Rausch Gap
Rausch Gap is a ghost town in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 290 m. Big Mountain stands 552 m to the north-northeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is The General, a attraction 2.5 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Pennsylvania, United States of America
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- The General: 2.5 mi
- Music Express: 14.5 mi
- Tiny Tracks: 14.5 mi
- Auntie Mortem's Abattoir: 14.5 mi
- Lightning Racer: 14.5 mi
- Stoney Park: 5.5 mi
- Fairview Cemetery: 5.8 mi
- Williamstown Community Park: 5.8 mi
- Tower City Park: 6.8 mi
- Lykens Glen Park: 6.8 mi
- Canal Lock: 6.1 mi
- Union Canal Tunnel: 12.6 mi
- William F. Shanaman Monument: 15.1 mi
- Michael Horrocks 9/11 Memorial: 15.5 mi
- 16th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry at Camp Hastings.: 18.4 mi
- Stony Mountain: 5.2 mi
- Round Top: 5.7 mi
- Big Lick Mountain: 7.0 mi
- Bear Mountain: 7.9 mi
- Swope Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Greenland Tract - Weiser State Forest: 4.9 mi
- Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest: 9.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 160: 14.0 mi
- Quittapahilla Educational Wetland Preserve: 15.3 mi
- Camp Hebron Sanctuary: 16.3 mi
- Suzanne H Arnold Art Gallery: 12.4 mi
- Light's Fort: 13.6 mi
- Pennsylvania State Police Historical, Educational, & Memorial Center: 13.7 mi
- Education Center: 14.3 mi
- Chestnut Street Log House: 14.3 mi
- "Hot Dog" Frank statue: 12.3 mi
- Cuewe-Pehelle Statue: 12.4 mi
- Summer: 14.2 mi
- Spring: 14.2 mi
- Fall: 14.2 mi
- Saint Paul's Community Labyrinth: 6.7 mi
- Peace Garden: 12.3 mi
- Leon and Ethel Yeiser Rose Garden: 12.4 mi
- Northside Garden: 12.6 mi
- Bill Bowman Garden: 14.3 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 5.6 mi
- Minnich's Hit Picnic Area: 8.0 mi
- Rowland Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
- Main Campfire Circle: 10.3 mi
- Ampitheater: 10.6 mi
- Penryth Spring: 12.9 mi
- Spring Creek Springs: 15.0 mi
- Pine Springs: 16.2 mi
- Schaefferstown Spring: 21.3 mi
- Pine Spring: 22.4 mi
- Acrigg's Falls: 5.0 mi
- Swatara Falls: 17.3 mi
- Un-named Falls: 17.3 mi
- Chinese Wall: 4.8 mi
- Round Head: 15.1 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 18.6 mi
- Concrete Beach: 22.8 mi
- Centralia: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Rausch Gap. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Mountain | NNE 25° | 552 m | 24.9 mi |
| Big Lick Mountain | N 7° | 545 m | 7.0 mi |
| Short Mountain | NW 311° | 500 m | 8.8 mi |
| Good Spring Mountain | NNE 29° | 500 m | 10.2 mi |
| Bear Mountain | N 354° | 496 m | 7.9 mi |
| Stony Mountain | WSW 246° | 491 m | 5.2 mi |
| Third Mountain | WSW 244° | 488 m | 12.4 mi |
| Panther Head | NE 54° | 473 m | 9.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:00 | 16:43 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 38 | 49 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dehart DAM, 8 mi away.
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