Big Flat Tower
Big Flat Tower rises to 628 m in Pennsylvania. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the south-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Tar Kettle Springs, a spring 1.4 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 14 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 628 m
How to reach it
- 13.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 20.9 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 29.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 17 mi
- Chimney Rock · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ram Hill: 1.8 mi
- Lewis Rocks: 2.3 mi
- Strasbaugh Hill: 2.4 mi
- Long Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Tobacco Patch Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Camp Michaux: 4.4 mi
- Iron Furnace: 5.7 mi
- Brickyard: 5.9 mi
- Memorial Auditorium: 7.2 mi
- Shippensburg University Coordinates: 7.2 mi
- Southampton Park: 5.2 mi
- Dykeman Park: 6.4 mi
- Pine Grove Furnace State Park: 6.7 mi
- Eckels Field: 7.0 mi
- Food Plot: 7.1 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 5.8 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 7.0 mi
- Conrail Museum: 7.1 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 7.5 mi
- National Apple Museum: 9.6 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 1.4 mi
- Bucher Spring: 8.5 mi
- Poplar Spring: 10.0 mi
- Knob Springs: 10.1 mi
- Cool Spring: 11.8 mi
- Votive 8: 7.2 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 7.4 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 13.2 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 14.2 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 22.3 mi
- Pavillon 5: 22.4 mi
- Pavillon 3: 22.4 mi
- Pavillon 1: 22.4 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 2.5 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 7.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 17.2 mi
- Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area: 18.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 18.5 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 7.0 mi
- Peace Garden: 7.4 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 9.8 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 13.2 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 18.0 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 15.7 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 15.9 mi
- Clermont Crag: 18.9 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 19.4 mi
- Tartown: 12.8 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 15.7 mi
- Beach Front: 19.0 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.9 miles of Big Flat Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | SSW 202° | 637 m | 12.4 mi |
| Methodist Hill | SW 233° | 631 m | 4.7 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | SSW 192° | 605 m | 2.4 mi |
| Ram Hill | S 184° | 595 m | 1.8 mi |
| Mitten Hill | SW 219° | 587 m | 4.1 mi |
| Sier Hill | SW 214° | 586 m | 3.1 mi |
| The Knob | S 191° | 573 m | 10.4 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | SSW 208° | 570 m | 11.1 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 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shippensburg, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357277318
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 14 mi
- Gettysburg · 15 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 25 mi
- Hanover · 26 mi
- Thurmont · 26 mi
- Mercersburg · 29 mi
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