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Shooters Hill

Shooters Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Shooters Hill rises to 471 m in Pennsylvania. 2768 feet stands 923 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Club House Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49073450, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
471 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.21507, -79.21614

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Laurel Mountain Park: 1.7 mi
  • Ligonier Diamond: 2.2 mi
  • Weller Field: 2.5 mi
  • Linn Run State Park: 4.1 mi
  • Storybook Forest: 4.5 mi
Peaks: 44
Attractions: 39
  • Treehouse (O the Owl, Katerina): 4.4 mi
  • Museum-Go_Round (Miss Elaina): 4.4 mi
  • Clock Factory (Dad Tiger): 4.4 mi
  • Mr. McFeeley: 4.4 mi
  • King Friday's Castle: 4.4 mi
Historic sites: 25
Museums: 15
Nature reserves: 5
Gardens: 5
  • Monastic Garden Area: 10.7 mi
  • Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 10.9 mi
  • Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 16.3 mi
  • Laurel Ave Community Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Formal Garden: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Cole Run Falls: 17.2 mi
  • Turtle Falls: 18.3 mi
  • Hinckston Falls: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Picnic sites: 2
Springs: 2
  • Kooser Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Paterson Spring: 16.1 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Birdhouse: 16.0 mi
  • Morley’s Dog: 17.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Keystone Beach: 14.0 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
2768 feetSSW 193°923 m12.3 mi
Bald KnobS 174°893 m7.0 mi
Painter Rock HillSSW 203°893 m11.1 mi
Birch Rock HillSSW 205°891 m12.8 mi
Sugar Camp HillE 79°887 m6.1 mi
Pea Vine HillSE 125°886 m4.1 mi
Mystery HillE 84°878 m5.9 mi
Pike's PeakE 94°868 m5.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5319:29
June solstice05:4820:1020:51
September equinox07:0518:4019:16
December solstice07:3716:1216:55

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038505966706962524233
Precip in4.13.34.34.64.55.04.74.04.43.63.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurel MTN, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1187585 — Shooters Hill, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357312397

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