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The Historic Conservation Trust of the Ephrata Area

The Historic Conservation Trust of the Ephrata Area from directly overhead

The Historic Conservation Trust of the Ephrata Area is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 117 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the north, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Winters Leadership Memorial, a artwork 0.3 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The story

borough in northern Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States

Wikidata Q1134073, matched on coordinates and name (587 m apart).

What to expect

Operated by
The Historic Conservation Trust of the Ephrata Area

How to reach it

Coordinates40.17934, -76.17586

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
  • Moyer's Meadow Park: 0.4 mi
  • Ephrata Nature Reserve: 0.7 mi
  • Ephrata Mountain Conservation Area: 0.8 mi
  • Edgewater Meadow Park: 0.9 mi
  • Akron Mennonite Church Nature Preserve: 2.0 mi
Parks
  • Healthcare Heroes Park: 0.5 mi
  • Pioneer View Playground: 0.5 mi
  • Redcay Park: 0.5 mi
  • Thomas P. Grater Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
  • Riparian Buffer: 0.6 mi
Museums
  • Eicher Indian Museum: 0.6 mi
  • Seiverling Museum, Car and Pedal Car Museum: 0.7 mi
  • Ephrata Cloister: 0.7 mi
  • Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery: 6.8 mi
  • Lititz Historical Foundation: 6.9 mi
Historic sites
  • Ephrata War Memorial: 0.9 mi
  • Ephrata Unleashed Memorial: 1.0 mi
  • Groff Memorial: 6.8 mi
  • Toll House: 7.1 mi
  • Wall of Rememberance: 7.2 mi
Peaks: 59
  • Ephrata Mountain: 1.0 mi
  • Kline Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Cannon Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Eagle Rock: 8.7 mi
  • Forge Hill: 8.8 mi
Attractions: 54
  • Mother Tucker's Antiques: 1.9 mi
  • Cornfields: 4.9 mi
  • Abe's Buggy Rides: 9.7 mi
  • AAA Buggy Rides: 10.2 mi
  • Kitchen Kettle Village: 10.2 mi
Artworks: 32
  • Winters Leadership Memorial: 0.3 mi
  • Egg: 7.1 mi
  • Lion Statue: 7.3 mi
  • Reading At Pondside: 9.5 mi
  • William Penn: 9.5 mi
Gardens: 20
Picnic sites: 16
  • White Oak Picnic Area: 6.8 mi
  • Red Rock Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
  • Sunfish Pond Picnic Area: 7.2 mi
  • Bortz Pavilion: 7.3 mi
  • Boy Scout Pavilion: 7.4 mi
Springs: 13
  • Lititz Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Schaefferstown Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Bethany Childrens Home Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Springs of Punches Run: 13.1 mi
  • Mammoth Spring: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 11
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 16.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakN 357°396 m11.0 mi
Governor Dick HillWNW 287°350 m15.5 mi
Mount PennNE 51°342 m18.5 mi
Little MountainNNW 327°337 m24.5 mi
Church HillNE 53°332 m22.1 mi
Spring HillWNW 290°331 m13.5 mi
Deer Path HillNE 48°326 m20.8 mi
Irish MountainNE 41°323 m22.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4119:17
June solstice05:3619:5720:38
September equinox06:5318:2819:04
December solstice07:2416:0016:43

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526271757467554435
Precip in2.62.23.33.33.44.84.23.54.73.83.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster AP, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1201831272

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