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Turkey Hill

Turkey Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Turkey Hill rises to 285 m in Pennsylvania. Huckleberry Mountain stands 762 m to the north, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Truth and Virtue, a artwork 0.6 miles away.

About

The story

Turkey Hill is a hill in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It has an elevation of 942 feet (287 m) above sea level. The hill has a flat plateau at the top, but steep slopes on its northern, western, and southern sides. The western and southern parts of the hill have some residential development, while the northern side is mostly forested. The views it provides of the surrounding area have been described as "striking" and "breathtaking".

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Wikidata Q25240827, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
285 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.01786, -76.44411
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Fernville Family Park: 1.4 mi
  • Lightstreet Community Park: 1.7 mi
  • Scott Township Schools Park: 1.8 mi
  • Bloomsburg Town Park: 1.8 mi
  • Bloomsburg Town Park: 2.0 mi
Peaks
  • Summer Hill: 4.5 mi
  • Round Top: 6.1 mi
  • Full Mill Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Knob Mountain: 7.4 mi
  • McCauley Mountain: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 52
  • Bloomsburg University Fountain: 0.7 mi
  • Bloomsburg Fountain: 1.3 mi
  • Bloomsburg Fair: 2.0 mi
  • Scenic Skyway: 9.9 mi
  • Sky Slide: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 40
Waterfalls: 29
  • Big Falls: 22.1 mi
  • Twin Falls: 22.3 mi
  • Murray Reynolds Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Lewis Falls: 22.5 mi
  • Big Run Falls: 22.5 mi
Artworks: 21
Museums: 18
Nature reserves: 12
Gardens: 4
  • Hughes Memorial Garden: 8.0 mi
  • Butterfly Gardens: 20.4 mi
  • Castle Green Garden: 22.8 mi
  • Butler Township Community Garden: 23.2 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Columbia County Rest Area Eastbound: 10.1 mi
  • Columbia County Rest Area Westbound: 10.2 mi
  • Montour County Rest Area Westbound: 14.8 mi
  • Montour County Rest Area Eastbound: 15.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Memorial Class Of 1916: 0.8 mi
  • C. Q. McWilliams Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
  • Glens Picnic Area: 21.4 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Eagle Rock Beach: 18.1 mi
  • Lake Jean Beach: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Turkey Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huckleberry MountainN 352°762 m19.0 mi
RoundtopN 353°758 m22.4 mi
Grand ViewNNE 19°745 m21.3 mi
Red Rock MountainNNE 17°721 m21.1 mi
Central MountainNNE 15°685 m20.2 mi
Chimneystack RockNNE 16°684 m20.2 mi
Bears HeadESE 121°634 m22.3 mi
Buck MountainESE 110°592 m13.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3420:0120:42
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2815:5716:41

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273038506068737064524233
Precip in3.52.53.74.34.24.84.44.15.24.33.53.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bear GAP, 14 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1189936 — Turkey Hill, Columbia County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357317318

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