Buck Ridge Tower
Buck Ridge Tower rises to 488 m in Pennsylvania. Methodist Hill stands 631 m to the southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hammonds Rocks, a peak 1.0 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49016235, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 488 m
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 25.6 mi off the Old Main Streets
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jackattack Monument: 2.8 mi
- Brickyard: 3.5 mi
- Iron Furnace: 3.6 mi
- Camp Michaux: 4.6 mi
- York Springs: 8.6 mi
- Food Plot: 2.8 mi
- Pine Grove Furnace State Park: 3.0 mi
- Trine Park: 4.6 mi
- Centerville Community Park: 4.7 mi
- Mount Holly Park: 5.5 mi
- Hammonds Rocks: 1.0 mi
- Pole Steeple: 2.8 mi
- Mount Holly: 3.7 mi
- Sunset Rocks: 4.4 mi
- Pinnacle Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 3.5 mi
- Ye Olde Sulphur Spa Historical Society: 8.9 mi
- Cumberland County Historical Society: 9.7 mi
- National Apple Museum: 10.0 mi
- Eastern Museum of MotorSports Racing: 10.3 mi
- Benjamin Rush: 9.7 mi
- Liberation Pointe: 10.8 mi
- Votive 8: 13.6 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 13.6 mi
- Sundial: 16.1 mi
- Bucher Spring: 3.1 mi
- Alexander Spring: 6.5 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 7.7 mi
- Letort Spring: 8.0 mi
- Cool Spring: 9.6 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 1.4 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 9.9 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 13.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 14.5 mi
- Grantham Community Garden: 15.7 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 6.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 8.3 mi
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 11.0 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 15.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 242: 16.3 mi
- Blain Picnic Grounds: 22.1 mi
- Pavillon 5: 24.5 mi
- Pavillon 1: 24.6 mi
- Pavillon 3: 24.6 mi
- Pavillon 2: 24.6 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 19.0 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 19.1 mi
- Dellville Covered Bridge: 21.6 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 18.2 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 19.1 mi
- Tartown: 20.1 mi
- Concrete Beach: 23.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.0 miles of Buck Ridge Tower. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hill | SW 235° | 631 m | 13.7 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | WSW 237° | 628 m | 9.0 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | SW 228° | 605 m | 10.8 mi |
| Ram Hill | SW 229° | 595 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mitten Hill | SW 231° | 587 m | 12.9 mi |
| Sier Hill | SW 231° | 586 m | 11.9 mi |
| Flat Rock | NNW 328° | 578 m | 14.8 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SW 230° | 566 m | 12.2 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 | 16:47 |
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, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357278872
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 17 mi
- Chambersburg · 23 mi
- Hanover · 24 mi
- York · 29 mi
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