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Schantz Hill

Schantz Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Schantz Hill rises to 231 m in Pennsylvania. Pocono Mountain stands 517 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Korea Vietnam Memorial, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 24 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49071756, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
231 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.66760, -75.61963

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • United States Armed Forces Plaza: 0.6 mi
  • Independence Park: 0.9 mi
  • Neffs Ballfield: 1.9 mi
  • Neffs Valley Park: 2.1 mi
  • Kolapechka Park: 2.4 mi
Historic sites: 56
Peaks
Museums: 51
Attractions: 50
Gardens: 27
Artworks: 20
Springs: 11
  • Helfrichs Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Poorhouse Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Lehigh Park Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Stempa Spring: 14.7 mi
Waterfalls: 10
  • Wild Creek Falls: 15.6 mi
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 16.0 mi
  • Lower Falls: 16.9 mi
  • Onoko Falls: 17.0 mi
  • Terrace Falls: 17.0 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Parkside Pavillion: 7.6 mi
  • Food Fest Grove: 7.6 mi
  • Carousel Grove: 7.7 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 12.6 mi
  • Picinic Table (S): 12.6 mi
Beaches: 6
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 5.8 mi
  • Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 12.3 mi
  • Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 14.9 mi
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 16.4 mi
  • Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 16.6 mi
Cliffs: 6
Rest areas: 1
  • 309 Truck Stop: 17.4 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Schantz Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pocono MountainNNW517 m16.5 mi
Bear MountainNNW506 m14.8 mi
The PinnacleWSW498 m15.8 mi
Dans PulpitW497 m17.1 mi
Pisgah MountainNW492 m17.1 mi
Bake Oven KnobNW483 m8.2 mi
Bears RocksWNW475 m8.7 mi
Call MountainN471 m17.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3219:5620:38
September equinox06:5118:2519:01
December solstice07:2415:5516:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303241526271767466554435
Precip in3.32.83.63.73.64.45.34.64.84.13.23.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Allentown Lehigh VLY Intl AP, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1210807 — Schantz Hill, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357359293

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