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Scotland

Scotland, seen from above at true elevation

Scotland rises to 274 m in Pennsylvania. Thickhead Mountain stands 733 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Little Mountain, a peak 2.8 miles away.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49071928, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
274 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.43508, -77.55610

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Kansas Valley Park Area: 5.5 mi
  • Blain Lions Club Park: 7.4 mi
  • Tuscarora Valley Heritage Days: 8.3 mi
  • New Germantown Park: 8.7 mi
  • Stone Arch Bridge Park: 10.4 mi
Historic sites: 33
  • Lewistown Viscose WWII Memorial: 11.1 mi
  • Sundy Place: 11.8 mi
  • Henrys Tannery: 11.9 mi
  • statue of creebis: 14.4 mi
  • Revolutionary and Civil War Memorial: 18.2 mi
Springs: 14
  • Sand Springs: 5.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Swarey Spring: 14.4 mi
  • Yoder Spring: 16.2 mi
  • Coffee Run Spring: 16.2 mi
Picnic sites: 9
Museums: 9
  • McCoy House: 11.3 mi
  • Kishacoquillas Valley Historical Society: 15.4 mi
  • Mapleton Historical Society: 20.4 mi
  • Swigart Museum: 20.5 mi
  • Isett Heritage Museum: 22.5 mi
Attractions: 6
Cliffs: 4
Artworks: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 11.2 mi
  • Kish park beach access: 13.1 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Sculpture Garden: 21.7 mi
  • West Locust Community Garden: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of Scotland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Thickhead MountainNNW 341°733 m22.6 mi
Big FlatNNW 329°732 m23.2 mi
Broad MountainNNW 331°726 m19.5 mi
Grass MountainNNW 336°717 m21.6 mi
Broad MountainNNW 344°716 m21.5 mi
Milligans KnobNNW 340°711 m18.5 mi
Eckenrode KnobSSW 198°683 m15.8 mi
Bald MountainN 349°675 m22.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4619:22
June solstice05:4120:0420:45
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:3116:0416:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516170747265544334
Precip in2.92.33.63.54.24.03.63.64.43.83.13.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lewistown, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1187157 — Scotland, Juniata County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357311749

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