- Elevation, modelled
- 95 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Short Mountain500 m · 24.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Route 419 Scenic Byway22.7 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:41local time
- Coordinates
- 40.2544, -76.8759
Shipoke Playground is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 95 m. Short Mountain stands 500 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Shipoke Park, a park less than a tenth of a mile away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 23 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shipoke Playground. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Mountain | NNE 19° | 500 m | 24.0 mi |
| Stony Mountain | NNE 34° | 491 m | 17.9 mi |
| Third Mountain | NNE 17° | 488 m | 12.0 mi |
| Buck Ridge Tower | WSW 239° | 488 m | 24.1 mi |
| Long Mountain | SW 228° | 479 m | 17.2 mi |
| Hammonds Rocks | WSW 237° | 462 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mount Holly | WSW 238° | 459 m | 20.4 mi |
| Berry Mountain | N 8° | 435 m | 19.6 mi |
- 22.7 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Shipoke Park: 0.0 mi
- Capitol Park: 0.7 mi
- City Island: 0.7 mi
- Phoenix Park: 0.8 mi
- Soldier's Grove: 0.8 mi
Historic sites
- A Gathering at the Crossroads: 0.7 mi
- Mexican War Monument: 0.7 mi
- City Fountain monument: 0.7 mi
- PennDOT Workers' Memorial: 1.0 mi
- World War II U.S. Submarine Veteran Memorial: 1.1 mi
Attractions
- Indian Echo Caverns: 8.4 mi
- Hershey's Chocolate World: 11.6 mi
- Candymonium: 11.7 mi
- Carrousel: 11.7 mi
- Mini Himalaya: 11.8 mi
Peaks: 59
- Shepherd: 7.6 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 8.1 mi
- Wickersham Hill: 8.2 mi
- Neiman Hill: 9.3 mi
- Pinetown Hill: 9.8 mi
Museums: 43
- Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts: 0.5 mi
- State Museum of Pennsylvania: 0.9 mi
- Historic Harrisburg Association: 1.2 mi
- Susquehanna Art Museum: 1.4 mi
- National Civil War Museum: 1.6 mi
Artworks: 41
- Boies Penrose Statue: 0.6 mi
- The Gallery at Walnut Place: 0.6 mi
- John F. Hartranft Statue: 0.7 mi
- Harrisburg Giants mural: 0.9 mi
- Andrew Curtin statue: 2.1 mi
Gardens: 25
- Heart of the Community Garden: 0.8 mi
- Joshua Farm: 1.1 mi
- Sunken Gardens: 1.3 mi
- GUI Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Peffer Street Pollinator Garden: 1.9 mi
Nature reserves: 21
- Peiffer Memorial Arboretum and Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- McCormick Island: 3.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 275: 7.1 mi
- Fort Hunter Conservancy: 7.5 mi
- Hamer Woodlands at Cove Mountain Preserve: 8.1 mi
Springs: 10
- Spring Lake Spring: 2.9 mi
- Eichelberger Spring: 2.9 mi
- Orr's Bridge Spring: 4.2 mi
- Pine Springs: 12.1 mi
- Spring Creek Springs: 13.1 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Original Carrousel Circle: 11.8 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 18.8 mi
- Minnich's Hit Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Rowland Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- Quitte Creek Nature Park: 20.1 mi
Beaches: 2
- Concrete Beach: 1.0 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 21.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Rausch Gap: 22.4 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Chickies Rock: 23.2 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:02 | 16:45 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
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