Big Hill
Big Hill rises to 491 m in Pennsylvania. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the southwest, 9.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Bushy Hill, a peak 1.3 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 8.8 miles off.
The story
mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wikidata Q49012482, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 491 m
How to reach it
- 8.8 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 15.0 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 27.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 27.7 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 11 mi
- Chimney Rock · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bushy Hill: 1.3 mi
- Rock Top: 2.3 mi
- Fox Hill: 2.7 mi
- Wildcat Knob: 3.2 mi
- Piney Mountain: 3.2 mi
- Manor of Maske: 4.6 mi
- 26th PA Emergency Regt Jennings marker: 6.0 mi
- 8th IL Cavalry Beveridge - Jones 1st shot: 6.3 mi
- 6th US Cavalry Regiment hospital marker: 6.5 mi
- Caledonia Furnace: 6.5 mi
- Dog Playground: 6.3 mi
- Oakside Community Park: 6.4 mi
- West Fields: 8.5 mi
- Pine Grove Furnace State Park: 8.6 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 8.7 mi
- National Apple Museum: 5.5 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 8.1 mi
- Thompson House - Lee's HQ: 8.4 mi
- Seminary Ridge Museum, Gettysburg: 8.6 mi
- Beyond the Battle Museum: 8.7 mi
- The Spring: 3.5 mi
- Poplar Spring: 5.0 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 6.1 mi
- Knob Springs: 6.3 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 7.8 mi
- Return visit: 9.2 mi
- Women's Memorial: 9.7 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 10.3 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 11.3 mi
- Votive 8: 12.9 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 6.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 18.5 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 21.1 mi
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 22.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 16.6 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 19.9 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 11.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 12.7 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 12.8 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 12.8 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 20.7 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 9.6 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 9.7 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 22.9 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 23.9 mi
- Tartown: 8.7 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 9.6 mi
- Clermont Crag: 14.6 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 14.9 mi
- Beach Front: 15.0 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Big Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | SW 231° | 637 m | 9.5 mi |
| Methodist Hill | WNW 293° | 631 m | 7.0 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | NNW 334° | 628 m | 6.2 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | NW 315° | 605 m | 4.5 mi |
| Ram Hill | NW 323° | 595 m | 4.7 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | SW 221° | 593 m | 9.3 mi |
| Mitten Hill | WNW 295° | 587 m | 5.7 mi |
| Sier Hill | NW 304° | 586 m | 5.3 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 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
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, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1169514 — Big Hill, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357277335
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 9 mi
- Chambersburg · 16 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 20 mi
- Thurmont · 20 mi
- Hanover · 21 mi
- Hagerstown · 27 mi
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