Hector Township, PA Elevation & Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Hector Township, Pennsylvania, shaded from 1,470 ft on the north side to 2,580 ft on the northwest side
Elevation
2,580 ft 790 m2,310 ft 705 m2,170 ft 660 m1,890 ft 575 m1,610 ft 490 m1,470 ft 450 m
Contours every 200 ft, bold every 1,000 ft
USGS 3DEP · U.S. Census Bureau
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Elevation
Ground colored by height from green (lowest) to white (highest), with contour lines every 40–500 ft (USGS data).
Satellite
A 2016 satellite photo at 33 ft (10 m) detail; contours off.
3D
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The exact elevation of that spot in ft and m.
Measure
Pick two points for the climb, descent and grade along a straight line.
Township area
Fades everything outside the official township boundaries (US Census).

Elevation Data

Hector Township sits at about 2,120 ft (650 m) above sea level, worked out from 2020 Census block heights on USGS 3DEP, weighted by residents.

Typical elevation
2,120 ft 650 m
most residents: 1,960–2,400 ft
Lowest
1,470 ft 450 m
on the north side
Highest
2,580 ft 790 m
on the northwest side
Average
2,130 ft 650 m
all land inside township boundaries

Hector Township spans about 1,110 ft of height, so no single spot tells the whole story. The ruler shows where its people live, and where the other numbers you'll see come from.

FigureElevation
Typical
Where people live: half of residents higher, half lower
2,120 ft650 m
Highest point
Inside township boundaries, on the northwest side
2,580 ft790 m
Lowest point
Inside township boundaries, on the north side
1,470 ft450 m
Town center
USGS map point for Hector Township
2,100 ft640 m
Average of all land2,130 ft650 m

Elevation profile, west to east

6.2 mi west to east through the town center.

Topographic Map

Topographic elevation map of Hector Township, Pennsylvania, shaded from 1,470 ft on the north side to 2,580 ft on the northwest side
Township boundaries (dashed) over shaded terrain, with contours every 100 ft (30 m).
Location
Township in Potter County, Pennsylvania, United States
Population
335 2024 est.
Land area
41.1 sq mi
Density
8.1 per sq mi
Coordinates
41.8626° N, 77.6186° W
Time zone
Eastern UTC−5 / −4
Landform region
Appalachian Plateaus
Drains to
Pine Creek → West Branch Susquehanna River → Susquehanna River → Atlantic Ocean
ZIP codes 3
16943 16948 16950
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Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, USGS

Nearby Places

Nearby towns by typical elevation

  1. Ulysses Township2,220 ft
  2. Ulysses2,140 ft
  3. Hector Township2,120 ft
  4. Harrison Township, Potter County1,990 ft
  5. Clymer Township1,910 ft
  6. Pike Township, Potter County1,860 ft
  7. Gaines Township1,850 ft
  8. Sabinsville1,650 ft
  9. Westfield Township1,510 ft
  10. Westfield1,380 ft
  11. Galeton1,350 ft

Rankings by typical elevation

Peaks and hills nearest, by height

  • Bailey Hill2,580 ft
  • Big Level2,560 ft
  • The Winehead2,363 ft
  • Frost Hill2,270 ft
  • Connecticut Hill2,100 ft
How we measure
  • Typical elevation: the population-weighted median: every 2020 Census block inside the township boundaries, at its USGS 3DEP height, weighted by the people who live there. Half of residents live higher, half lower.
  • Lowest, highest, average: USGS 3DEP bare-earth heights on a 1 arc-second (≈100 ft, 30 m) grid, land only, inside the Census township boundaries (TIGER, Jan 1 2026).
  • Nearby Places: nearby towns and rankings use each town's typical elevation, so every town is compared like for like. Rankings count every city, town, township and census-designated place, including places inside a town. Peaks and hills: the nearest summits with at least 980 ft (300 m) of prominence within 62 mi (100 km), then federal (GNIS) summits within 16 mi (25 km) when there are fewer than 5; each is the 3DEP top on a ~7 ft (2 m) window, or the NGS published height when a usable survey mark sits within 160 ft (50 m) of it (shown as published).
  • Rounding: computed heights are rounded to 10 ft (5 m), or to 1 ft (1 m) under 100 ft; 3DEP is good to about a meter, not a foot. Published figures (FAA airport elevation, NGS survey heights) are shown as their publisher gives them.
  • Datum: North American Vertical Datum of 1988 (NAVD 88). NGS plans to replace NAVD 88 with a new datum (NAPGD2022); heights will then shift slightly.
  • Sources: USGS 3DEP, GNIS, Watershed Boundary Dataset and physiographic provinces; U.S. Census Bureau (boundaries, 2020 blocks, 2024 population estimates, Gazetteer areas, ZIP code areas); BTS time zones; NOAA NGS survey heights. All public domain.