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The Lockings

The Lockings, seen from above at true elevation

The Lockings is a cliff in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 516 m. Big Mountain stands 740 m to the north-northeast, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Keefer Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 5.9 miles off.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
516 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.76509, -78.06306

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Redbud Valley Nature Center: 5.0 mi
  • Gerber Field: 7.4 mi
  • Joseph Hancock Jr. Primitive Park: 7.9 mi
  • Widmyer Park: 8.0 mi
  • Widmyer Memorial Park: 8.0 mi
Historic sites: 19
Springs: 16
  • Big Spring: 5.6 mi
  • Reese Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 13.0 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 14.6 mi
  • Richmond Spring: 14.7 mi
Museums: 15
Attractions: 14
  • Junior Officer's Quarters: 11.1 mi
  • Captain's Quarters: 11.2 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 19.8 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 19.8 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 19.8 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Artworks: 4
Rest areas: 3
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 12.0 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 12.1 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
  • Sweet Root Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
  • Bear Valley Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Four Square Garden: 24.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 21.5 miles of The Lockings. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainNNE 28°740 m14.4 mi
Bald KnobNNW 346°702 m17.5 mi
Fisher PointNNW 348°701 m17.2 mi
Emmaville MountainNW 317°690 m12.4 mi
Cacapon 2SW 220°673 m20.6 mi
King KnobN 352°638 m18.9 mi
Cross MountainESE 124°627 m4.6 mi
Broad MountainNE 40°623 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:24
June solstice05:4520:0420:44
September equinox07:0118:3619:11
December solstice07:3116:0916:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333643556473787568574637
Precip in2.52.03.03.33.63.42.92.93.82.82.62.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hagerstown Rgnl AP, 18 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357316150

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