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Strongs Hill

Strongs Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Strongs Hill rises to 555 m in Pennsylvania. Irwin Hill stands 868 m to the south, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Moose Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49078929, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
555 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.60007, -79.05281

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sample Run Recreation Area: 4.3 mi
  • Indiana Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
  • Mack Memorial Park: 5.4 mi
  • The Oak Grove: 5.7 mi
  • Fourth Ward Park: 6.1 mi
Peaks: 27
Artworks: 24
Historic sites: 18
  • Indiana County War Memorial: 5.6 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 5.7 mi
  • Eliza Furnace: 10.5 mi
  • Mine Entrance Memorial: 11.0 mi
  • Blairsville Veteran's Memorial: 16.3 mi
Museums: 10
Nature reserves: 6
Attractions: 3
  • IUP Arch: 5.4 mi
  • Community park: 17.7 mi
  • Home of Punxsutawney Phil: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Keystone Beach: 23.2 mi
  • Tunnelville Beach: 24.7 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Laurel Ave Community Garden: 18.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Granny Coon Spring: 20.9 mi

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Irwin HillS 184°868 m24.6 mi
Rager MountainSSE 157°786 m14.6 mi
Bear RocksSSW 207°745 m17.0 mi
Kinter HillNNE 17°630 m14.0 mi
Moose HillSSW 196°587 m1.2 mi
Pringle HillSE 130°581 m22.0 mi
Doty RoundtopNNE 20°579 m16.0 mi
Penn View MountainSSW 210°577 m13.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5219:28
June solstice05:4620:1020:51
September equinox07:0418:3919:15
December solstice07:3716:0916:53

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937485967716963524132
Precip in3.62.93.94.04.34.85.14.34.23.53.53.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indiana 3 SE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357315317

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