Caledonia State Park
Caledonia State Park is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 301 m. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the south, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Caledonia Furnace, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
How to reach it
- 14.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 16.3 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 22.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 27.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 15 mi
- Chimney Rock · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Caledonia Furnace: 0.3 mi
- 6th US Cavalry Regiment hospital marker: 8.1 mi
- CS Jones VA Cavalry Brigade marker: 8.2 mi
- Manor of Maske: 9.3 mi
- Shippensburg University Coordinates: 10.5 mi
- Chinquapin Hill: 0.6 mi
- Graefenburg Hill: 1.0 mi
- Orebank Hill: 1.2 mi
- Quarry Hill: 1.2 mi
- Quarry Gap Hill: 1.6 mi
- Guilford Township Norlo Park: 5.3 mi
- Mont Alto State Park: 5.9 mi
- Greene Township Municipal Park: 7.1 mi
- Nicholson Square Park: 8.7 mi
- Memorial Park: 8.8 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 10.2 mi
- Conrail Museum: 10.2 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 10.8 mi
- National Apple Museum: 11.9 mi
- Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 12.0 mi
- Knob Springs: 4.1 mi
- Poplar Spring: 5.5 mi
- Travelers Spring: 5.7 mi
- Pearl Spring: 5.8 mi
- Chestnut Spring: 5.8 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 13.2 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 13.5 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 22.7 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 22.8 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 22.8 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 6.0 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 10.0 mi
- Votive 8: 10.5 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 10.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 11.2 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 9.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 18.4 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 20.2 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 22.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 23.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 17.2 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 5.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 9.6 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 10.6 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 16.8 mi
- Tartown: 6.4 mi
- Beach Front: 12.1 mi
- Clermont Crag: 12.2 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 13.2 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 16.5 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 19.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.3 miles of Caledonia State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | S 190° | 637 m | 5.4 mi |
| Methodist Hill | N 359° | 631 m | 3.4 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | NNE 30° | 628 m | 7.3 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | NE 39° | 605 m | 5.0 mi |
| Ram Hill | NE 39° | 595 m | 5.7 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | S 177° | 593 m | 6.4 mi |
| Mitten Hill | NNE 20° | 587 m | 3.3 mi |
| Sier Hill | NNE 28° | 586 m | 4.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S MTN, 4 mi away.
- hemlock varnish shelf48 obs
- great rhododendron42 obs
- mountain laurel35 obs
- Ghost Pipe35 obs
- partridgeberry35 obs
- striped wintergreen25 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander22 obs
- cardinal flower22 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/22679559
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 10 mi
- Gettysburg · 14 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 18 mi
- Thurmont · 20 mi
- Hagerstown · 23 mi
- Mercersburg · 23 mi
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