- Elevation, modelled
- 111 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Short Mountain500 m · 22.2 mi
- Nearest byway
- Route 419 Scenic Byway23.5 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 40.2880, -76.8927
Gorgas Playground is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 111 m. Short Mountain stands 500 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is 7th & Radnor Sports Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 57 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gorgas Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Mountain | NNE 23° | 500 m | 22.2 mi |
| Stony Mountain | NE 41° | 491 m | 16.5 mi |
| Third Mountain | NNE 25° | 488 m | 10.1 mi |
| Buck Ridge Tower | SW 233° | 488 m | 24.6 mi |
| Long Mountain | SW 221° | 479 m | 18.2 mi |
| Hammonds Rocks | SW 231° | 462 m | 24.2 mi |
| Mount Holly | SW 231° | 459 m | 21.0 mi |
| Berry Mountain | NNE 11° | 435 m | 17.4 mi |
- 23.5 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- 7th & Radnor Sports Park: 0.1 mi
- 4th & Emerald Playground: 0.3 mi
- Camp Curtin Park: 0.4 mi
- Braxton Playground: 0.5 mi
- Italian Lake Park: 0.6 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
- Indian Echo Caverns: 9.6 mi
- Hershey's Chocolate World: 12.2 mi
- Candymonium: 12.3 mi
- Carrousel: 12.4 mi
- Balloon Flite: 12.4 mi
Peaks: 57
- Shepherd: 9.0 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 9.1 mi
- Hawk Rock: 9.8 mi
- Third Mountain: 10.1 mi
- Wickersham Hill: 10.6 mi
Artworks: 41
- Andrew Curtin statue: 0.4 mi
- Dance of Eternal Spring: 0.6 mi
- John F. Hartranft Statue: 1.8 mi
- The Gallery at Walnut Place: 1.8 mi
- Boies Penrose Statue: 1.9 mi
Museums: 38
- Pennsylvania National Fire Museum: 0.8 mi
- Susquehanna Art Museum: 1.2 mi
- Historic Harrisburg Association: 1.3 mi
- State Museum of Pennsylvania: 1.6 mi
- Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts: 2.0 mi
Gardens: 24
- Wesley AME Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Atlas Street Community Garden: 0.4 mi
- Peffer Street Pollinator Garden: 0.7 mi
- GUI Community Garden: 1.2 mi
- Sunken Gardens: 1.4 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- McCormick Island: 1.4 mi
- Peiffer Memorial Arboretum and Nature Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Fort Hunter Conservancy: 5.1 mi
- Hamer Woodlands at Cove Mountain Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Ibberson Park: 7.2 mi
Springs: 10
- Eichelberger Spring: 4.3 mi
- Spring Lake Spring: 4.4 mi
- Orr's Bridge Spring: 4.6 mi
- Pine Springs: 9.8 mi
- Spring Creek Springs: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Original Carrousel Circle: 12.5 mi
- Minnich's Hit Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Rowland Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 18.2 mi
- Quitte Creek Nature Park: 20.5 mi
Beaches: 2
- Concrete Beach: 2.0 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 22.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Rausch Gap: 21.3 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 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, 1 mi away.
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