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Signal Hill

Signal Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Signal Hill rises to 262 m in Ohio. Schultz Hill stands 337 m to the northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Stage Mound Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Morgan County Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in the United States of America

Wikidata Q34832562, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
262 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.34896, -82.12765

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • The Plains Community Park: 1.6 mi
  • Plains Elementary Field: 1.7 mi
  • Highland Park: 1.7 mi
  • Armory Park: 1.8 mi
  • Plains Land Lab: 2.0 mi
Peaks: 29
  • Stage Mound Hill: 0.6 mi
  • Radar Hill: 1.7 mi
  • Bloemer Berg: 2.8 mi
  • Witches Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Bong Hill: 2.9 mi
Attractions: 12
Cliffs: 8
Waterfalls: 8
  • Cedar Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Whispering Falls: 22.3 mi
  • Ash Cave: 22.5 mi
  • Upper Falls: 22.8 mi
  • Devil's Bathtub: 22.8 mi
Museums: 7
Ghost towns: 7
Artworks: 6
Gardens: 4
  • Ohio University Student Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Ohio University Student Garden: 1.0 mi
  • Wolfe Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Garden: 5.4 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Blair Arch: 3.7 mi
  • Tunnel Rock: 4.0 mi
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Buchtel Spring: 8.4 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Schultz HillNW 305°337 m18.8 mi
Irish RidgeW 270°326 m11.1 mi
Long RidgeW 275°325 m11.1 mi
Starrett RidgeW 278°323 m10.5 mi
Furnace RidgeW 268°320 m11.6 mi
The PinnacleWSW 246°319 m16.0 mi
Peck HillWSW 252°316 m11.8 mi
Crumley KnobE 93°312 m3.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0519:41
June solstice06:0320:1920:59
September equinox07:1718:5219:27
December solstice07:4616:2717:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303341526169737165544335
Precip in2.92.93.63.84.24.54.33.23.22.92.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens OU, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357484503

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