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Boners Hill

Boners Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Boners Hill rises to 271 m in Pennsylvania. Big Flat Tower stands 628 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Griest Community Park, a park 0.9 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 10 miles off.

The story

Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49014790, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
271 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.02759, -77.11470

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • York Springs: 0.9 mi
  • Center Point Knob: 6.8 mi
  • Gettysburg Campaign: 7.4 mi
  • Brickyard: 9.9 mi
  • Iron Furnace: 10.2 mi
Parks
  • Griest Community Park: 0.9 mi
  • Latimore Valley Fair Grounds: 2.0 mi
  • Athletic Field: 4.5 mi
  • BB Gun Range: 4.5 mi
  • Archery Range: 4.6 mi
Peaks
Museums: 45
Artworks: 31
  • Sundial: 12.4 mi
  • Liberation Pointe: 12.6 mi
  • Benjamin Rush: 12.8 mi
  • Return visit: 14.9 mi
  • Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue: 15.0 mi
Gardens: 20
  • Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Grantham Community Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Special Needs Garden: 12.5 mi
  • West Locust Community Garden: 12.9 mi
  • Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 16.8 mi
Springs: 14
  • Letort Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Bucher Spring: 11.5 mi
  • Alexander Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Tar Kettle Springs: 14.2 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Attractions: 4
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Concrete Beach: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • Hidden Laurel Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.5 miles of Boners Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Flat TowerW628 m15.6 mi
Strasbaugh HillWSW605 m16.5 mi
Ram HillWSW595 m16.0 mi
Lewis RocksW527 m13.3 mi
Piney MountainWSW513 m15.2 mi
Chimney RocksW489 m13.5 mi
Buck Ridge TowerWNW488 m8.6 mi
Bear MountainWSW487 m10.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:4020:0120:42
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2816:0416:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240526271757366554435
Precip in3.52.63.63.94.44.23.63.75.23.93.23.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Biglerville, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357277944

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