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Carr Hill

Carr Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Carr Hill rises to 267 m in Pennsylvania. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the west, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Wilson Hill, a peak 0.9 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 4.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49018214, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
267 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.82539, -77.32824

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 4.7 mi
  • West Fields: 4.8 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 5.2 mi
  • Carroll Commons Park: 5.3 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 7.7 mi
Museums: 36
Springs: 24
  • Katelysine Spring: 3.9 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 4.4 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 5.4 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Knob Springs: 6.5 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 3.4 mi
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 3.7 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 16.5 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 17.8 mi
  • Walkersville Southern Railroad: 23.5 mi
Artworks: 15
Nature reserves: 8
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Area: 4.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 10.0 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 14.5 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 14.6 mi
Gardens: 5
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 8.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 11.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Carr Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainW 274°637 m8.8 mi
Buzzard PeakW 267°593 m7.6 mi
The KnobWNW 288°573 m6.4 mi
Rocky MountainWNW 284°570 m9.8 mi
Pivot RockWNW 286°563 m9.7 mi
Virginia RockWSW 243°545 m8.1 mi
Mount NewmanNW 307°544 m7.1 mi
Chimney RocksW 266°535 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:21
June solstice05:4220:0120:42
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2816:0616:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293138506069747265534234
Precip in3.52.74.04.14.43.94.13.94.94.03.33.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cashtown 1S, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/7500066689

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