Big Hill
Big Hill rises to 398 m in Pennsylvania. Methodist Hill stands 631 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Top, a peak 1.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 8.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49012484, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 398 m
How to reach it
- 8.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 21.2 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 27.6 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 15 mi
- Chimney Rock · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Top: 1.3 mi
- Rampike Hill: 1.4 mi
- Wolfpit Hill: 1.8 mi
- Pole Steeple: 2.4 mi
- Tysons Hill: 2.7 mi
- Brickyard: 3.7 mi
- Iron Furnace: 4.0 mi
- Camp Michaux: 5.7 mi
- York Springs: 6.3 mi
- Jackattack Monument: 6.8 mi
- Pine Grove Furnace State Park: 3.3 mi
- Oakside Community Park: 5.7 mi
- Dog Playground: 5.8 mi
- Griest Community Park: 6.5 mi
- Food Plot: 6.5 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 4.0 mi
- National Apple Museum: 5.3 mi
- Ye Olde Sulphur Spa Historical Society: 6.5 mi
- Eastern Museum of MotorSports Racing: 8.4 mi
- Beyond the Battle Museum: 11.3 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 7.5 mi
- Bucher Spring: 7.6 mi
- Alexander Spring: 11.3 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 11.5 mi
- Letort Spring: 11.9 mi
- Return visit: 12.0 mi
- Women's Memorial: 12.7 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 13.4 mi
- Benjamin Rush: 13.9 mi
- Liberation Pointe: 14.6 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 6.3 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 14.0 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 15.1 mi
- Peace Garden: 16.0 mi
- Grantham Community Garden: 17.0 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 6.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 10.1 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 14.1 mi
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 15.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 242: 16.1 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 14.3 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 14.4 mi
- Clermont Crag: 22.7 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 22.8 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 14.4 mi
- Tartown: 17.0 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 20.8 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 23.1 mi
- Beach Front: 23.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Big Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hill | WSW 257° | 631 m | 12.9 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | W 269° | 628 m | 8.9 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | WSW 255° | 605 m | 9.7 mi |
| Ram Hill | WSW 257° | 595 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mitten Hill | WSW 254° | 587 m | 11.9 mi |
| Sier Hill | WSW 255° | 586 m | 11.0 mi |
| Rocky Knob | WSW 253° | 566 m | 11.1 mi |
| Wolf Hill | WSW 251° | 551 m | 11.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:04 | 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 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Biglerville, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357277339
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 12 mi
- Hanover · 19 mi
- Chambersburg · 23 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 27 mi
- Thurmont · 27 mi
- York · 27 mi
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