Appalachian Trail Museum
Appalachian Trail Museum is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 269 m. Methodist Hill stands 631 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Iron Furnace, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 11 miles off.
The story
The Appalachian Trail Museum is located in Pine Grove Furnace State Park near Gardners, Pennsylvania, United States, and commemorates the builders, maintainers and hikers of the Appalachian Trail, including those in the Appalachian Trail Hall of Fame. Features include a 1959 trail shelter from Peters Mountain built by Earl Shaffer, the first A.T. thru-hiker, vintage hiking and trail building equipment, historic A.T. signs, A.T. displays on permanent loan from the Smithsonian Institution, a recreation of A.T. founder Benton MacKaye's Sky Parlor office and a display on the National Trails System Act of 1968. The museum also has an extensive research library.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Dates from 2010.
Wikidata Q4780879, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
How to reach it
- 11.4 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 22.7 mi off the Old Main Streets
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 17 mi
- Chimney Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Iron Furnace: 0.1 mi
- Brickyard: 0.3 mi
- Camp Michaux: 1.8 mi
- Jackattack Monument: 3.5 mi
- York Springs: 9.8 mi
- Pine Grove Furnace State Park: 0.9 mi
- Food Plot: 3.2 mi
- Centerville Community Park: 5.9 mi
- Trine Park: 8.1 mi
- Oakside Community Park: 8.5 mi
- Sunset Rocks: 1.3 mi
- Pole Steeple: 2.0 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain: 2.7 mi
- Round Top: 3.2 mi
- Lewis Rocks: 3.5 mi
- National Apple Museum: 7.7 mi
- Ye Olde Sulphur Spa Historical Society: 10.1 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 11.5 mi
- Conrail Museum: 11.5 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 11.8 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 4.4 mi
- Bucher Spring: 4.7 mi
- The Spring: 4.7 mi
- Alexander Spring: 9.6 mi
- Cool Spring: 10.7 mi
- Votive 8: 11.6 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 11.7 mi
- Benjamin Rush: 13.1 mi
- Liberation Pointe: 14.3 mi
- Return visit: 14.5 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 4.7 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 11.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 12.3 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 13.3 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 18.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 17.1 mi
- Blain Picnic Grounds: 23.4 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 24.4 mi
- Pavillon 5: 24.5 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 3.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 11.4 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 12.4 mi
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 14.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 242: 18.8 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 16.3 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 16.3 mi
- Dellville Covered Bridge: 25.0 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 19.3 mi
- Clermont Crag: 22.6 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 16.3 mi
- Tartown: 16.7 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 22.4 mi
- Beach Front: 23.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Appalachian Trail Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hill | WSW 241° | 631 m | 10.4 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | WSW 249° | 628 m | 5.8 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | SW 233° | 605 m | 7.4 mi |
| Ram Hill | SW 234° | 595 m | 6.8 mi |
| Mitten Hill | WSW 236° | 587 m | 9.5 mi |
| Sier Hill | WSW 237° | 586 m | 8.6 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SW 234° | 566 m | 8.8 mi |
| Pleasant Peak | SW 236° | 565 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
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 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Biglerville, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/362779385
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 15 mi
- Chambersburg · 20 mi
- Hanover · 23 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 28 mi
- Thurmont · 28 mi
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