President James Buchanan's Wheatland
President James Buchanan's Wheatland is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 120 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Lancaster Historical Society, a museum 0.1 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 35 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
house in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Dates from 1828.
Wikidata Q7991883, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Operated by
- LancasterHistory.org
How to reach it
- 16.6 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
- 22.5 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 27.3 mi off the Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kilgore Falls · 25 mi
- King & Queen Seat · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Lancaster Historical Society: 0.1 mi
- Lancaster Historical Society and James Buchanan's Wheatland: 0.1 mi
- North Museum of Nature and Science: 0.6 mi
- Phillips Museum of Art: 0.6 mi
- Demuth Museum: 1.5 mi
- Hamilton Park: 0.5 mi
- Hartman Green: 0.6 mi
- Wheatland Hills Park: 0.7 mi
- Maple Grove Park: 0.8 mi
- Crystal Park: 0.8 mi
- Spalding Conservancy: 0.8 mi
- Windolph Landing Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Holly Pointe Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Landis Woods Park: 3.9 mi
- Boyer Nature Preserve: 5.4 mi
- Carousel: 1.1 mi
- Trancending Flesh: 1.2 mi
- Lancaster Convention Center: 1.4 mi
- Bounce Kraze: 2.2 mi
- Pipline Plunge: 6.0 mi
- Transcending Flesh: 1.2 mi
- Steinman Statue: 1.3 mi
- Kids With Balloons: 4.5 mi
- Reading At Pondside: 4.6 mi
- William Penn: 4.6 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 1.4 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 1.4 mi
- Thaddeus Stevens Memorial: 2.3 mi
- Pequea Magnetic Iron Mining Company: 7.7 mi
- Wall of Rememberance: 8.0 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 5.2 mi
- Turkey Hill: 9.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 9.2 mi
- Red Hill: 9.6 mi
- Oak Hill: 10.9 mi
- Millersville Alumni Bell Court Garden: 3.4 mi
- Grow-Up Garden: 6.7 mi
- Fern Island: 8.0 mi
- Safe Harbor Arboretum: 8.0 mi
- George E. Stein Arboretum: 12.0 mi
- Trestle Trail Picnic Site: 1.1 mi
- Boy Scout Pavilion: 7.9 mi
- Bortz Pavilion: 7.9 mi
- Penryn Church Grove: 11.7 mi
- Leaman Place Junction: 11.9 mi
- Indian Rock: 2.9 mi
- Trailside Wall: 9.0 mi
- Spectator Wall: 9.1 mi
- Chickies Rock: 10.3 mi
- Old Quarry Pit: 12.2 mi
- Lititz Spring: 7.9 mi
- Donegal Spring: 13.1 mi
- Black Rock Spring: 16.9 mi
- Schaefferstown Spring: 17.6 mi
- Penryth Spring: 21.7 mi
- Willow Hill Covered Bridge: 7.0 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 16.0 mi
- Kilgore Falls: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of President James Buchanan's Wheatland. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | NNE 21° | 396 m | 21.8 mi |
| Governor Dick Hill | NNW 335° | 350 m | 15.5 mi |
| Spring Hill | NNW 342° | 331 m | 14.7 mi |
| Cushion Peak | NE 37° | 320 m | 22.5 mi |
| Welsh Mountain | ENE 76° | 313 m | 21.9 mi |
| Eagle Rock | N 3° | 306 m | 13.8 mi |
| Silver Hill | ENE 63° | 283 m | 21.4 mi |
| Round Top | WNW 303° | 281 m | 21.9 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 | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:01 | 16:44 |
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 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster 2 NE Filt PLT, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/33541148
Day trips start here
- Lancaster · 1 mi
- Lancaster County · 4 mi
- Strasburg · 9 mi
- Wrightsville · 11 mi
- Intercourse · 12 mi
- York · 22 mi
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