- Elevation, modelled
- 120 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Short Mountain500 m · 23.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Route 419 Scenic Byway22.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:41local time
- Coordinates
- 40.2625, -76.8660
Heart of the Community Garden is a garden in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 120 m. Short Mountain stands 500 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Vernon Street Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Heart of the Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Mountain | NNE 18° | 500 m | 23.3 mi |
| Stony Mountain | NNE 33° | 491 m | 17.1 mi |
| Third Mountain | NNE 15° | 488 m | 11.3 mi |
| Buck Ridge Tower | WSW 238° | 488 m | 24.8 mi |
| Long Mountain | SW 228° | 479 m | 17.9 mi |
| Hammonds Rocks | WSW 237° | 462 m | 24.3 mi |
| Mount Holly | WSW 238° | 459 m | 21.1 mi |
| Berry Mountain | N 6° | 435 m | 18.9 mi |
- 22.1 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Vernon Street Park: 0.1 mi
- 14th & Shoop Streets Playground: 0.4 mi
- Norwood Playground: 0.5 mi
- Royal Terrace Park: 0.6 mi
- Shipoke Park: 0.7 mi
- City Fountain monument: 0.2 mi
- A Gathering at the Crossroads: 0.8 mi
- Mexican War Monument: 0.9 mi
- PennDOT Workers' Memorial: 1.3 mi
- Harrisburg Military Post: 1.3 mi
- Indian Echo Caverns: 7.9 mi
- Hershey's Chocolate World: 11.0 mi
- Candymonium: 11.1 mi
- Carrousel: 11.1 mi
- Mini Himalaya: 11.2 mi
- Shepherd: 8.4 mi
- Wickersham Hill: 8.5 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 8.9 mi
- Neiman Hill: 9.7 mi
- Pinetown Hill: 10.5 mi
- Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts: 0.8 mi
- National Civil War Museum: 0.9 mi
- State Museum of Pennsylvania: 1.0 mi
- Historic Harrisburg Association: 1.3 mi
- Susquehanna Art Museum: 1.4 mi
- The Gallery at Walnut Place: 0.8 mi
- Boies Penrose Statue: 0.9 mi
- John F. Hartranft Statue: 0.9 mi
- Harrisburg Giants mural: 1.4 mi
- Andrew Curtin statue: 1.9 mi
- Joshua Farm: 0.3 mi
- GUI Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Sunken Gardens: 1.4 mi
- Five Senses Garden: 1.7 mi
- Peffer Street Pollinator Garden: 1.8 mi
- Peiffer Memorial Arboretum and Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- McCormick Island: 3.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 275: 7.1 mi
- Fort Hunter Conservancy: 7.1 mi
- Hamer Woodlands at Cove Mountain Preserve: 8.0 mi
- Spring Lake Spring: 3.7 mi
- Eichelberger Spring: 3.7 mi
- Orr's Bridge Spring: 4.8 mi
- Pine Springs: 11.6 mi
- Spring Creek Springs: 12.5 mi
- Original Carrousel Circle: 11.2 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 18.0 mi
- Minnich's Hit Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Rowland Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Quitte Creek Nature Park: 19.5 mi
- Concrete Beach: 1.5 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 20.5 mi
- Rausch Gap: 21.6 mi
- Chickies Rock: 23.1 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:02 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrisburg 1 NE, 1 mi away.
- Spotted Lanternfly76 obs
- Groundhog72 obs
- Yellow-crowned Night Heron33 obs
- purple loosestrife26 obs
- jimsonweed25 obs
- American pokeweed24 obs
- purple crownvetch24 obs
- Eastern Dobsonfly23 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapDay trips start here
- York · 22 mi
- Wrightsville · 24 mi
Take the scenic way to Heart of the Community Garden.
Byway plans around your taste, verified places, real weather and opening hours — then opens every leg in Google Maps with one tap.