- Elevation, modelled
- 151 m
- Tallest summit within 19.8 miles
- Bowers Mountain640 m · 15.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway22.8 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 40.2230, -77.1830
Shaffer Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 151 m. Bowers Mountain stands 640 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Cave Hill Nature Center, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 23 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.8 miles of Shaffer Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowers Mountain | WNW 291° | 640 m | 15.1 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | SW 218° | 628 m | 19.3 mi |
| Flat Rock | W 280° | 578 m | 12.4 mi |
| Lewis Rocks | SW 214° | 527 m | 17.4 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | SW 221° | 489 m | 14.9 mi |
| Buck Ridge Tower | SSW 203° | 488 m | 11.2 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SSW 199° | 487 m | 18.8 mi |
| Long Mountain | SSE 160° | 479 m | 9.9 mi |
- 22.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Cave Hill: 0.4 mi
- Round Top: 7.1 mi
- Keller Hill: 7.7 mi
- Center Point Knob: 7.8 mi
- White Rocks: 8.1 mi
Parks
- Village Park: 0.7 mi
- Carlisle Suburban Authority: 0.7 mi
- Creekview Park: 1.1 mi
- LeTort Regional Authority: 1.2 mi
- Heberlig-Palmer Park: 1.2 mi
Historic sites
- China Burma Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Molly Pitcher Memorial: 1.8 mi
- 80th Infantry "Blue Ridge" Division: 1.9 mi
- 88th Infantry "Blue Devil" Division: 1.9 mi
- 44th Bomb Group: 1.9 mi
Museums: 22
- Cumberland County Historical Society: 1.5 mi
- U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center: 1.7 mi
- Rolls Royce Foundation: 6.8 mi
- Mechanicsburg Museum Association: 9.2 mi
- Boiler Room Museum: 9.4 mi
Gardens: 19
- West Locust Community Garden: 1.4 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 10.0 mi
- Special Needs Garden: 10.2 mi
- Special Needs Garden: 10.2 mi
- Grantham Community Garden: 11.1 mi
Artworks: 17
- Benjamin Rush: 1.5 mi
- Liberation Pointe: 1.6 mi
- Sundial: 10.2 mi
- River Cow: 12.3 mi
- Circle of Peace: 13.3 mi
Nature reserves: 14
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 0.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 7.9 mi
- Hamer Woodlands at Cove Mountain Preserve: 14.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 242: 15.0 mi
- McCormick Island: 15.5 mi
Springs: 11
- Letort Spring: 3.5 mi
- Alexander Spring: 5.8 mi
- Bucher Spring: 10.8 mi
- Cool Spring: 11.7 mi
- Orr's Bridge Spring: 12.2 mi
Attractions: 2
- Dellville Covered Bridge: 10.3 mi
- Indian Echo Caverns: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 1
- Concrete Beach: 15.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Chimney Rocks: 16.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
- Blain Picnic Grounds: 18.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:03 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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