Union Canal Tunnel
Union Canal Tunnel is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 166 m. Big Lick Mountain stands 545 m to the north-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Union Canal Tunnel Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
First transportation tunnel built in the USA
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 4.8 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Hope Mansion: 8.6 mi
- Schaeffer Farm: 9.2 mi
- The Old Hershey Chocolate Factory: 10.7 mi
- Black-tailed Prairie Dog: 10.8 mi
- American Elk: 10.8 mi
- Union Canal Tunnel Park: 0.1 mi
- Lions Lake Park: 0.9 mi
- Coleman Memorial Park: 0.9 mi
- Gloninger Park: 1.0 mi
- Cleona Community Park: 1.2 mi
- Light's Fort: 1.6 mi
- Chestnut Street Log House: 1.9 mi
- Suzanne H Arnold Art Gallery: 3.2 mi
- Cornwall Iron Furnace: 6.1 mi
- Park at Governor Dick Environmental Center: 7.7 mi
- Quittapahilla Educational Wetland Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Clarence Schock Memorial Park at Governor Dick: 6.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 145: 8.0 mi
- Rannels Kettle Run Nature Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Upper Hopewell Forge Wildlife Sanctuary: 10.1 mi
- Mount Ararat: 2.6 mi
- Governor Dick Hill: 7.1 mi
- Conewago Hill: 7.3 mi
- Hulls Hill: 7.5 mi
- Spring Hill: 7.5 mi
- 16th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry at Camp Hastings.: 7.0 mi
- The "Governor's Troop": 7.2 mi
- Abandoned Mount Gretna Prison Foundations: 9.2 mi
- Michael Horrocks 9/11 Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Toll House: 12.0 mi
- "Hot Dog" Frank statue: 3.1 mi
- Cuewe-Pehelle Statue: 3.1 mi
- Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show: 7.0 mi
- Summer: 10.8 mi
- Fall: 10.8 mi
- Peace Garden: 3.0 mi
- Leon and Ethel Yeiser Rose Garden: 3.1 mi
- Weidner Garden: 5.0 mi
- Palmyra Community Library: 7.0 mi
- Northside Garden: 7.5 mi
- Quitte Creek Nature Park: 2.8 mi
- Swing Circle: 4.1 mi
- Ampitheater: 4.2 mi
- Main Campfire Circle: 4.2 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 8.4 mi
- Penryth Spring: 2.3 mi
- Schaefferstown Spring: 9.5 mi
- Spring Creek Springs: 10.0 mi
- Bethany Childrens Home Spring: 14.7 mi
- Lititz Spring: 15.4 mi
- Round Head: 13.5 mi
- Chinese Wall: 14.0 mi
- Old Quarry Pit: 20.3 mi
- Chickies Rock: 20.8 mi
- Indian Rock: 24.5 mi
- Acrigg's Falls: 10.9 mi
- Swatara Falls: 22.9 mi
- Un-named Falls: 22.9 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 7.2 mi
- Concrete Beach: 23.6 mi
- Rausch Gap: 12.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Union Canal Tunnel. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Lick Mountain | NNW 340° | 545 m | 18.4 mi |
| Good Spring Mountain | N 353° | 500 m | 19.4 mi |
| Short Mountain | NW 319° | 500 m | 21.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNW 336° | 496 m | 19.9 mi |
| Stony Mountain | NW 305° | 491 m | 14.5 mi |
| Third Mountain | WNW 285° | 488 m | 19.0 mi |
| Panther Head | N 2° | 473 m | 16.2 mi |
| Sharp Mountain | NNE 21° | 445 m | 21.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:00 | 16:43 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon 2 W, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/10816325988
Day trips start here
- Lancaster · 23 mi
- Wrightsville · 23 mi
- Lancaster County · 24 mi
- Reading · 28 mi
- Intercourse · 29 mi
- Strasburg · 30 mi
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