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Chickies Rock

Chickies Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Chickies Rock is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 79 m. Nells Hill stands 403 m to the west, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Old Trolley Line Bridge, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
79 m
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.05215, -76.52493

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Chickies Rock County Park Chickies Creek Day Use Area: 0.4 mi
  • Flanagan Park: 1.2 mi
  • Marietta War Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
  • Rotary Park: 1.7 mi
  • Columbia River Park: 1.7 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Haines Shoe House: 7.0 mi
  • Memorial Flag Pole: 9.6 mi
  • Bounce Kraze: 10.5 mi
  • Carousel: 11.3 mi
  • Trancending Flesh: 11.5 mi
Nature reserves: 59
  • Wizard Ranch Nature Preserve: 2.4 mi
  • Wilton Meadows Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
  • Highpoint Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
  • Robert A. Kinsley Nature Preserve: 4.0 mi
  • Native Lands Park: 5.2 mi
Historic sites: 49
Artworks: 46
  • Ship Mountjoy Sculpture: 4.2 mi
  • Benjamin Franklin Carpenter: 7.8 mi
  • Transcending Flesh: 11.5 mi
  • Steinman Statue: 11.6 mi
  • Looking Back: 12.2 mi
Peaks: 39
  • Round Top: 1.4 mi
  • Buzzards Roost: 3.8 mi
  • Mount Pisgah: 4.1 mi
  • Chimney Rock: 4.7 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 5.1 mi
Gardens: 25
Picnic sites: 13
  • Hidden Laurel Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Trestle Trail Picnic Site: 9.6 mi
  • Boy Scout Pavilion: 13.4 mi
  • Bortz Pavilion: 13.4 mi
  • Penryn Church Grove: 13.6 mi
Cliffs: 8
  • Spectator Wall: 7.9 mi
  • Trailside Wall: 8.2 mi
  • Indian Rock: 12.9 mi
  • ZP35: 17.7 mi
  • ZP34: 17.7 mi
Springs: 7
  • Donegal Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Lititz Spring: 13.4 mi
  • Spring Creek Springs: 17.0 mi
  • Penryth Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Schaefferstown Spring: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 13.6 mi
  • Concrete Beach: 24.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nells HillW 279°403 m23.1 mi
Round TopW 280°401 m21.5 mi
Governor Dick HillNNE 15°350 m13.9 mi
Pinetown HillWNW 282°338 m21.2 mi
Blair HillW 277°336 m24.6 mi
Spring HillNNE 23°331 m14.6 mi
Flat MountainW 281°327 m22.4 mi
Ramsey HillW 281°321 m19.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4319:18
June solstice05:3819:5820:39
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2516:0116:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139506069737164534233
Precip in3.12.43.63.63.94.34.84.04.74.23.23.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Landisville 2 NW, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/417104668

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