- Elevation, modelled
- 144 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Big Lick Mountain545 m · 19.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Route 419 Scenic Byway4.4 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 40.3462, -76.4248
Monument Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 144 m. Big Lick Mountain stands 545 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Light's Fort, a museum 0.4 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 4.4 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Monument Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Lick Mountain | NNW 335° | 545 m | 19.3 mi |
| Good Spring Mountain | NNW 348° | 500 m | 20.0 mi |
| Short Mountain | NW 316° | 500 m | 22.7 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNW 332° | 496 m | 20.9 mi |
| Stony Mountain | WNW 302° | 491 m | 16.2 mi |
| Third Mountain | WNW 284° | 488 m | 20.9 mi |
| Panther Head | N 356° | 473 m | 16.4 mi |
| Little Mountain | N 357° | 471 m | 22.4 mi |
- 4.4 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Museums: 60
- Light's Fort: 0.4 mi
- Chestnut Street Log House: 0.6 mi
- Suzanne H Arnold Art Gallery: 4.9 mi
- Cornwall Iron Furnace: 5.3 mi
- Historic Schaefferstown: 7.5 mi
Parks
- Hill Top Playground: 0.5 mi
- Beautex Playground: 0.5 mi
- Walnut Street Park: 0.8 mi
- Fisher Veterans' Memorial Park: 1.0 mi
- South 6th Street Playground: 1.0 mi
Attractions
- Schaeffer Farm: 7.4 mi
- Mount Hope Mansion: 8.2 mi
- The Old Hershey Chocolate Factory: 12.4 mi
- Black-tailed Prairie Dog: 12.5 mi
- American Elk: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 43
Peaks: 42
- Mount Ararat: 4.1 mi
- Spring Hill: 6.9 mi
- Governor Dick Hill: 7.1 mi
- Hulls Hill: 7.2 mi
- White Oak Hill: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 42
- "Hot Dog" Frank statue: 4.8 mi
- Cuewe-Pehelle Statue: 4.9 mi
- Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show: 7.2 mi
- Summer: 12.5 mi
- Spring: 12.5 mi
Historic sites: 37
- Union Canal Tunnel: 1.9 mi
- 16th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry at Camp Hastings.: 7.2 mi
- The "Governor's Troop": 7.5 mi
- Abandoned Mount Gretna Prison Foundations: 9.8 mi
- Toll House: 10.4 mi
Gardens: 25
- Weidner Garden: 3.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 4.8 mi
- Leon and Ethel Yeiser Rose Garden: 4.8 mi
- Community Garden: 7.1 mi
- Palmyra Community Library: 8.5 mi
Picnic sites: 15
- Swing Circle: 4.2 mi
- Ampitheater: 4.3 mi
- Main Campfire Circle: 4.4 mi
- Quitte Creek Nature Park: 4.5 mi
- Penryn Church Grove: 9.9 mi
Springs: 8
- Penryth Spring: 3.9 mi
- Schaefferstown Spring: 7.7 mi
- Spring Creek Springs: 11.7 mi
- Bethany Childrens Home Spring: 12.8 mi
- Lititz Spring: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Round Head: 12.7 mi
- Chinese Wall: 14.8 mi
- Old Quarry Pit: 18.7 mi
- Chickies Rock: 21.0 mi
- Indian Rock: 23.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Acrigg's Falls: 11.6 mi
- Swatara Falls: 22.7 mi
- Un-named Falls: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 7.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Rausch Gap: 14.0 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 16:00 | 16:43 |
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 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 3.2 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon 2 W, 2 mi away.
Day trips start here
- Lancaster · 22 mi
- Lancaster County · 23 mi
- Wrightsville · 23 mi
- Reading · 26 mi
- Intercourse · 27 mi
- Strasburg · 28 mi
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