- Elevation, modelled
- 109 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Short Mountain500 m · 23.6 mi
- Nearest byway
- Route 419 Scenic Byway23.0 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:41local time
- Coordinates
- 40.2626, -76.8826
Capitol Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 109 m. Short Mountain stands 500 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mexican War Monument, a historic site less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Capitol Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Mountain | NNE 20° | 500 m | 23.6 mi |
| Stony Mountain | NE 36° | 491 m | 17.6 mi |
| Third Mountain | NNE 19° | 488 m | 11.6 mi |
| Buck Ridge Tower | WSW 237° | 488 m | 24.1 mi |
| Long Mountain | SW 226° | 479 m | 17.3 mi |
| Hammonds Rocks | SW 235° | 462 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Holly | SW 236° | 459 m | 20.4 mi |
| Berry Mountain | N 9° | 435 m | 19.1 mi |
- 23.0 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Mexican War Monument: 0.0 mi
- A Gathering at the Crossroads: 0.1 mi
- PennDOT Workers' Memorial: 0.4 mi
- World War II U.S. Submarine Veteran Memorial: 0.5 mi
- WWI Buddy Monument: 0.6 mi
- Soldier's Grove: 0.2 mi
- Jackson Lick Pool Recreation Area: 0.6 mi
- City Island: 0.6 mi
- Royal Terrace Park: 0.6 mi
- Penn & Sayford Playground: 0.7 mi
- Indian Echo Caverns: 8.8 mi
- Hershey's Chocolate World: 11.8 mi
- Candymonium: 11.9 mi
- Carrousel: 11.9 mi
- Mini Himalaya: 12.0 mi
- Shepherd: 7.8 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 8.2 mi
- Wickersham Hill: 8.8 mi
- Neiman Hill: 10.0 mi
- Pinetown Hill: 10.3 mi
- Boies Penrose Statue: 0.0 mi
- John F. Hartranft Statue: 0.1 mi
- The Gallery at Walnut Place: 0.1 mi
- Harrisburg Giants mural: 0.6 mi
- Andrew Curtin statue: 1.4 mi
- Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts: 0.1 mi
- State Museum of Pennsylvania: 0.3 mi
- Historic Harrisburg Association: 0.6 mi
- Susquehanna Art Museum: 0.7 mi
- Pennsylvania National Fire Museum: 1.1 mi
- Sunken Gardens: 0.6 mi
- GUI Community Garden: 0.7 mi
- Heart of the Community Garden: 0.9 mi
- Joshua Farm: 1.1 mi
- Peffer Street Pollinator Garden: 1.2 mi
- Peiffer Memorial Arboretum and Nature Preserve: 2.8 mi
- McCormick Island: 3.2 mi
- Fort Hunter Conservancy: 6.9 mi
- Hamer Woodlands at Cove Mountain Preserve: 7.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 275: 7.7 mi
- Eichelberger Spring: 3.1 mi
- Spring Lake Spring: 3.1 mi
- Orr's Bridge Spring: 4.0 mi
- Pine Springs: 11.5 mi
- Spring Creek Springs: 13.3 mi
- Original Carrousel Circle: 12.1 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 18.7 mi
- Minnich's Hit Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Rowland Picnic Area: 19.6 mi
- Quitte Creek Nature Park: 20.3 mi
- Concrete Beach: 0.6 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 21.4 mi
- Rausch Gap: 22.2 mi
- Chickies Rock: 23.8 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:02 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 61 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrisburg 1 NE, 2 mi away.
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