Bakers Knob
Bakers Knob rises to 405 m in Pennsylvania. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west-northwest, 5.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Rupp Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 7.6 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49009649, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 405 m
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 8.3 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 20.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 24.6 mi off the Antietam Campaign Byway
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 9 mi
- Chimney Rock · 12 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 24 mi
- White Rocks · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rupp Hill: 0.7 mi
- Marys Hill: 1.9 mi
- McCarrys Knob: 2.0 mi
- Reservoir Hill: 2.4 mi
- Chamberlains Hill: 2.4 mi
- CS Jones VA Cavalry Brigade marker: 2.4 mi
- 6th US Cavalry Regiment hospital marker: 2.5 mi
- Manor of Maske: 6.3 mi
- ANV McLaws' & Pickett's Div: 6.6 mi
- 26th PA Emergency Regt Jennings marker: 7.1 mi
- Carroll Commons Park: 3.6 mi
- Pine Hill Recreation Area: 6.7 mi
- Solit farm: 7.2 mi
- Mont Alto State Park: 7.2 mi
- Old Benjamin Tenis Courts: 7.2 mi
- Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 6.2 mi
- Frederick County Fire Museum: 8.5 mi
- Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center: 8.7 mi
- Seminary Ridge Museum, Gettysburg: 8.8 mi
- Thompson House - Lee's HQ: 8.8 mi
- Poplar Spring: 3.4 mi
- Knob Springs: 3.9 mi
- Fountaindale Spring: 4.7 mi
- Browns Spring: 6.2 mi
- Travelers Spring: 6.6 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 7.6 mi
- St. Francis: 9.0 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 9.2 mi
- Women's Memorial: 9.5 mi
- Return visit: 9.5 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 8.0 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 13.0 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 14.2 mi
- A.M. Powell Hatchery Fish Management Area: 19.5 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 22.3 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 7.0 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 7.4 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 15.2 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 15.8 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 19.8 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 7.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 17.6 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 18.4 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 21.0 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 21.7 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 9.2 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 11.5 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 11.7 mi
- Tartown: 2.6 mi
- Harmony Grove: 24.5 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 8.5 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 22.0 mi
- Clermont Crag: 6.5 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 7.0 mi
- Beach Front: 7.2 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 12.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Bakers Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | WNW 291° | 637 m | 5.0 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | WNW 282° | 593 m | 3.5 mi |
| The Knob | NNW 328° | 573 m | 3.7 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | NW 304° | 570 m | 6.4 mi |
| Pivot Rock | NW 306° | 563 m | 6.4 mi |
| Virginia Rock | SW 231° | 545 m | 3.9 mi |
| Mount Newman | NNW 345° | 544 m | 5.7 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 280° | 535 m | 3.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cashtown 1S, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357275955
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 9 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 12 mi
- Thurmont · 12 mi
- Chambersburg · 16 mi
- Hagerstown · 20 mi
- Hanover · 22 mi
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