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Neas House

Neas House from directly overhead

Neas House is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 181 m. College Mountain stands 520 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Wirt Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Mason and Dixon Byway passes 8.3 miles off.

About

The story

historic house in Pennsylvania, United States

Wikidata Q5542776, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Built
1795
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Hanover Area Historical Society
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.80040, -76.98667

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wirt Park: 0.1 mi
  • Hanover Borough Arboretum: 0.5 mi
  • Myers Park: 0.7 mi
  • Moul Field: 1.0 mi
  • DeGuy Avenue Playground: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Pigeon Hill: 4.2 mi
  • High Rock: 4.7 mi
  • Carroll County Highpoint: 6.9 mi
  • Beecher Hill: 8.1 mi
  • Granite Hill: 9.9 mi
Museums: 39
  • Hanover Fire Museum: 0.5 mi
  • Bear Branch Nature Center: 10.6 mi
  • Hanover Junction: 11.5 mi
  • Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association: 11.9 mi
  • Ford Motor Company Fund Education Center: 12.7 mi
Artworks: 21
Nature reserves: 15
Springs: 8
  • Koontz Spring: 8.4 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 12.3 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 12.8 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 14.6 mi
  • The Spring: 21.2 mi
Attractions: 8
  • Fort Roller: 11.6 mi
  • Hemlock Gorge: 13.7 mi
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 15.0 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 15.4 mi
  • Hex Murder House: 17.9 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 12.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 14.3 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 21.1 mi
  • Hidden Laurel Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
Gardens: 3
  • Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 0.7 mi
  • Scott Brown Memorial Garden: 14.9 mi
  • Grantham Community Garden: 24.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.1 miles of Neas House. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
College MountainWSW 250°520 m21.9 mi
Big HillWNW 293°491 m21.3 mi
Bear MountainNW 305°487 m20.1 mi
Long MountainNNW 341°479 m21.1 mi
Rupp HillW 273°452 m21.8 mi
Stone HeadNNW 344°418 m20.5 mi
Marys HillW 276°418 m21.2 mi
Nells HillN 4°403 m21.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:4120:0020:40
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:2616:0416:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170757366544435
Precip in3.02.63.73.73.93.74.33.94.83.93.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hanover 4 SW, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/944557904

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