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Chestnut Street Log House

Chestnut Street Log House from directly overhead

Chestnut Street Log House is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 140 m. Big Lick Mountain stands 545 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Beautex Playground, a park 0.4 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 3.9 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

historic house in Pennsylvania, United States

Wikidata Q5094001, matched on coordinates and name (18 m apart).

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Historic Preservation Trust of Lebanon County

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.33743, -76.42921
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Beautex Playground: 0.4 mi
  • Fisher Veterans' Memorial Park: 0.4 mi
  • Louser Memorial Park Southwest: 0.4 mi
  • South 6th Street Playground: 0.6 mi
  • Monument Park: 0.6 mi
Museums
  • Light's Fort: 0.8 mi
  • Suzanne H Arnold Art Gallery: 4.6 mi
  • Cornwall Iron Furnace: 4.7 mi
  • Park at Governor Dick Environmental Center: 7.1 mi
  • Historic Schaefferstown: 7.4 mi
Attractions
  • Schaeffer Farm: 7.4 mi
  • Mount Hope Mansion: 7.6 mi
  • The Old Hershey Chocolate Factory: 12.0 mi
  • Black-tailed Prairie Dog: 12.1 mi
  • American Elk: 12.1 mi
Nature reserves: 44
Peaks: 44
  • Mount Ararat: 4.3 mi
  • Spring Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Governor Dick Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Hulls Hill: 6.6 mi
  • Conewago Hill: 7.0 mi
Historic sites: 40
Artworks: 36
  • "Hot Dog" Frank statue: 4.5 mi
  • Cuewe-Pehelle Statue: 4.5 mi
  • Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show: 6.6 mi
  • Summer: 12.1 mi
  • Spring: 12.1 mi
Gardens: 28
Picnic sites: 15
  • Quitte Creek Nature Park: 4.1 mi
  • Swing Circle: 4.8 mi
  • Ampitheater: 4.9 mi
  • Main Campfire Circle: 5.0 mi
  • Penryn Church Grove: 9.4 mi
Springs: 7
  • Penryth Spring: 3.5 mi
  • Schaefferstown Spring: 7.7 mi
  • Spring Creek Springs: 11.3 mi
  • Bethany Childrens Home Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Lititz Spring: 13.9 mi
Cliffs: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Acrigg's Falls: 12.1 mi
  • Swatara Falls: 23.3 mi
  • Un-named Falls: 23.4 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 6.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Chestnut Street Log House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Lick MountainNNW 336°545 m19.8 mi
Good Spring MountainN 349°500 m20.5 mi
Short MountainNW 317°500 m23.0 mi
Bear MountainNNW 333°496 m21.3 mi
Stony MountainNW 304°491 m16.4 mi
Third MountainWNW 286°488 m20.8 mi
Panther HeadN 357°473 m17.0 mi
Little MountainN 358°471 m23.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3719:5920:40
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2616:0016:43

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170747366544334
Precip in3.12.53.63.74.04.54.94.64.64.13.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon 2 W, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/6670711999

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