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Riverfront Park

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Riverfront Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 99 m. Short Mountain stands 500 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lenore Haas Alexander Playground, a park 0.2 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 58 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates40.27248, -76.89396
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Lenore Haas Alexander Playground: 0.2 mi
  • Benjamin Olewine Playground: 0.2 mi
  • Penn & Sayford Playground: 0.2 mi
  • 4th & Dauphin Playground: 0.3 mi
  • Jackson Lick Pool Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks: 58
Artworks: 41
  • Andrew Curtin statue: 0.7 mi
  • John F. Hartranft Statue: 0.8 mi
  • Boies Penrose Statue: 0.9 mi
  • The Gallery at Walnut Place: 1.0 mi
  • Harrisburg Giants mural: 1.0 mi
Museums: 37
Gardens: 24
Nature reserves: 21
Springs: 10
  • Eichelberger Spring: 3.3 mi
  • Spring Lake Spring: 3.4 mi
  • Orr's Bridge Spring: 3.8 mi
  • Pine Springs: 10.9 mi
  • Spring Creek Springs: 13.9 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Original Carrousel Circle: 12.6 mi
  • Hemlock Grove: 18.8 mi
  • Minnich's Hit Picnic Area: 18.9 mi
  • Rowland Picnic Area: 19.2 mi
  • Quitte Creek Nature Park: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Concrete Beach: 1.0 mi
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 22.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Short MountainNNE 22°500 m23.2 mi
Stony MountainNE 38°491 m17.4 mi
Third MountainNNE 23°488 m11.1 mi
Buck Ridge TowerSW 235°488 m24.0 mi
Long MountainSW 223°479 m17.3 mi
Hammonds RocksSW 233°462 m23.4 mi
Mount HollySW 234°459 m20.3 mi
Berry MountainN 11°435 m18.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:3920:0020:41
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:2816:0216:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516171757365534234
Precip in2.92.83.93.94.04.04.84.34.63.82.93.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrisburg 1 NE, 1 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Groundhog88 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly81 obs
  • Yellow-crowned Night Heron64 obs
  • purple loosestrife33 obs
  • Canada Goose30 obs
  • Eastern Dobsonfly30 obs
  • Gray Catbird27 obs
  • Mourning Dove26 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.

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OpenStreetMap element way/38617804

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