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Polk Hill

Polk Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Polk Hill rises to 585 m in Pennsylvania. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Jacobs Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Historic National Road - Pennsylvania passes 1.3 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063081, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
585 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.73397, -79.37531

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • The Chateau Terrace: 10.6 mi
  • Lafayette Square: 10.6 mi
  • Izaac Walton Park, Uniontown Chapter: 11.1 mi
  • Stewart on the Green: 11.2 mi
  • Wharton Township Recreational Park: 11.2 mi
Historic sites: 16
Museums: 14
Nature reserves: 12
Attractions: 9
  • Flatrock: 10.4 mi
  • Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 10.5 mi
  • Kentuck Knob Visitor's Center: 12.4 mi
  • Mountain Coaster: 12.4 mi
  • Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 12.7 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Cliffs: 7
Artworks: 5
  • Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 11.3 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 13.7 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 21.9 mi
  • Birdhouse: 24.7 mi
  • Art: 24.7 mi
Springs: 4
  • Baughman Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 18.1 mi
  • Cool Spring: 18.9 mi
  • Kooser Spring: 24.1 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 11.3 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 10.5 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 13.8 miles of Polk Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount DavisENE 71°979 m11.1 mi
Baughman RocksENE 69°961 m11.6 mi
Marsh HillS 179°948 m12.8 mi
Fike HillSSW 211°943 m13.1 mi
Glade MountainENE 67°936 m10.0 mi
Zehner HillE 98°914 m9.1 mi
Ringer HillE 88°903 m9.5 mi
Maust HillE 92°901 m9.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5419:30
June solstice05:5020:0920:50
September equinox07:0618:4119:16
December solstice07:3616:1416:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506068727064524133
Precip in3.63.43.94.04.94.94.54.04.03.43.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Confluence 1 SW DAM, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357304876

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