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Wesley AME Community Garden

Wesley AME Community Garden from directly overhead

Wesley AME Community Garden is a garden in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 114 m. Short Mountain stands 500 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Atlas Street Community Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Wesley Union AME Zion Church
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.28268, -76.89305
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Camp Curtin Park: 0.1 mi
  • 4th & Emerald Playground: 0.1 mi
  • Braxton Playground: 0.2 mi
  • Gorgas Playground: 0.4 mi
  • 7th & Radnor Sports Park: 0.4 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks: 58
Artworks: 41
  • Andrew Curtin statue: 0.1 mi
  • Dance of Eternal Spring: 0.8 mi
  • John F. Hartranft Statue: 1.4 mi
  • The Gallery at Walnut Place: 1.5 mi
  • Boies Penrose Statue: 1.5 mi
Museums: 38
Gardens: 23
Nature reserves: 21
Springs: 10
  • Eichelberger Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Spring Lake Spring: 4.0 mi
  • Orr's Bridge Spring: 4.3 mi
  • Pine Springs: 10.1 mi
  • Spring Creek Springs: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Original Carrousel Circle: 12.5 mi
  • Minnich's Hit Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
  • Hemlock Grove: 18.4 mi
  • Rowland Picnic Area: 18.5 mi
  • Quitte Creek Nature Park: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Concrete Beach: 1.7 mi
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wesley AME Community Garden. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Short MountainNNE 23°500 m22.5 mi
Stony MountainNE 40°491 m16.8 mi
Third MountainNNE 25°488 m10.5 mi
Buck Ridge TowerSW 234°488 m24.4 mi
Long MountainSW 222°479 m17.9 mi
Hammonds RocksSW 232°462 m23.9 mi
Mount HollySW 232°459 m20.8 mi
Berry MountainNNE 11°435 m17.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:3920:0120:41
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:2816:0216:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516171757365534234
Precip in2.92.83.93.94.04.04.84.34.63.82.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrisburg 1 NE, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Spotted Lanternfly81 obs
  • Groundhog78 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird54 obs
  • Yellow-crowned Night Heron52 obs
  • Great Egret52 obs
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel48 obs
  • purple loosestrife43 obs
  • House Finch40 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1087248726

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