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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: 28
Museums: 17
Nature reserves: 13
Artworks: 9
Attractions: 4
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Laquin Falls: 22.0 mi
  • Barclay Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Bradford Falls: 22.1 mi
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 16.5 miles of Thompson Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Tower HillW 261°715 m12.2 mi
Mount PisgahSSE 161°691 m9.4 mi
Buck MountainW 261°638 m10.0 mi
Gobblers KnobWNW 282°592 m13.6 mi
Oak HillS 177°588 m8.2 mi
Saxtons KnobWSW 248°576 m6.7 mi
Baker HillW 279°572 m3.3 mi
Buck HillW 276°572 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 5080 °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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