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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

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
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
Peaks
Museums: 45
Artworks: 34
  • 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: 21
  • Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 9.3 mi
  • Grantham Community Garden: 11.2 mi
  • Special Needs Garden: 12.5 mi
  • Special Needs Garden: 12.5 mi
  • West Locust Community Garden: 12.9 mi
Springs: 15
  • Letort Spring: 10.7 mi
  • Bucher Spring: 11.5 mi
  • The Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Alexander Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Tar Kettle Springs: 14.2 mi
Nature reserves: 12
Attractions: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 16.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.1 mi
  • Hidden Laurel Picnic Area: 24.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Concrete Beach: 19.8 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 24.5 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 16.3 miles of Boners Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Flat TowerW 264°628 m15.6 mi
Ram HillWSW 257°595 m16.0 mi
Lewis RocksW 266°527 m13.3 mi
Piney MountainWSW 252°513 m15.2 mi
Big HillWSW 240°491 m14.8 mi
Chimney RocksW 279°489 m13.5 mi
Buck Ridge TowerWNW 292°488 m8.6 mi
Bear MountainWSW 246°487 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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