocks: 0.7 mi
- Beam Rocks: 2.0 mi
- Ninety Foot Rocks: 2.1 mi
- Laurel Hill: 19.8 mi
- Cole Run Falls: 12.9 mi
- Turtle Falls: 19.1 mi
- Hinckston Falls: 22.2 mi
- Sugar Run Falls: 22.9 mi
- Kooser Spring: 6.3 mi
- Paterson Spring: 12.1 mi
- Baughman Spring: 24.3 mi
- Birdhouse: 11.2 mi
- Morley’s Dog: 19.0 mi
- Slovak Club Picnic Grounds: 13.9 mi
- Babcock Picnic Area: 23.0 mi
- West Overton: 19.9 mi
- Livermore: 23.1 mi
- Keystone Beach: 18.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Parks Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Davis | S 178° | 979 m | 24.8 mi |
| Baughman Rocks | S 177° | 961 m | 24.3 mi |
| Glade Mountain | S 181° | 936 m | 24.6 mi |
| 2768 feet | SSW 210° | 923 m | 8.3 mi |
| Vought Rock | S 175° | 898 m | 22.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | SSW 197° | 893 m | 2.2 mi |
| Painter Rock Hill | SW 226° | 893 m | 7.8 mi |
| Birch Rock Hill | SW 225° | 891 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:09 | 20:50 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:36 | 16:12 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 23 | 25 | 33 | 45 | 55 | 62 | 66 | 65 | 59 | 48 | 37 | 28 |
| Precip in | 4.4 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.9 | 5.1 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurel Summit, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357303358
Day trips start here
- Donegal · 10 mi
- Somerset · 11 mi
- Greensburg · 21 mi
- New Stanton · 22 mi
- Connellsville · 23 mi
- Ohiopyle · 25 mi
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