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Abandoned Mount Gretna Prison Foundations

Abandoned Mount Gretna Prison Foundations from directly overhead

Abandoned Mount Gretna Prison Foundations is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 216 m. Stony Mountain stands 491 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is State Game Lands Number 145, a nature reserve 1.4 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 5.5 miles off. 40 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Partially constructed maximum security state prison

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Coordinates40.22294, -76.51626
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Dogwood Park: 3.1 mi
  • Memorial Park: 3.1 mi
  • Heritage Park: 3.2 mi
  • Wolgemuth Park: 4.0 mi
  • Township Park: 4.5 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Mount Hope Mansion: 4.6 mi
  • The Old Hershey Chocolate Factory: 8.2 mi
  • Bobcat: 8.4 mi
  • River Otter: 8.4 mi
  • Black-tailed Prairie Dog: 8.4 mi
Nature reserves: 54
Artworks: 51
  • Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show: 2.9 mi
  • Cuewe-Pehelle Statue: 7.5 mi
  • "Hot Dog" Frank statue: 7.6 mi
  • Ship Mountjoy Sculpture: 7.9 mi
  • Benjamin Franklin Carpenter: 8.0 mi
Peaks: 40
  • Conewago Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Governor Dick Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Hulls Hill: 4.3 mi
  • Spring Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Round Top: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 27
Picnic sites: 15
  • Quitte Creek Nature Park: 7.2 mi
  • Penryn Church Grove: 7.8 mi
  • Original Carrousel Circle: 8.6 mi
  • Boy Scout Pavilion: 11.7 mi
  • Bortz Pavilion: 11.8 mi
Springs: 10
  • Spring Creek Springs: 7.4 mi
  • Penryth Spring: 7.5 mi
  • Donegal Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Lititz Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Schaefferstown Spring: 12.8 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 2
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 2.6 mi
  • Concrete Beach: 20.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Acrigg's Falls: 19.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Abandoned Mount Gretna Prison Foundations. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony MountainNNW 332°491 m19.3 mi
Third MountainNW 311°488 m20.6 mi
Round TopNNW 333°422 m21.9 mi
Nells HillWSW 251°403 m24.6 mi
Round TopWSW 249°401 m23.1 mi
Eagle PeakENE 65°396 m19.2 mi
Governor Dick HillENE 63°350 m3.6 mi
Pinetown HillWSW 251°338 m22.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3719:5920:40
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2616:0116:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170747366544334
Precip in3.12.53.63.74.04.54.94.64.64.13.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon 2 W, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/3588055341

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