- Elevation, modelled
- 126 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Big Lick Mountain545 m · 22.4 mi
- Nearest byway
- Route 419 Scenic Byway10.1 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 40.2780, -76.6378
Founder's Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 126 m. Big Lick Mountain stands 545 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Michael Horrocks 9/11 Memorial, a historic site 0.2 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 10 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Founder's Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Lick Mountain | N 8° | 545 m | 22.4 mi |
| Short Mountain | NNW 348° | 500 m | 21.5 mi |
| Bear Mountain | N 3° | 496 m | 23.2 mi |
| Stony Mountain | N 349° | 491 m | 13.5 mi |
| Third Mountain | NW 317° | 488 m | 13.4 mi |
| Panther Head | NNE 25° | 473 m | 23.3 mi |
| Berry Mountain | NNW 331° | 435 m | 20.4 mi |
| Round Top | NNW 347° | 422 m | 16.1 mi |
- 10.1 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Historic sites
Museums
- Kinderhaus: 0.6 mi
- The Hershey Story: 0.9 mi
- Education Center: 1.7 mi
- Pennsylvania State Police Historical, Educational, & Memorial Center: 1.8 mi
- AACA Museum: 3.1 mi
Parks
- Alumni Memorial Grove Park: 0.7 mi
- Chocolate Town Square: 0.8 mi
- Brookside Park: 1.2 mi
- Palmdale Park: 1.3 mi
- Hershey Gardens: 1.7 mi
Attractions
- The Old Hershey Chocolate Factory: 0.8 mi
- Bobcat: 0.9 mi
- River Otter: 0.9 mi
- White-tailed Deer: 1.0 mi
- Bald Eagle: 1.0 mi
Peaks: 48
- Round Top: 4.8 mi
- Conewago Hill: 8.5 mi
- Governor Dick Hill: 9.9 mi
- Mount Ararat: 10.6 mi
- Hulls Hill: 10.7 mi
Artworks: 43
- Milton S. Hershey: 1.2 mi
- Fall: 1.6 mi
- Winter: 1.6 mi
- Spring: 1.6 mi
- Summer: 1.6 mi
Nature reserves: 39
- State Game Lands Number 246: 4.7 mi
- Bellaire Woods: 7.2 mi
- Shaw Family Nature Preserve: 7.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 145: 7.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 275: 9.2 mi
Gardens: 29
- Historic Hershey Rose Garden: 1.7 mi
- Bill Bowman Garden: 1.7 mi
- Northside Garden: 3.4 mi
- Palmyra Community Library: 3.8 mi
- Leon and Ethel Yeiser Rose Garden: 7.5 mi
Picnic sites: 16
- Original Carrousel Circle: 1.1 mi
- Quitte Creek Nature Park: 7.7 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 10.0 mi
- Main Campfire Circle: 13.7 mi
- Swing Circle: 13.8 mi
Springs: 10
- Spring Creek Springs: 0.5 mi
- Penryth Spring: 8.3 mi
- Donegal Spring: 12.8 mi
- Spring Lake Spring: 15.2 mi
- Eichelberger Spring: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Chickies Rock: 16.7 mi
- Chinese Wall: 19.3 mi
- Round Head: 23.4 mi
- Spectator Wall: 24.6 mi
- Trailside Wall: 24.8 mi
Beaches: 2
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 8.7 mi
- Concrete Beach: 13.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Rausch Gap: 15.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Acrigg's Falls: 17.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:11 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:55 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:01 | 16:44 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP, 9 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Wrightsville · 18 mi
- York · 22 mi
- Lancaster · 24 mi
- Lancaster County · 26 mi
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