- Elevation, modelled
- 211 m
- Tallest summit within 14.6 miles
- Clarks Knob709 m · 11.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway21.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 40.0428, -77.5377
Peace Garden is a garden in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 211 m. Clarks Knob stands 709 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Veterans Memorial Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 21 miles off.
- Access
- Permitted
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.6 miles of Peace Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Knob | W 273° | 709 m | 11.1 mi |
| Eckenrode Knob | NNW 334° | 683 m | 13.4 mi |
| Fenton Knob | NNW 346° | 664 m | 14.0 mi |
| Rising Mountain | NNW 332° | 662 m | 13.8 mi |
| Sherman Mountain | NNW 348° | 647 m | 12.5 mi |
| Price Knob | NNW 342° | 646 m | 12.8 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | S 171° | 637 m | 14.6 mi |
| Methodist Hill | SSE 151° | 631 m | 6.5 mi |
- 21.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
- 29.0 mi off the Historic National Road - MarylandNational
- 25.8 mi off the Old Main Streets
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 23 mi
- Chimney Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Veterans Memorial Park: 0.1 mi
- Dykeman Park: 1.2 mi
- Eckels Field: 1.2 mi
- Shippensburg Township Park: 2.0 mi
- Southampton Park: 3.1 mi
- Timber Hill: 1.1 mi
- Poke Hill: 5.0 mi
- Stony Knob: 5.0 mi
- Long Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Methodist Hill: 6.5 mi
- Shippensburg University Coordinates: 1.4 mi
- Memorial Auditorium: 1.5 mi
- Caledonia Furnace: 9.9 mi
- Camp Michaux: 10.5 mi
- Jackattack Monument: 12.0 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 1.1 mi
- Conrail Museum: 1.2 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 1.5 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 12.3 mi
- National Apple Museum: 17.0 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 8.5 mi
- Falling Spring: 10.2 mi
- Cool Spring: 11.7 mi
- The Spring: 12.5 mi
- Bucher Spring: 12.7 mi
- Votive 8: 1.4 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 1.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 7.1 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 9.8 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 13.9 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
- Pavillon 5: 16.5 mi
- Pavillon 3: 16.5 mi
- Pavillon 4: 16.5 mi
- Pavillon 1: 16.5 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 9.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 11.1 mi
- Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area: 14.5 mi
- Hemlocks Natural Area: 14.9 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 1.7 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 13.9 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 14.7 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 21.4 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 16.4 mi
- Clermont Crag: 21.4 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 21.9 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 22.1 mi
- Tartown: 16.1 mi
- Beach Front: 21.2 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 21.9 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shippensburg, 1 mi away.
- Mallard15 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel12 obs
- creeping thistle11 obs
- red deadnettle10 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly10 obs
- North American Wheel Bug9 obs
- Carolina horsenettle9 obs
- Japanese honeysuckle9 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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