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Indian Rock

Indian Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Indian Rock is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 91 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Historic Rock Ford Plantation, a museum 0.2 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
91 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.02093, -76.28468

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Holly Pointe Park: 0.7 mi
  • Rocky Springs Park: 0.7 mi
  • Milburn Park: 1.0 mi
  • D.F. Buchmiller County Park: 1.1 mi
  • South End Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites: 38
Peaks: 36
  • Bunker Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Red Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Oak Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Stony Hill: 8.6 mi
Attractions: 34
Artworks: 31
  • Steinman Statue: 1.6 mi
  • Transcending Flesh: 1.9 mi
  • Missles Into Plowshares: 3.0 mi
  • Parallel Bar Carving: 3.0 mi
  • Parallel Bar Carving: 3.0 mi
Gardens: 12
Picnic sites: 10
  • Trestle Trail Picnic Site: 3.9 mi
  • Leaman Place Junction: 9.2 mi
  • Bortz Pavilion: 9.5 mi
  • Boy Scout Pavilion: 9.5 mi
  • Penryn Church Grove: 13.8 mi
Cliffs: 10
  • Trailside Wall: 10.0 mi
  • Spectator Wall: 10.2 mi
  • Old Quarry Pit: 11.8 mi
  • ZP16: 12.4 mi
  • ZP34: 12.5 mi
Springs: 8
  • Lititz Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Black Rock Spring: 14.1 mi
  • Donegal Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Schaefferstown Spring: 19.0 mi
  • Black Barren Spring: 20.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakNNE 13°396 m22.6 mi
Governor Dick HillNNW 330°350 m18.0 mi
Spring HillNNW 336°331 m17.0 mi
Cushion PeakNNE 30°320 m22.5 mi
Welsh MountainENE 70°313 m20.0 mi
Eagle RockN 353°306 m15.4 mi
Silver HillENE 56°283 m20.1 mi
Round TopWNW 303°281 m24.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:17
June solstice05:3719:5720:38
September equinox06:5318:2819:04
December solstice07:2416:0116:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341536271767467554436
Precip in3.02.53.53.53.64.14.53.64.84.23.33.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster 2 NE Filt PLT, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357344822

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