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Owen's Garden

Owen's Garden from directly overhead

Owen's Garden is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 128 m. Stony Mountain stands 491 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Beverly Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 26 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Inscription
Owen's Garden Planted in memory of Owen Lentz

How to reach it

Coordinates40.24323, -76.93433

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Beverly Park: 0.0 mi
  • Schaeffer Park: 0.2 mi
  • Eisenhower Playing Field: 0.6 mi
  • Siebert Park: 0.7 mi
  • FIALA Playing Fields: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks: 59
Artworks: 41
  • Lion Statue: 0.6 mi
  • River Cow: 1.0 mi
  • Harrisburg Giants mural: 2.5 mi
  • Circle of Peace: 2.5 mi
  • John F. Hartranft Statue: 3.0 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Camp Hill Literacy Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 2.4 mi
  • Sunken Gardens: 2.8 mi
  • GUI Community Garden: 3.1 mi
  • Peffer Street Pollinator Garden: 3.2 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Springs: 12
  • Orr's Bridge Spring: 1.0 mi
  • Eichelberger Spring: 1.2 mi
  • Spring Lake Spring: 1.4 mi
  • Pine Springs: 13.1 mi
  • Letort Spring: 14.3 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Original Carrousel Circle: 15.0 mi
  • Hidden Laurel Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
  • Minnich's Hit Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
  • Hemlock Grove: 21.7 mi
  • Rowland Picnic Area: 21.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Concrete Beach: 2.4 mi
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 24.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony MountainNE 40°491 m20.3 mi
Third MountainNNE 28°488 m13.9 mi
Buck Ridge TowerSW 236°488 m21.1 mi
Long MountainSW 222°479 m14.4 mi
Hammonds RocksSW 234°462 m20.5 mi
Mount HollySW 235°459 m17.4 mi
Berry MountainNNE 16°435 m20.9 mi
Welch HillWNW 282°432 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:3920:0120:42
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:2816:0216:46

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516171757365534234
Precip in2.92.83.93.94.04.04.84.34.63.82.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrisburg 1 NE, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/7184591322

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