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Rattlesnake Hill

Rattlesnake Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Rattlesnake Hill rises to 138 m in Pennsylvania. Scotts Mountain stands 331 m to the north-northeast, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Durham Aqueduct/ Lock 21 Recreation Area, a park 0.5 miles away. Delaware River Scenic Byway passes 8.3 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Mountain in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49066800, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
138 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.57677, -75.20629

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Durham Aqueduct/ Lock 21 Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
  • Riegelsville Borough Park: 1.8 mi
  • South Pohatcong Playground: 2.8 mi
  • Fry's Run Park: 2.9 mi
  • Melchor Tract Park: 3.4 mi
Museums
Attractions: 56
  • Josiah White II Canal Boat: 6.2 mi
  • Lost River Caverns: 6.5 mi
  • Delaware River Railroad Excursions: 7.7 mi
  • Crayola Experience: 7.9 mi
  • SteelStacks: 8.8 mi
Peaks: 55
Historic sites: 55
Gardens: 29
Artworks: 20
  • Transcendence: 8.5 mi
  • Shapeyard: 8.5 mi
  • Leopard: 8.5 mi
  • The Bridge: 8.8 mi
  • Mr. Imagination's Sculpture Garden: 9.0 mi
Cliffs: 8
Picnic sites: 8
  • Charlie Brown's Clearing: 8.2 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 10.2 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 10.2 mi
  • Island Picnic Grove: 11.3 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 14.9 mi
Springs: 8
  • Marble Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 14.5 mi
  • Helfrichs Spring: 15.3 mi
  • Poorhouse Spring: 17.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • High Falls: 4.3 mi
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 22.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 6.6 mi
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 23.9 mi
Rest areas: 2

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Scotts MountainNNE331 m13.1 mi
Bauer RockW317 m12.2 mi
Gaffney HillNW308 m4.3 mi
Flint HillWSW308 m8.1 mi
KirchbergW305 m5.8 mi
Haycock MountainS295 m6.1 mi
KohlbergW294 m5.1 mi
Musconetcong MountainENE289 m11.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3119:5520:36
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2215:5416:38

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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1184672 — Rattlesnake Hill, Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357305413

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