- Elevation, modelled
- 183 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Big Lick Mountain545 m · 24.5 mi
- Nearest byway
- Route 419 Scenic Byway0.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 40.2710, -76.4072
Cornwall Iron Furnace is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 183 m. Big Lick Mountain stands 545 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Spring Hill, a peak 1.7 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 0.4 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Cornwall Iron Furnace (1742-1883) is the only surviving intact charcoal cold-blast furnace in the Western Hemisphere, a testament to the once great iron industry that flourished in South-Central Pennsylvania and our nation.
historic district in Pennsylvania, United States
Dates from 1742.
Wikidata Q15211708, matched on coordinates and name (103 m apart).
- Fee
- Yes
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cornwall Iron Furnace. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Lick Mountain | NNW 338° | 545 m | 24.5 mi |
| Stony Mountain | NW 313° | 491 m | 20.2 mi |
| Third Mountain | WNW 296° | 488 m | 23.6 mi |
| Panther Head | N 354° | 473 m | 21.7 mi |
| Round Top | NW 316° | 422 m | 22.5 mi |
| Eagle Peak | ENE 68° | 396 m | 12.6 mi |
| Governor Dick Hill | SW 236° | 350 m | 3.1 mi |
| Red Mountain | N 4° | 345 m | 24.6 mi |
- 0.4 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mount Hope Mansion: 3.2 mi
- Schaeffer Farm: 5.9 mi
- The Old Hershey Chocolate Factory: 12.7 mi
- Black-tailed Prairie Dog: 12.8 mi
- River Otter: 12.8 mi
- Park at Governor Dick Environmental Center: 3.6 mi
- Chestnut Street Log House: 4.7 mi
- Light's Fort: 5.5 mi
- Historic Schaefferstown: 5.9 mi
- Gemberling-Rex House: 6.3 mi
- Spring Hill: 1.7 mi
- Hulls Hill: 2.6 mi
- Governor Dick Hill: 3.1 mi
- White Oak Hill: 3.7 mi
- Conewago Hill: 4.4 mi
- 16th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry at Camp Hastings.: 3.9 mi
- The "Governor's Troop": 4.2 mi
- Union Canal Tunnel: 6.1 mi
- Abandoned Mount Gretna Prison Foundations: 6.6 mi
- Toll House: 6.8 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 4.1 mi
- Acrigg's Falls: 16.9 mi
- Rausch Gap: 18.7 mi
- Willow Hill Covered Bridge: 20.2 mi
| 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).
Day trips start here
- Lancaster · 17 mi
- Lancaster County · 18 mi
- Wrightsville · 18 mi
- Intercourse · 23 mi
- Strasburg · 23 mi
- Reading · 26 mi
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