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Hershey's Chocolate World

Hershey's Chocolate World from directly overhead

Hershey's Chocolate World is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 116 m. Big Lick Mountain stands 545 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Carrousel, a attraction 0.1 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 45 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

several visitor centers which started in Hershey, Pennsylvania, US

Dates from 1973-06-30.

Wikidata Q12410253, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
116 m
Visiting

What to expect

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.28808, -76.66055
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Attractions
  • Carrousel: 0.1 mi
  • Candymonium: 0.2 mi
  • Balloon Flite: 0.2 mi
  • Starship America: 0.2 mi
  • Mini Himalaya: 0.2 mi
Parks
  • Chocolate Town Square: 0.6 mi
  • Hershey Gardens: 0.7 mi
  • Swatara Creek Park: 0.9 mi
  • Founder's Park: 1.4 mi
  • Boathouse Park: 1.5 mi
Historic sites: 59
Museums: 57
  • The Hershey Story: 0.5 mi
  • Education Center: 0.7 mi
  • Pennsylvania State Police Historical, Educational, & Memorial Center: 1.5 mi
  • AACA Museum: 1.7 mi
  • Kinderhaus: 2.0 mi
Peaks: 45
Artworks: 41
  • Milton S. Hershey: 0.2 mi
  • The Boy with the Leaking Boot: 0.7 mi
  • Girl Chasing Butterflies: 0.7 mi
  • Winter: 0.8 mi
  • Fall: 0.8 mi
Nature reserves: 36
Gardens: 27
  • Historic Hershey Rose Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Bill Bowman Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Northside Garden: 3.9 mi
  • Palmyra Community Library: 5.0 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 6.9 mi
Picnic sites: 16
  • Original Carrousel Circle: 0.2 mi
  • Quitte Creek Nature Park: 8.6 mi
  • Hemlock Grove: 9.7 mi
  • Main Campfire Circle: 14.2 mi
  • Swing Circle: 14.3 mi
Springs: 9
  • Spring Creek Springs: 1.6 mi
  • Penryth Spring: 9.2 mi
  • Donegal Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Spring Lake Spring: 14.2 mi
  • Eichelberger Spring: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 3
Beaches: 2
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 10.1 mi
  • Concrete Beach: 12.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Acrigg's Falls: 17.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hershey's Chocolate World. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Lick MountainN 11°545 m21.9 mi
Short MountainN 350°500 m20.6 mi
Good Spring MountainNNE 19°500 m24.9 mi
Bear MountainN 6°496 m22.6 mi
Stony MountainN 353°491 m12.6 mi
Third MountainNW 319°488 m12.1 mi
Panther HeadNNE 29°473 m23.2 mi
Berry MountainNNW 333°435 m19.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3820:0020:41
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:2716:0116:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313342536373777568564536
Precip in3.02.63.73.63.84.04.73.84.83.83.03.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/40603364

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