- Elevation, modelled
- 134 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Big Lick Mountain545 m · 20.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Route 419 Scenic Byway2.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:40local time
- Coordinates
- 40.3226, -76.4500
Snitz Creek Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 134 m. Big Lick Mountain stands 545 m to the north-northwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Gloninger Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 2.9 miles off. 43 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Snitz Creek Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Lick Mountain | NNW 340° | 545 m | 20.3 mi |
| Good Spring Mountain | N 352° | 500 m | 21.3 mi |
| Short Mountain | NW 321° | 500 m | 23.1 mi |
| Bear Mountain | NNW 337° | 496 m | 21.8 mi |
| Stony Mountain | NW 309° | 491 m | 16.1 mi |
| Third Mountain | WNW 290° | 488 m | 20.1 mi |
| Panther Head | N 0° | 473 m | 18.0 mi |
| Little Mountain | N 0° | 471 m | 24.0 mi |
- 2.9 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Gloninger Park: 0.9 mi
- Louser Memorial Park Southwest: 1.1 mi
- Fisher Veterans' Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
- Cleona Community Park: 1.4 mi
- Beautex Playground: 1.6 mi
Museums
- Chestnut Street Log House: 1.5 mi
- Light's Fort: 2.1 mi
- Suzanne H Arnold Art Gallery: 3.5 mi
- Cornwall Iron Furnace: 4.2 mi
- Park at Governor Dick Environmental Center: 5.9 mi
Attractions
- Mount Hope Mansion: 6.7 mi
- Schaeffer Farm: 8.1 mi
- The Old Hershey Chocolate Factory: 10.6 mi
- Black-tailed Prairie Dog: 10.8 mi
- American Elk: 10.8 mi
Nature reserves: 47
Peaks: 43
- Mount Ararat: 4.5 mi
- Governor Dick Hill: 5.3 mi
- Spring Hill: 5.6 mi
- Hulls Hill: 5.6 mi
- Conewago Hill: 5.7 mi
Artworks: 36
- "Hot Dog" Frank statue: 3.5 mi
- Cuewe-Pehelle Statue: 3.5 mi
- Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show: 5.3 mi
- Summer: 10.9 mi
- Spring: 10.9 mi
Historic sites: 35
- Union Canal Tunnel: 1.9 mi
- 16th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry at Camp Hastings.: 5.2 mi
- The "Governor's Troop": 5.6 mi
- Abandoned Mount Gretna Prison Foundations: 7.7 mi
- Toll House: 10.4 mi
Gardens: 27
- Leon and Ethel Yeiser Rose Garden: 3.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 3.5 mi
- Weidner Garden: 3.9 mi
- Community Garden: 5.2 mi
- Palmyra Community Library: 6.6 mi
Picnic sites: 16
- Quitte Creek Nature Park: 3.0 mi
- Swing Circle: 5.8 mi
- Ampitheater: 5.9 mi
- Main Campfire Circle: 6.0 mi
- Penryn Church Grove: 8.9 mi
Springs: 8
- Penryth Spring: 2.5 mi
- Schaefferstown Spring: 8.4 mi
- Spring Creek Springs: 9.9 mi
- Lititz Spring: 13.6 mi
- Bethany Childrens Home Spring: 14.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
- Round Head: 14.8 mi
- Chinese Wall: 15.9 mi
- Old Quarry Pit: 18.7 mi
- Chickies Rock: 19.1 mi
- Indian Rock: 22.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
- Acrigg's Falls: 12.8 mi
- Swatara Falls: 24.6 mi
- Un-named Falls: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 2
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 5.5 mi
- Concrete Beach: 23.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Rausch Gap: 14.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Willow Hill Covered Bridge: 24.4 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, 1 mi away.
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