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The Fasig House

The Fasig House from directly overhead

The Fasig House is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 126 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is The Keath House, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The Fasig House is a historic house museum. This early Germanic log house was rescued and moved to this location in 1974.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Manheim Historical Society

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.16447, -76.39428
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Museums
  • The Keath House: 0.0 mi
  • Manheim Train Station Museum: 0.5 mi
  • Lititz Historical Foundation: 4.9 mi
  • Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery: 4.9 mi
  • Park at Governor Dick Environmental Center: 6.1 mi
Parks
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 0.5 mi
  • Mummau Park: 0.6 mi
  • Logan Park: 0.8 mi
  • Kauffman Park: 1.1 mi
  • Classics Soccer Park: 2.2 mi
Attractions
Nature reserves: 58
Artworks: 43
  • Lion Statue: 4.4 mi
  • Egg: 4.6 mi
  • Ship Mountjoy Sculpture: 6.7 mi
  • Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show: 7.0 mi
  • Transcending Flesh: 9.7 mi
Peaks: 36
  • Spring Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Hulls Hill: 5.9 mi
  • Governor Dick Hill: 6.5 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 6.7 mi
  • White Oak Hill: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 32
Gardens: 17
  • Fern Island: 4.5 mi
  • Community Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Grow-Up Garden: 8.2 mi
  • Weidner Garden: 10.4 mi
  • The Courtyard: 11.3 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Penryn Church Grove: 3.3 mi
  • Boy Scout Pavilion: 4.4 mi
  • Bortz Pavilion: 4.5 mi
  • Trestle Trail Picnic Site: 8.0 mi
  • Sunfish Pond Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
Cliffs: 10
Springs: 7
  • Lititz Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Donegal Spring: 10.1 mi
  • Schaefferstown Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Penryth Spring: 12.6 mi
  • Spring Creek Springs: 15.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 7.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Acrigg's Falls: 24.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakNE 42°396 m16.3 mi
Governor Dick HillNNW 330°350 m6.5 mi
Little MountainN 355°337 m21.6 mi
Swope MountainN 354°332 m24.5 mi
Spring HillN 349°331 m5.8 mi
Cushion PeakENE 60°320 m19.5 mi
Welsh MountainE 97°313 m24.9 mi
Eagle RockNE 37°306 m6.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3719:5820:39
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2516:0016:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139506069737164534233
Precip in3.12.43.63.63.94.34.84.04.74.23.23.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Landisville 2 NW, 4 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/198971968

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