- Elevation
- 199 m
- Tallest summit within 14.7 miles
- Clarks Knob709 m · 12.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway20.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:43local time
- Coordinates
- 40.0550, -77.5208
Eckels Field is a park in Pennsylvania, at a recorded 199 m. Clarks Knob stands 709 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Conrail Museum, a museum 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 21 miles off.
- Elevation
- 199 m
- Operated by
- Shippensburg University
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Eckels Field. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Clarks Knob | W 268° | 709 m | 12.0 mi |
| Eckenrode Knob | NNW 329° | 683 m | 13.1 mi |
| Fenton Knob | NNW 342° | 664 m | 13.4 mi |
| Rising Mountain | NNW 327° | 662 m | 13.5 mi |
| Sherman Mountain | NNW 343° | 647 m | 12.0 mi |
| Price Knob | NNW 337° | 646 m | 12.3 mi |
| Methodist Hill | SSE 161° | 631 m | 6.9 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | ESE 121° | 628 m | 7.0 mi |
- 20.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 23 mi
- Chimney Rock · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
- Shippensburg University Coordinates: 0.3 mi
- Memorial Auditorium: 0.3 mi
- Camp Michaux: 9.7 mi
- Caledonia Furnace: 10.5 mi
- big spring bulldog 2: 10.9 mi
Parks
- Shippensburg Township Park: 0.8 mi
- Dykeman Park: 0.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 1.2 mi
- Southampton Park: 2.1 mi
- North Newton Township Park: 6.0 mi
Peaks
- Timber Hill: 2.0 mi
- Long Mountain: 4.6 mi
- Poke Hill: 5.7 mi
- Stony Knob: 5.8 mi
- Tobacco Patch Mountain: 5.9 mi
Museums: 29
- Conrail Museum: 0.1 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 0.1 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 0.6 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 11.5 mi
- National Apple Museum: 16.6 mi
Springs: 25
- Tar Kettle Springs: 8.0 mi
- Cool Spring: 10.5 mi
- Falling Spring: 11.3 mi
- Bucher Spring: 11.5 mi
- The Spring: 12.1 mi
Artworks: 12
- Votive 8: 0.3 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 0.5 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 11.0 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 14.8 mi
Picnic sites: 9
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 13.8 mi
- Pavillon 5: 16.1 mi
- Pavillon 3: 16.1 mi
- Pavillon 4: 16.1 mi
- Pavillon 1: 16.1 mi
Nature reserves: 8
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 9.0 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 10.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 11.8 mi
- Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area: 13.7 mi
- Hemlocks Natural Area: 14.5 mi
Gardens: 5
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 0.5 mi
- Peace Garden: 1.2 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 13.7 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 14.8 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 20.2 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Chimney Rocks: 15.4 mi
- Clermont Crag: 22.2 mi
Attractions: 2
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 22.0 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 22.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Tartown: 16.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach Front: 22.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 22.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:05 | 16:49 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shippensburg, under a mile away.
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 11 mi
- Gettysburg · 22 mi
- Mercersburg · 26 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 28 mi
- Thurmont · 30 mi
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