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Historic Harrisburg Association

Historic Harrisburg Association from directly overhead

Historic Harrisburg Association is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Short Mountain stands 500 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Penn & Sayford Playground, a park 0.1 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates40.26931, -76.88912

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Penn & Sayford Playground: 0.1 mi
  • Jackson Lick Pool Recreation Area: 0.3 mi
  • Riverfront Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lenore Haas Alexander Playground: 0.4 mi
  • Soldier's Grove: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks: 58
Artworks: 41
  • John F. Hartranft Statue: 0.5 mi
  • Boies Penrose Statue: 0.6 mi
  • The Gallery at Walnut Place: 0.6 mi
  • Harrisburg Giants mural: 0.8 mi
  • Andrew Curtin statue: 0.9 mi
Gardens: 24
Nature reserves: 21
Springs: 10
  • Eichelberger Spring: 3.2 mi
  • Spring Lake Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Orr's Bridge Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Pine Springs: 11.1 mi
  • Spring Creek Springs: 13.6 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Original Carrousel Circle: 12.3 mi
  • Hemlock Grove: 18.7 mi
  • Minnich's Hit Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
  • Rowland Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
  • Quitte Creek Nature Park: 20.6 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Concrete Beach: 0.8 mi
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 21.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Historic Harrisburg Association. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Short MountainNNE 22°500 m23.3 mi
Stony MountainNE 37°491 m17.4 mi
Third MountainNNE 22°488 m11.2 mi
Buck Ridge TowerSW 236°488 m24.1 mi
Long MountainSW 224°479 m17.4 mi
Hammonds RocksSW 234°462 m23.5 mi
Mount HollySW 235°459 m20.4 mi
Berry MountainN 10°435 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:3920:0020:41
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:2716:0216:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516171757365534234
Precip in2.92.83.93.94.04.04.84.34.63.82.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrisburg 1 NE, 1 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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