Round Head
Round Head is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 464 m. Big Mountain stands 552 m to the north-northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is William F. Shanaman Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 464 m
How to reach it
- 12.0 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- William F. Shanaman Monument: 0.0 mi
- Fort Snyder Monument: 4.5 mi
- Canal Lock: 9.2 mi
- Veterans of Upper Bern Township Memorial: 10.9 mi
- Womelsdorf War Memorial: 12.1 mi
- Frystown Park: 4.3 mi
- Frystown Lions Park: 4.3 mi
- Canal Park: 4.6 mi
- Rehrersburg Lions Park: 4.9 mi
- Rehrersburg Lions Park: 4.9 mi
- Christmas Village Railroad: 10.7 mi
- Merry Christmas from the Land of Oz: 10.8 mi
- Ice Skating Rink: 10.8 mi
- Winter... in the City on the Farm and in the Mountains: 10.8 mi
- Koziar's Christmas Village: 10.8 mi
- Swatara Hill: 4.0 mi
- Summerhill: 4.3 mi
- Camp Blue Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Little Mountain: 6.6 mi
- Swope Mountain: 7.1 mi
- Golden Age Air Museum: 2.6 mi
- Light's Fort: 12.7 mi
- Minersville Area Historical Society: 12.9 mi
- Chestnut Street Log House: 13.3 mi
- Gemberling-Rex House: 14.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 160: 2.7 mi
- Second Mountain Tract - Weiser State Forest: 8.5 mi
- Jefferson Tract - Weiser State Forest: 11.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 110: 11.2 mi
- Quittapahilla Educational Wetland Preserve: 12.4 mi
- Santa Claus: 10.8 mi
- "Hot Dog" Frank statue: 16.2 mi
- Cuewe-Pehelle Statue: 16.3 mi
- Owl Totem Pole: 19.1 mi
- Sculpture Plaza: 19.8 mi
- Weidner Garden: 13.8 mi
- Saint Paul's Community Labyrinth: 13.9 mi
- Castle Green Garden: 15.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 16.2 mi
- Leon and Ethel Yeiser Rose Garden: 16.2 mi
- Ampitheater: 9.6 mi
- Swing Circle: 9.7 mi
- Main Campfire Circle: 9.7 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 16.0 mi
- Quitte Creek Nature Park: 16.2 mi
- Pine Spring: 7.5 mi
- Bethany Childrens Home Spring: 12.8 mi
- Schaefferstown Spring: 14.7 mi
- Penryth Spring: 15.7 mi
- Pocahontas Spring: 17.8 mi
- Acrigg's Falls: 10.0 mi
- Swatara Falls: 11.5 mi
- Un-named Falls: 11.6 mi
- Chinese Wall: 11.8 mi
- Peace Rock: 16.1 mi
- Rausch Gap: 15.1 mi
- Centralia: 20.5 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 20.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Round Head. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | NNW 348° | 552 m | 22.4 mi |
| Big Lick Mountain | WNW 294° | 545 m | 15.5 mi |
| Ashland Mountain | N 6° | 530 m | 18.9 mi |
| Broad Mountain | NNE 25° | 518 m | 20.8 mi |
| Good Spring Mountain | NW 309° | 500 m | 13.2 mi |
| Short Mountain | WNW 283° | 500 m | 22.4 mi |
| The Pinnacle | ENE 71° | 498 m | 22.2 mi |
| Dans Pulpit | ENE 61° | 497 m | 21.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon 2 W, 14 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/158499743
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