Pine Hill Picnic Area
Pine Hill Picnic Area is a picnic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 323 m. Lost Mountain stands 804 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Labyrinth, a park 1.0 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 27 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- PA DCNR
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 27.0 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Labyrinth: 1.0 mi
- Shavers Creek Volunteer Fire Co. Firemans Park: 3.5 mi
- Petersburg Borough Park: 5.0 mi
- Juniata Valley Youth League Ball Fields: 5.2 mi
- Barree Township: 6.2 mi
- Round Top: 1.7 mi
- Round Top: 2.1 mi
- Bunker Hill: 4.7 mi
- Short Mountain: 5.8 mi
- Gobbler Knob: 6.1 mi
- Huntingdon Furnace: 4.3 mi
- Old Spruce Creek Station: 5.9 mi
- The Lower Trail: 6.9 mi
- Monroe Furnace: 8.3 mi
- Whipple Dam State Park: 9.6 mi
- Pasto Agricultural Museum/Farm Family Learning Center: 5.9 mi
- Warriors Mark Historical Society: 6.4 mi
- Hartslog Heritage Museum: 6.8 mi
- Shaver's Creek Visitor Center: 6.8 mi
- Lincoln Caverns: 9.5 mi
- Double Spring: 3.4 mi
- Hundred Springs: 8.8 mi
- Arch Spring: 9.2 mi
- Mason Spring: 10.5 mi
- piped spring: 10.7 mi
- Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal: 5.5 mi
- Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal: 5.6 mi
- Sugar Shack: 6.8 mi
- Shavers Creek Environmental Center: 6.8 mi
- Theme Park Entrance: 13.3 mi
- Silent Descent: 9.9 mi
- The Paper Trail: 10.9 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 13.8 mi
- Pictasaurus: 13.8 mi
- Olympic Wannabes: 13.8 mi
- Stone Valley Recreation Area: 6.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 131: 7.9 mi
- Grace Nature Trail: 10.7 mi
- Rocky Ridge Natural Area: 11.1 mi
- Gray's Woods Preserve: 11.4 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 10.0 mi
- Seeds of Hope (Tyrone Community Gardens): 10.8 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 13.1 mi
- Garden: 13.2 mi
- Tudek Park Community Garden: 13.4 mi
- Indian Lookout: 3.9 mi
- Donation Rocks: 6.9 mi
- Pulpit Rocks: 8.9 mi
- Hunter Rock: 11.1 mi
- Old Cliffs: 17.0 mi
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 10.7 mi
- Longfellow Vista: 23.3 mi
- Bell Furnace Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Karl Guss Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Black Moshannon Beach: 18.9 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Pine Hill Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Mountain | WNW 284° | 804 m | 17.9 mi |
| Centre County Highpoint | WNW 293° | 795 m | 16.7 mi |
| Little Flat | ENE 63° | 738 m | 16.6 mi |
| Brush Mountain | WSW 243° | 736 m | 16.3 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | ENE 68° | 733 m | 19.3 mi |
| Big Flat | ENE 67° | 732 m | 14.3 mi |
| Broad Mountain | E 80° | 726 m | 15.8 mi |
| Grass Mountain | ENE 72° | 717 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:05 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State College, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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