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Fairmount Park

Fairmount Park from directly overhead

Fairmount Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 306 m. Nells Hill stands 403 m to the northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Red Lion Area Historical Society, a museum 0.2 miles away. Mason and Dixon Byway passes 14 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates39.89737, -76.60662

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Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Nitchkey Field: 0.7 mi
  • Laucks Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
  • Freysville Park: 2.0 mi
  • Dallastown Community Park: 2.3 mi
  • Shady Grove Park: 2.6 mi
Nature reserves: 54
Historic sites: 50
Museums: 45
Peaks: 36
  • Mount Pisgah: 7.4 mi
  • Chimney Rock: 8.6 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 8.9 mi
  • Buzzards Roost: 10.3 mi
  • Round Top: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 36
  • Looking Back: 7.6 mi
  • The Shibuya Soul Steppers: 7.6 mi
  • Pears: 7.6 mi
  • York: 7.6 mi
  • Kaleidoscope: 7.6 mi
Attractions: 30
  • Hex Murder House: 6.8 mi
  • Haines Shoe House: 7.2 mi
  • Memorial Flag Pole: 9.2 mi
  • Hemlock Gorge: 17.0 mi
  • Fort Roller: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 20
Cliffs: 11
  • Spectator Wall: 8.9 mi
  • Trailside Wall: 9.1 mi
  • Chickies Rock: 11.5 mi
  • ZP35: 14.9 mi
  • ZP37: 15.0 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Hidden Laurel Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • Trestle Trail Picnic Site: 17.7 mi
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 20.8 mi
Springs: 3
  • Donegal Spring: 14.3 mi
  • Lititz Spring: 23.8 mi
  • Black Barren Spring: 24.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Fairmount Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Nells HillNW 308°403 m23.4 mi
Round TopNW 310°401 m22.1 mi
High RockW 263°353 m18.3 mi
Carroll County HighpointSW 233°344 m21.1 mi
Pinetown HillNW 313°338 m22.4 mi
Blair HillNW 304°336 m24.3 mi
Flat MountainNW 310°327 m23.2 mi
Beecher HillSW 230°324 m17.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3919:5820:39
September equinox06:5518:3019:05
December solstice07:2516:0216:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442546371757467564436
Precip in3.32.84.03.64.24.34.54.05.13.93.23.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — York 3 SSW Pump STN, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • American Robin18 obs
  • Turkey Vulture16 obs
  • Eastern Red-backed Salamander16 obs
  • Dark-eyed Junco13 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle12 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly11 obs
  • American pokeweed10 obs
  • Groundhog9 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/347773068

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