Historic site · Pennsylvania
Horse-Shoe Trail Eastern Terminus
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 Valley Forge Station, a museum 0.2 miles away. Blue Route passes 7.0 miles off. 53 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
- 7.0 mi off the Blue Route
- 8.2 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 12.7 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Museums
- Valley Forge Station: 0.2 mi
- Jones Log Barn History Center: 1.6 mi
- Home of John James Audubon: 1.9 mi
- John James Audubon Center: 1.9 mi
- John James Audubon Center at Mill Grove: 1.9 mi
Historic sites: 60
- Delaware Soldiers: 0.3 mi
- Marylanders Memorial: 0.3 mi
- New Jersey Memorial: 0.4 mi
- Nine North Carolina Regiments: 0.4 mi
- Georgia Memorial: 0.4 mi
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
- Eternal Flame: 0.8 mi
- Nathanael Greene Monument: 1.3 mi
- Sacrifice and Devotion: 1.3 mi
- Cannon: 1.3 mi
- The Berwyn Mural: 3.8 mi
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
- Tredyffrin Township Open Space: 2.2 mi
- George Lorimer Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Valley Creek Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Diamond Rock Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Jenkins Arboretum & Gardens: 3.1 mi
Gardens: 59
- Bishop White Courtyard: 1.3 mi
- P D Home & Garden: 1.6 mi
- Phoenixville Community Garden: 4.3 mi
- Upper Merion Community Garden at Sunny Hill Farm: 4.9 mi
- Chanticleer Garden: 6.0 mi
Peaks: 53
- 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: 24
- Pavilion 1: 2.0 mi
- Meadows Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Winding Way Park: 8.2 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Picnic Site 9: 10.1 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Picnic Site 16: 10.7 mi
Springs: 8
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 3.9 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 8.4 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 8.4 mi
- Yellow Spring: 8.5 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 11.8 mi
Cliffs: 3
- Monkey Rock: 4.8 mi
- Millers Point: 17.5 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 23.0 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 11.1 mi
- Darling: 13.6 mi
- Milford Mills: 14.3 mi
Rest areas: 1
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 4.9 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 21.0 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Hill | NW 324° | 332 m | 21.2 mi |
| Fancy Hill | NW 321° | 331 m | 20.2 mi |
| Sand Hill | NW 324° | 318 m | 19.8 mi |
| Welsh Mountain | W 273° | 313 m | 24.6 mi |
| Williams Hill | WNW 291° | 306 m | 19.8 mi |
| Thomas Hill | WNW 287° | 295 m | 18.5 mi |
| Mengle Hill | NW 322° | 292 m | 21.1 mi |
| Brush | WNW 297° | 288 m | 19.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:57 | 16:40 |
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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Phoenixville 1 E, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/1019180473
Day trips start here
- Audubon · 3 mi
- King of Prussia · 4 mi
- Phoenixville · 4 mi
- Malvern · 5 mi
- Collegeville · 6 mi
- Wayne · 6 mi
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