Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area
Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 491 m. Clarks Knob stands 709 m to the southwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Chimney Rocks, a cliff 2.5 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Sherman Mountain: 4.2 mi
- Fenton Knob: 4.4 mi
- Bowers Mountain: 5.0 mi
- Price Knob: 5.4 mi
- Flat Rock: 5.6 mi
- New Germantown Park: 4.7 mi
- Blain Lions Club Park: 5.6 mi
- Kansas Valley Park Area: 7.6 mi
- Tuscarora Valley Heritage Days: 8.9 mi
- North Newton Township Park: 9.2 mi
- statue of creebis: 2.6 mi
- Henrys Tannery: 3.4 mi
- Sundy Place: 3.6 mi
- Big spring Bulldog: 9.4 mi
- bigspring bulldog 3: 9.4 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 13.2 mi
- Conrail Museum: 13.7 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 13.7 mi
- Cumberland County Historical Society: 17.7 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 19.0 mi
- Blain Picnic Grounds: 6.0 mi
- Pavillon 5: 7.2 mi
- Pavillon 1: 7.3 mi
- Pavillon 3: 7.4 mi
- Pavillon 2: 7.4 mi
- Big Spring: 7.3 mi
- Cool Spring: 8.7 mi
- Alexander Spring: 14.7 mi
- Bucher Spring: 15.3 mi
- Sand Springs: 17.0 mi
- Hemlocks Natural Area: 6.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 215: 11.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 88: 13.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 16.3 mi
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 17.6 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 13.2 mi
- Votive 8: 13.4 mi
- Benjamin Rush: 17.5 mi
- IRON: 19.1 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 19.1 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 13.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 14.5 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 17.3 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 17.7 mi
- Dellville Covered Bridge: 22.6 mi
- Three Crosses of Mapleton: 23.6 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 2.5 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 23.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.3 miles of Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Knob | SW 221° | 709 m | 18.5 mi |
| Eckenrode Knob | WSW 250° | 683 m | 7.3 mi |
| Big Round Top | W 274° | 672 m | 6.6 mi |
| Fenton Knob | WSW 257° | 664 m | 4.4 mi |
| Rising Mountain | WSW 252° | 662 m | 7.8 mi |
| Round Top | W 266° | 660 m | 8.6 mi |
| Big Knob | N 349° | 659 m | 7.4 mi |
| Little Round Top | W 265° | 651 m | 6.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:03 | 20:44 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:30 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 39 | 51 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bloserville 1 N, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/79805011
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 23 mi
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