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Horse-Shoe Trail Eastern Terminus

Horse-Shoe Trail Eastern Terminus from directly overhead

Horse-Shoe Trail Eastern Terminus is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 26 m. Long Hill stands 332 m to the northwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is George Washington Statue, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Blue Route passes 7.0 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Start of the Horse-Shoe Trail in Penna Valley Forge to Appalachian Trail on Stony Mt. 121 Miles - Through Chester, Berks, Lancaster, Lebanon, Dauphin Counties This Marker Erected 1972 By The Horse-Shoe Trail Club, INC. 1935 In Memory of Henry M. Woolman,

How to reach it

Coordinates40.09988, -75.46194

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • George Washington Statue: 0.1 mi
  • Delaware Soldiers: 0.3 mi
  • Marylanders Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • New Jersey Memorial: 0.4 mi
  • Nine North Carolina Regiments: 0.4 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • redoubt 4: 0.7 mi
  • Pawling Sycamore: 0.7 mi
  • Artillery Park: 0.9 mi
  • Redoubt 3: 0.9 mi
  • Varnum's Quarters: 0.9 mi
Artworks
Gardens
Parks
  • Sun Bowl: 1.4 mi
  • Valley Park: 1.9 mi
  • John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove: 2.0 mi
  • Wilson Farm Park: 2.0 mi
  • Veteran's Memorial at Wilson Farm Park: 2.2 mi
Nature reserves
Peaks: 56
  • Mount Joy: 0.8 mi
  • Mount Misery: 1.0 mi
  • Diamond Rock Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Castle Rock: 8.8 mi
  • Hunting Hill: 9.7 mi
Picnic sites: 39
Springs: 8
Cliffs: 3
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 1
  • King of Prussia Service Plaza: 4.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Horse-Shoe Trail Eastern Terminus. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Long HillNW 324°332 m21.2 mi
Fancy HillNW 321°331 m20.2 mi
Sand HillNW 324°318 m19.8 mi
Welsh MountainW 273°313 m24.6 mi
Williams HillWNW 291°306 m19.8 mi
Chestnut HillWNW 298°305 m17.6 mi
Thomas HillWNW 287°295 m18.5 mi
Mengle HillNW 322°292 m21.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3419:5420:35
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2115:5716:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323442536372777568564536
Precip in3.12.93.73.53.33.94.64.44.43.93.44.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phoenixville 1 E, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/1019180473

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