- Elevation, modelled
- 143 m
- Tallest summit within 18.8 miles
- Bowers Mountain640 m · 15.3 mi
- Nearest byway
- Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway20.6 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:42local time
- Coordinates
- 40.1909, -77.1999
Thornwald Park is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 143 m. Bowers Mountain stands 640 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Butcher Tot Lot, a park 0.7 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 21 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.8 miles of Thornwald Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowers Mountain | WNW 300° | 640 m | 15.3 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | SW 220° | 628 m | 17.1 mi |
| Ram Hill | SW 217° | 595 m | 18.6 mi |
| Flat Rock | WNW 291° | 578 m | 12.1 mi |
| Lewis Rocks | SW 216° | 527 m | 15.1 mi |
| Piney Mountain | SSW 212° | 513 m | 18.8 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | SW 224° | 489 m | 12.7 mi |
| Buck Ridge Tower | SSW 203° | 488 m | 8.8 mi |
- 20.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Butcher Tot Lot: 0.7 mi
- Morgan Field: 0.7 mi
- Goodyear Park: 0.8 mi
- Dickinson College Commons: 0.8 mi
- Dickinson Park Intramural Fields: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
- Molly Pitcher Memorial: 0.8 mi
- China Burma Vietnam Veterans Memorial: 0.9 mi
- 88th Infantry "Blue Devil" Division: 2.3 mi
- 80th Infantry "Blue Ridge" Division: 2.3 mi
- 8th Armored Division: 2.3 mi
Peaks
- Cave Hill: 2.1 mi
- Keller Hill: 5.8 mi
- Mount Holly: 6.4 mi
- Center Point Knob: 6.5 mi
- White Rocks: 6.9 mi
Museums: 27
- Cumberland County Historical Society: 0.9 mi
- U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center: 2.3 mi
- Rolls Royce Foundation: 8.0 mi
- Boiler Room Museum: 9.2 mi
- Equipment Museum: 9.3 mi
Gardens: 19
- West Locust Community Garden: 1.0 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 7.6 mi
- Special Needs Garden: 10.7 mi
- Special Needs Garden: 10.7 mi
- Grantham Community Garden: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 18
- Benjamin Rush: 0.9 mi
- Liberation Pointe: 2.4 mi
- Sundial: 10.7 mi
- River Cow: 13.5 mi
- Circle of Peace: 15.0 mi
Nature reserves: 15
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 2.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 6.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 242: 14.5 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Hamer Woodlands at Cove Mountain Preserve: 16.8 mi
Springs: 13
- Letort Spring: 1.4 mi
- Alexander Spring: 3.8 mi
- Bucher Spring: 8.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 10.3 mi
- Orr's Bridge Spring: 13.5 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Blain Picnic Grounds: 18.7 mi
- Pavillon 5: 24.6 mi
- Pavillon 1: 24.7 mi
- Pavillon 3: 24.7 mi
- Pavillon 2: 24.7 mi
Attractions: 1
- Dellville Covered Bridge: 12.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
- Chimney Rocks: 16.1 mi
Beaches: 1
- Concrete Beach: 16.8 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 | 16:04 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 25 mi
- Hanover · 29 mi
- York · 30 mi
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