Hands-On House Children's Museum
Hands-On House Children's Museum is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 107 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the north-northeast, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Landis Valley Museum, a museum 0.2 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Fee
- Yes
How to reach it
- 13.9 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
- 26.3 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kilgore Falls · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Landis Valley Museum: 0.2 mi
- Pennsylvania Farm Museum: 0.2 mi
- The Lancaster Science Factory: 3.4 mi
- Phillips Museum of Art: 3.8 mi
- Lancaster Museum of Art: 3.8 mi
- Landis Woods Park: 0.7 mi
- Millport Conservancy: 3.2 mi
- Millport Conservancy: 3.5 mi
- Spalding Conservancy: 3.9 mi
- Holly Pointe Nature Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Stoner Park: 1.2 mi
- Manheim Township Municipal Park: 1.5 mi
- Perelman Park: 1.6 mi
- Manheim Township Community Park: 1.7 mi
- Skyline Park: 1.8 mi
- Bounce Kraze: 2.7 mi
- Carousel: 3.5 mi
- Trancending Flesh: 3.9 mi
- Lancaster Convention Center: 4.1 mi
- Prehistoric Path: 5.5 mi
- Kids With Balloons: 3.4 mi
- Reading At Pondside: 3.5 mi
- William Penn: 3.5 mi
- Parallel Bar Carving: 3.7 mi
- Parallel Bar Carving: 3.7 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 8.2 mi
- Ephrata Mountain: 8.6 mi
- Bunker Hill: 10.2 mi
- Eagle Rock: 10.4 mi
- Forge Hill: 11.0 mi
- Thaddeus Stevens Memorial: 3.9 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 4.1 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 4.1 mi
- Wall of Rememberance: 4.6 mi
- Ephrata Unleashed Memorial: 7.4 mi
- Grow-Up Garden: 2.4 mi
- Fern Island: 4.6 mi
- Millersville Alumni Bell Court Garden: 7.7 mi
- The Courtyard: 8.3 mi
- Psalm 23 Prayer Garden: 8.7 mi
- Trestle Trail Picnic Site: 4.2 mi
- Bortz Pavilion: 4.6 mi
- Boy Scout Pavilion: 4.6 mi
- Penryn Church Grove: 9.2 mi
- Leaman Place Junction: 11.0 mi
- Indian Rock: 5.1 mi
- Old Quarry Pit: 8.0 mi
- Chickies Rock: 13.1 mi
- Trailside Wall: 13.3 mi
- Spectator Wall: 13.4 mi
- Lititz Spring: 4.6 mi
- Schaefferstown Spring: 13.9 mi
- Donegal Spring: 14.9 mi
- Black Rock Spring: 18.2 mi
- Bethany Childrens Home Spring: 18.5 mi
- Willow Hill Covered Bridge: 6.5 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 14.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hands-On House Children's Museum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | NNE 17° | 396 m | 17.6 mi |
| Governor Dick Hill | NW 319° | 350 m | 13.9 mi |
| Spring Hill | NNW 326° | 331 m | 12.6 mi |
| Cushion Peak | NE 37° | 320 m | 18.2 mi |
| Welsh Mountain | E 85° | 313 m | 18.9 mi |
| Eagle Rock | N 350° | 306 m | 10.4 mi |
| Silver Hill | ENE 70° | 283 m | 17.7 mi |
| Gibraltar Hill | ENE 57° | 283 m | 24.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1082179445
Day trips start here
- Lancaster County · 4 mi
- Lancaster · 4 mi
- Intercourse · 10 mi
- Strasburg · 10 mi
- Wrightsville · 14 mi
- Honey Brook · 20 mi
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