Artwork · Pennsylvania
IRON
IRON is an artwork in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 210 m. Big Mountain stands 740 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Rockhill Trolley Museum, a museum 1.0 miles away.
What the record says
- Material
- steel
How to reach it
Coordinates40.23473, -77.88202
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Miranda Hill: 3.5 mi
- Round Top: 4.3 mi
- Butler Knob: 6.0 mi
- Shirley Knobs: 6.2 mi
- Cave Hill: 7.3 mi
Parks: 39
- Harpers Memorial Park: 4.0 mi
- Riverside Park: 11.3 mi
- Tuscarora Valley Heritage Days: 14.3 mi
- Lurgan Township Recreation Center: 14.7 mi
- New Germantown Park: 17.2 mi
Historic sites: 24
- Post Office and General Store: 8.7 mi
- former Phillips Sand Co. (2 plants): 11.1 mi
- old Glendower Sand Plant: 11.2 mi
- former Jackstown Aquaduct: 11.2 mi
- Old PRR Reservoir: 11.3 mi
Museums: 13
- Rockhill Trolley Museum: 1.0 mi
- East Broad Top Railroad: 1.0 mi
- Mapleton Historical Society: 11.3 mi
- Friends of the East Broad Top: 12.8 mi
- Swigart Museum: 14.9 mi
Picnic sites: 11
- Bell Furnace Picnic Area: 8.9 mi
- Pavillon 4: 11.9 mi
- Pavillon 3: 11.9 mi
- Pavillon 2: 11.9 mi
- Pavillon 1: 11.9 mi
Springs: 8
- Big Spring: 12.0 mi
- Diehl Spring: 13.1 mi
- Oak Spring: 17.7 mi
- Sand Spring: 19.2 mi
- Richmond Spring: 19.3 mi
Nature reserves: 7
- State Game Lands Number 76: 12.7 mi
- Hemlocks Natural Area: 12.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 215: 17.0 mi
- Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area: 19.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 261: 21.4 mi
Artworks: 6
- The Paper Trail: 18.8 mi
- Silent Descent: 19.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 22.4 mi
- Votive 8: 22.6 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Old Cliffs: 13.9 mi
- Pulpit Rocks: 21.1 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 21.2 mi
- Hunter Rock: 21.7 mi
- Donation Rocks: 23.6 mi
Attractions: 2
- Three Crosses of Mapleton: 10.9 mi
- Tank: 23.0 mi
Gardens: 2
- Peace Garden: 22.5 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 22.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Aitch: 17.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.8 miles of IRON. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | S 188° | 740 m | 19.9 mi |
| Clarks Knob | SSE 151° | 709 m | 14.6 mi |
| Butler Knob | NW 312° | 708 m | 6.0 mi |
| Bald Knob | SW 222° | 702 m | 20.8 mi |
| Fisher Point | SW 220° | 701 m | 20.3 mi |
| Round Knob | W 267° | 699 m | 10.8 mi |
| Eckenrode Knob | E 96° | 683 m | 12.3 mi |
| Big Round Top | E 82° | 672 m | 12.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:04 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:10 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raystown Lake 2, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1159781897
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- Chambersburg · 24 mi
- Mercersburg · 28 mi
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