Cliff · Pennsylvania
Chimney Rocks
Chimney Rocks is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 523 m. Clarks Knob stands 709 m to the southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Henrys Tannery, a historic site 1.1 miles away.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 523 m
How to reach it
Coordinates40.27647, -77.48408
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Bowers Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Flat Rock: 4.0 mi
- Little Knob: 6.3 mi
- Conococheague Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Big Knob: 6.5 mi
Parks
- Blain Lions Club Park: 4.2 mi
- New Germantown Park: 5.1 mi
- Kansas Valley Park Area: 7.1 mi
- Tuscarora Valley Heritage Days: 9.6 mi
- North Newton Township Park: 10.3 mi
Historic sites: 26
- Henrys Tannery: 1.1 mi
- Sundy Place: 1.2 mi
- statue of creebis: 2.9 mi
- bigspring bulldog 3: 9.1 mi
- Big spring Bulldog: 9.1 mi
Picnic sites: 10
- Blain Picnic Grounds: 4.3 mi
- Pavillon 5: 9.1 mi
- Pavillon 1: 9.3 mi
- Pavillon 2: 9.3 mi
- Pavillon 3: 9.3 mi
Springs: 10
- Cool Spring: 8.7 mi
- Big Spring: 9.2 mi
- Alexander Spring: 13.8 mi
- Bucher Spring: 15.2 mi
- Sand Springs: 16.5 mi
Museums: 10
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 15.0 mi
- Conrail Museum: 15.5 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 15.5 mi
- Cumberland County Historical Society: 16.3 mi
- U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center: 17.8 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area: 2.5 mi
- Hemlocks Natural Area: 8.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 88: 11.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 215: 11.4 mi
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 16.0 mi
Artworks: 6
- Mouse Rock Statue: 15.0 mi
- Votive 8: 15.1 mi
- Benjamin Rush: 16.1 mi
- Liberation Pointe: 17.7 mi
- IRON: 21.2 mi
Gardens: 4
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 15.0 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 16.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 16.4 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 17.1 mi
Attractions: 3
- Dellville Covered Bridge: 20.3 mi
- Lewistown Armory: 23.9 mi
- Three Crosses of Mapleton: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 2
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 22.5 mi
- Kish park beach access: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.2 miles of Chimney Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Knob | SW 222° | 709 m | 20.9 mi |
| Eckenrode Knob | WSW 245° | 683 m | 9.7 mi |
| Big Round Top | W 262° | 672 m | 8.6 mi |
| Fenton Knob | WSW 247° | 664 m | 6.7 mi |
| Rising Mountain | WSW 247° | 662 m | 10.1 mi |
| Round Top | WSW 258° | 660 m | 10.7 mi |
| Big Knob | NNW 330° | 659 m | 6.5 mi |
| Little Round Top | WSW 256° | 651 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:03 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
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 | 32 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bloserville 1 N, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/357344598
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- Chambersburg · 25 mi
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