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A Gathering at the Crossroads

A Gathering at the Crossroads from directly overhead

A Gathering at the Crossroads is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 100 m. Short Mountain stands 500 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Gallery at Walnut Place, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

monument on Pennsylvania State Capitol Grounds

Wikidata Q115803882, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
2020
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.26314, -76.88117
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Capitol Park: 0.1 mi
  • Soldier's Grove: 0.2 mi
  • Royal Terrace Park: 0.5 mi
  • Jackson Lick Pool Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
  • 14th & Shoop Streets Playground: 0.7 mi
Attractions
Peaks: 58
Artworks: 41
  • The Gallery at Walnut Place: 0.0 mi
  • Boies Penrose Statue: 0.1 mi
  • John F. Hartranft Statue: 0.1 mi
  • Harrisburg Giants mural: 0.6 mi
  • Andrew Curtin statue: 1.4 mi
Museums: 39
Gardens: 24
  • GUI Community Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Sunken Gardens: 0.7 mi
  • Heart of the Community Garden: 0.8 mi
  • Joshua Farm: 1.1 mi
  • Peffer Street Pollinator Garden: 1.2 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Springs: 10
  • Eichelberger Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Spring Lake Spring: 3.1 mi
  • Orr's Bridge Spring: 4.1 mi
  • Pine Springs: 11.5 mi
  • Spring Creek Springs: 13.2 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Original Carrousel Circle: 12.0 mi
  • Hemlock Grove: 18.6 mi
  • Minnich's Hit Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • Rowland Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
  • Quitte Creek Nature Park: 20.2 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Concrete Beach: 0.7 mi
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of A Gathering at the Crossroads. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Short MountainNNE 20°500 m23.5 mi
Stony MountainNE 35°491 m17.5 mi
Third MountainNNE 19°488 m11.5 mi
Buck Ridge TowerWSW 237°488 m24.2 mi
Long MountainSW 226°479 m17.4 mi
Hammonds RocksSW 235°462 m23.6 mi
Mount HollySW 236°459 m20.5 mi
Berry MountainN 9°435 m19.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:3920:0020:41
September equinox06:5618:3119:06
December solstice07:2716:0216:45

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.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/10671236099

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