Mount Hope Mansion
Mount Hope Mansion is an attraction in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Stony Mountain stands 491 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Hulls Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 3.3 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
National Register of Historic Places-listed property
Wikidata Q6921302, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
How to reach it
- 3.3 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Ruhl's United Methodist Church Grove: 1.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
- Dogwood Park: 2.6 mi
- Heritage Park: 2.6 mi
- Power Park: 3.7 mi
- Park at Governor Dick Environmental Center: 1.7 mi
- Cornwall Iron Furnace: 3.2 mi
- The Keath House: 4.7 mi
- The Fasig House: 4.7 mi
- Manheim Train Station Museum: 5.2 mi
- Schaeffer Farm: 8.3 mi
- Bounce Kraze: 11.8 mi
- The Old Hershey Chocolate Factory: 12.2 mi
- River Otter: 12.4 mi
- Bobcat: 12.4 mi
- Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick: 2.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 145: 3.7 mi
- Rannels Kettle Run Nature Preserve: 4.5 mi
- Speedwell Forge County Park: 4.7 mi
- Speedwell Forge Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show: 2.6 mi
- Lion Statue: 7.9 mi
- Egg: 7.9 mi
- Cuewe-Pehelle Statue: 8.5 mi
- "Hot Dog" Frank statue: 8.6 mi
- Hulls Hill: 1.2 mi
- Spring Hill: 1.5 mi
- Governor Dick Hill: 1.9 mi
- Conewago Hill: 3.1 mi
- White Oak Hill: 5.3 mi
- 16th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry at Camp Hastings.: 2.9 mi
- The "Governor's Troop": 3.0 mi
- Abandoned Mount Gretna Prison Foundations: 4.6 mi
- Toll House: 7.7 mi
- Wall of Rememberance: 8.0 mi
- Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Weidner Garden: 6.6 mi
- Fern Island: 8.0 mi
- Palmyra Community Library: 8.3 mi
- Leon and Ethel Yeiser Rose Garden: 8.5 mi
- Penryn Church Grove: 3.4 mi
- Boy Scout Pavilion: 7.9 mi
- Bortz Pavilion: 7.9 mi
- Quitte Creek Nature Park: 8.0 mi
- Sunfish Pond Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
- Lititz Spring: 7.9 mi
- Penryth Spring: 7.9 mi
- Schaefferstown Spring: 8.5 mi
- Donegal Spring: 11.3 mi
- Spring Creek Springs: 11.4 mi
- Chickies Rock: 13.1 mi
- Old Quarry Pit: 14.7 mi
- Indian Rock: 16.2 mi
- Spectator Wall: 19.1 mi
- Trailside Wall: 19.3 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 2.9 mi
- Concrete Beach: 24.6 mi
- Willow Hill Covered Bridge: 18.5 mi
- Acrigg's Falls: 19.5 mi
- Rausch Gap: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mount Hope Mansion. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Mountain | NW 321° | 491 m | 21.6 mi |
| Third Mountain | WNW 304° | 488 m | 24.1 mi |
| Panther Head | N 358° | 473 m | 24.6 mi |
| Round Top | NW 323° | 422 m | 24.1 mi |
| Eagle Peak | ENE 59° | 396 m | 14.9 mi |
| Governor Dick Hill | NW 313° | 350 m | 1.9 mi |
| Little Mountain | N 360° | 337 m | 17.2 mi |
| Swope Mountain | N 357° | 332 m | 20.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:59 | 20:39 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:00 | 16:44 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Landisville 2 NW, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/305577615
Day trips start here
- Lancaster · 15 mi
- Wrightsville · 15 mi
- Lancaster County · 16 mi
- Intercourse · 22 mi
- Strasburg · 22 mi
- York · 24 mi
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