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Sunshine Hill

Sunshine Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Sunshine Hill rises to 365 m in Pennsylvania. Devies Mountain stands 839 m to the east-southeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is St. Francis Park, a park 1.7 miles away. Historic National Road - Pennsylvania passes 10 miles off. 53 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49080262, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
365 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.82230, -79.91089

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • St. Francis Park: 1.7 mi
  • MonView Park: 1.7 mi
  • Masontown Park: 1.8 mi
  • Masontown German Park: 2.3 mi
  • Wana B Park: 5.5 mi
Peaks: 53
Historic sites: 20
  • Asbury Church: 10.4 mi
  • Brownfield Honor Roll: 10.9 mi
  • John Fitzgerald Kennedy Memorial Park: 12.0 mi
  • Lowhill Honor Roll: 13.1 mi
  • Border Heroine: 13.3 mi
Museums: 16
  • Albert Gallatin House: 3.4 mi
  • W. A. Young & Sons Foundry and Machine Shop: 10.0 mi
  • Fayette Historical Society - Abel Colley Tavern and Museum: 10.8 mi
  • Greene County Museum: 12.2 mi
  • Greene County Museum: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 9
  • Sophia's Grave: 3.6 mi
  • Riverside Spot: 13.6 mi
  • Climbing and Rappelling: 13.7 mi
  • Climbing: 14.0 mi
  • Climbing: 14.2 mi
Artworks: 7
  • Albert Gallatin Statue: 3.3 mi
  • Statue of Thomas Jefferson and Albert Gallatin: 11.3 mi
  • From The Mountain: 12.1 mi
  • Don Knotts: 13.4 mi
  • Metal Sculpture: 15.5 mi
Nature reserves: 7
Cliffs: 6
Waterfalls: 5
Picnic sites: 2
  • Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
  • Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
Springs: 1
  • Cool Spring: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • The Chateau Gardens: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 1

Other summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Devies MountainESE 123°839 m11.2 mi
Sugarloaf KnobE 88°812.3 m23.7 mi
Fulton KnobENE 77°804 m14.8 mi
Woodcock HillE 97°771 m23.1 mi
Evans HillESE 115°763 m24.9 mi
Humberton HillE 98°753 m24.3 mi
Sickle HillESE 112°738 m24.3 mi
Mount PhoebeSSE 161°715 m24.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5619:32
June solstice05:5220:1120:52
September equinox07:0818:4319:19
December solstice07:3816:1616:59

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303239516169737265534234
Precip in3.32.63.63.84.14.34.23.73.43.03.03.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Grays Landing, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1189098 — Sunshine Hill, Fayette County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357315670

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