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Shippensburg University Coordinates

Shippensburg University Coordinates from directly overhead

Shippensburg University Coordinates is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 210 m. Clarks Knob stands 709 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Votive 8, a artwork less than a tenth of a mile away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 21 miles off.

The story

Census-designated place in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.

Wikidata Q7498063, matched on coordinates and name (310 m apart).

What the record says

Material
stone

How to reach it

Coordinates40.05907, -77.52160

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Eckels Field: 0.3 mi
  • Shippensburg Township Park: 0.6 mi
  • Dykeman Park: 1.2 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
  • Southampton Park: 2.2 mi
Peaks
Museums: 29
Springs: 23
  • Tar Kettle Springs: 8.1 mi
  • Cool Spring: 10.3 mi
  • Bucher Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Falling Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Knob Springs: 14.5 mi
Artworks: 12
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 7
  • Bear Valley Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
  • Pavillon 5: 15.8 mi
  • Pavillon 3: 15.9 mi
  • Pavillon 1: 15.9 mi
  • Pavillon 4: 15.9 mi
Gardens: 5
Cliffs: 2
Attractions: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 22.3 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.8 miles of Shippensburg University Coordinates. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clarks KnobW709 m12.0 mi
Eckenrode KnobNNW683 m12.9 mi
Fenton KnobNNW664 m13.1 mi
Rising MountainNNW662 m13.3 mi
Little Round TopNNW651 m14.4 mi
Sherman MountainNNW647 m11.7 mi
Price KnobNNW646 m12.0 mi
Methodist HillSSE631 m7.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4719:22
June solstice05:4220:0220:43
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:2916:0516:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303341536371767466554435
Precip in3.22.73.73.64.04.04.03.34.33.33.03.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shippensburg, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/2377031939

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