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Thompson Hill

Thompson Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Thompson Hill rises to 573 m in Pennsylvania. Tower Hill stands 715 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Halls Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49083215, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
573 m

How to reach it

Coordinates41.93841, -76.77634

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Toll Bridge Park: 6.1 mi
  • Roger Sterling Park: 8.0 mi
  • Draxler Park: 8.4 mi
  • Chapel Park: 8.7 mi
  • Elmer Goodwin Park: 8.8 mi
Historic sites: 25
Museums: 17
Nature reserves: 12
Artworks: 9
Attractions: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Laquin Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Barclay Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Bradford Falls: 22.1 mi
Rest areas: 2
Springs: 1
  • Railroad Springs: 11.4 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Round Top Recreation Area: 12.6 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.9 miles of Thompson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tower HillW715 m12.2 mi
Mount PisgahSSE691 m9.4 mi
Buck MountainW638 m10.0 mi
Gobblers KnobWNW592 m13.6 mi
Oak HillS588 m8.2 mi
Saxtons KnobWSW576 m6.7 mi
Baker HillW572 m3.3 mi
Buck HillW572 m15.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3320:0420:47
September equinox06:5518:2919:06
December solstice07:3215:5416:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252634465867717062503931
Precip in2.11.92.73.33.14.24.13.84.13.52.72.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Elmira, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357334787

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