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Indian Steps Museum

Indian Steps Museum from directly overhead

Indian Steps Museum is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a recorded elevation of 62 m. Huntrick Hill stands 310 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Indian Steps Totem Pole, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Mason and Dixon Byway passes 10.0 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

Historic house in Pennsylvania, United States.

Wikidata Q15228653, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Built
1912
Elevation
62 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.86353, -76.37501

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Holtwood Dam Whitewater Park: 3.2 mi
  • Pollinator Park: 3.5 mi
  • Lock 12 Historic Area: 4.2 mi
  • Lock 15 Historic Area: 5.6 mi
  • Conrad's Park: 6.9 mi
Historic sites: 56
Museums: 56
  • Blue Rock Heritage Center (Washington Boro Society for Susquehanna River Heritage): 9.3 mi
  • Old Line Museum: 9.8 mi
  • 1719 Museum: 10.1 mi
  • Historic Rock Ford Plantation: 11.8 mi
  • Red Lion Area Historical Society: 12.5 mi
Artworks
  • Indian Steps Totem Pole: 0.0 mi
  • Steinman Statue: 12.6 mi
  • Transcending Flesh: 12.7 mi
  • Missles Into Plowshares: 14.6 mi
  • Parallel Bar Carving: 14.7 mi
Gardens: 34
Attractions: 34
Peaks: 29
  • Face Rock: 5.0 mi
  • Red Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 7.7 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 11.1 mi
  • Stony Hill: 11.6 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • ZP35: 2.6 mi
  • ZP37: 2.7 mi
  • ZP34: 2.7 mi
  • ZP16: 2.9 mi
  • Trailside Wall: 7.1 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Trestle Trail Picnic Site: 13.3 mi
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 15.7 mi
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Leaman Place Junction: 17.0 mi
Springs: 4
  • Black Barren Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Black Rock Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Donegal Spring: 19.3 mi
  • Lititz Spring: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Indian Steps Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huntrick HillW310 m22.3 mi
Saubel HillWSW277 m23.7 mi
Chimney RockNW263 m16.4 mi
Buzzards RoostNW258 m17.2 mi
Mount PisgahNW256 m13.0 mi
Gap HillENE252 m21.5 mi
Ephrata MountainNNE246 m24.4 mi
Round TopNW237 m15.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3819:5720:38
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2416:0216:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441536373777568574637
Precip in3.32.74.13.53.94.64.33.64.94.43.43.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Safe Harbor DAM, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

National Register of Historic Places, reference 90000416OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site
  • National Register of Historic Places — Indian Steps Cabin, reference 90000416, listed 03/09/90.

OpenStreetMap element way/1532844626

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