- Elevation, modelled
- 96 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Short Mountain500 m · 23.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Route 419 Scenic Byway23.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:41local time
- Coordinates
- 40.2675, -76.8927
Sunken Gardens is a garden in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 96 m. Short Mountain stands 500 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Firefighters' Memorial Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sunken Gardens. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Mountain | NNE 22° | 500 m | 23.5 mi |
| Stony Mountain | NE 38° | 491 m | 17.6 mi |
| Third Mountain | NNE 22° | 488 m | 11.4 mi |
| Buck Ridge Tower | SW 236° | 488 m | 23.8 mi |
| Long Mountain | SW 224° | 479 m | 17.1 mi |
| Hammonds Rocks | SW 234° | 462 m | 23.3 mi |
| Mount Holly | SW 235° | 459 m | 20.1 mi |
| Berry Mountain | N 11° | 435 m | 18.8 mi |
- 23.5 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
Parks
- Penn & Sayford Playground: 0.2 mi
- Riverfront Park: 0.3 mi
- Jackson Lick Pool Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
- Lenore Haas Alexander Playground: 0.5 mi
- Benjamin Olewine Playground: 0.6 mi
Attractions
- Indian Echo Caverns: 9.3 mi
- Hershey's Chocolate World: 12.3 mi
- Candymonium: 12.4 mi
- Carrousel: 12.4 mi
- Mini Himalaya: 12.5 mi
Peaks: 58
- Shepherd: 7.8 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 8.1 mi
- Wickersham Hill: 9.3 mi
- Neiman Hill: 10.5 mi
- Pinetown Hill: 10.5 mi
Artworks: 41
- John F. Hartranft Statue: 0.6 mi
- Harrisburg Giants mural: 0.7 mi
- Boies Penrose Statue: 0.7 mi
- The Gallery at Walnut Place: 0.7 mi
- Andrew Curtin statue: 1.0 mi
Museums: 38
- Historic Harrisburg Association: 0.2 mi
- Susquehanna Art Museum: 0.3 mi
- State Museum of Pennsylvania: 0.4 mi
- Pennsylvania National Fire Museum: 0.6 mi
- Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts: 0.8 mi
Gardens: 23
- GUI Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Peffer Street Pollinator Garden: 0.7 mi
- Atlas Street Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Wesley AME Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Heart of the Community Garden: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- McCormick Island: 2.7 mi
- Peiffer Memorial Arboretum and Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Fort Hunter Conservancy: 6.5 mi
- Hamer Woodlands at Cove Mountain Preserve: 6.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 275: 8.4 mi
Springs: 11
- Eichelberger Spring: 3.0 mi
- Spring Lake Spring: 3.1 mi
- Orr's Bridge Spring: 3.7 mi
- Pine Springs: 11.2 mi
- Spring Creek Springs: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Original Carrousel Circle: 12.5 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 19.0 mi
- Minnich's Hit Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
- Rowland Picnic Area: 19.5 mi
- Quitte Creek Nature Park: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 2
- Concrete Beach: 0.6 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 21.9 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Rausch Gap: 22.3 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Chickies Rock: 24.5 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 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:02 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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