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Francis Spring

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Elevation, modelled
346 m
Tallest summit within 15.8 miles
Sheppler Hill429 m · 13.0 mi
Nearest byway
Grand View Scenic Byway13.0 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
20:53local time
Coordinates
40.3394, -79.7800
Francis Spring, seen from above at true elevation

Francis Spring is a spring in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 346 m. Sheppler Hill stands 429 m to the south, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Farmhouse Ruins, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Francis Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sheppler HillS 188°429 m13.0 mi
Rich HillS 180°420 m15.2 mi
Pollocks KnobWSW 236°407 m10.8 mi
Bald HillSE 136°397 m10.9 mi
Herron HillNW 310°384 m12.3 mi
Tunnel HillS 170°365 m15.8 mi
Mt. SycamoreNNW 339°229.2 m11.3 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Picnic sites: 20
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5519:31
June solstice05:5020:1220:53
September equinox07:0718:4219:18
December solstice07:3916:1316:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516169737265534234
Precip in3.02.53.23.84.05.04.13.53.43.23.03.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mckeesport, 4 mi away.

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Mean cfs264245278231217180147127114112130225

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Turtle Creek at Wilmerding, PA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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