Big spring Bulldog
Big spring Bulldog is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 176 m. Eckenrode Knob stands 683 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is big spring bulldog 2, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 22 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 21.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- big spring bulldog 2: 0.0 mi
- bigspring bulldog 3: 0.0 mi
- the super duper awesome hideout: 5.2 mi
- monument of samuel: 5.2 mi
- statue of creebis: 6.8 mi
- Centerville Community Park: 4.5 mi
- North Newton Township Park: 5.2 mi
- West Pennsboro Township Park: 5.9 mi
- Opossum Lake Park: 6.6 mi
- Food Plot: 7.2 mi
- Flat Rock: 6.1 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 7.8 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain: 8.1 mi
- Sliding Rock Mountain: 8.2 mi
- Buck Ridge Tower: 9.0 mi
- Cumberland County Historical Society: 10.2 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 10.3 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 10.8 mi
- Conrail Museum: 11.0 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 11.0 mi
- Cool Spring: 0.8 mi
- Bucher Spring: 6.0 mi
- Alexander Spring: 6.1 mi
- Letort Spring: 10.0 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 11.3 mi
- Benjamin Rush: 10.0 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 10.7 mi
- Votive 8: 10.8 mi
- Liberation Pointe: 11.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 19.0 mi
- Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area: 9.4 mi
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 10.6 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 11.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 14.1 mi
- Hemlocks Natural Area: 14.6 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 8.0 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 10.2 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 10.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 12.2 mi
- Special Needs Garden: 20.2 mi
- Blain Picnic Grounds: 13.1 mi
- Pavillon 5: 15.9 mi
- Pavillon 1: 16.1 mi
- Pavillon 3: 16.1 mi
- Pavillon 2: 16.1 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 9.1 mi
- Dellville Covered Bridge: 19.2 mi
- Tartown: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Big spring Bulldog. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eckenrode Knob | WNW 283° | 683 m | 14.7 mi |
| Big Round Top | WNW 293° | 672 m | 15.3 mi |
| Fenton Knob | WNW 292° | 664 m | 12.6 mi |
| Rising Mountain | WNW 283° | 662 m | 15.2 mi |
| Big Knob | NW 326° | 659 m | 15.6 mi |
| Little Round Top | WNW 290° | 651 m | 14.9 mi |
| Sherman Mountain | WNW 287° | 647 m | 11.5 mi |
| Price Knob | WNW 285° | 646 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 32 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bloserville 1 N, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/12588084417
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 22 mi
- Gettysburg · 25 mi
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