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Chestnut Hill

Chestnut Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Chestnut Hill rises to 290 m in Pennsylvania. Big Flat Tower stands 628 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Stone Jug Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 4.5 miles off.

The story

mountain in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49020049, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
290 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.95704, -77.18748

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Oakside Community Park: 3.6 mi
  • Dog Playground: 3.6 mi
  • Griest Community Park: 5.4 mi
  • Latimore Valley Fair Grounds: 7.3 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 7.3 mi
Historic sites
  • York Springs: 5.3 mi
  • Gettysburg Campaign: 7.1 mi
  • Green's LA Guard Artillery Battery: 7.4 mi
  • Courtney VA Artillery “Tanner’s Battery”: 7.4 mi
  • Staunton VA Artillery Battery: 7.5 mi
Museums: 42
Artworks: 28
Springs: 21
  • The Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 9.0 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 9.6 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Tar Kettle Springs: 10.9 mi
Nature reserves: 10
Gardens: 10
  • Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 10.3 mi
  • Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 14.7 mi
  • West Locust Community Garden: 17.1 mi
  • Grantham Community Garden: 17.4 mi
  • Special Needs Garden: 18.6 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Picnic Area: 10.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.2 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 21.0 mi
Attractions: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 18.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 22.7 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.1 miles of Chestnut Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Flat TowerWNW 285°628 m12.1 mi
Strasbaugh HillW 274°605 m12.2 mi
Ram HillW 276°595 m11.8 mi
Sier HillW 272°586 m13.4 mi
Rocky KnobW 270°566 m13.4 mi
Wolf HillW 268°551 m14.1 mi
Mount NewmanWSW 250°544 m14.0 mi
Lewis RocksWNW 293°527 m10.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:4120:0120:42
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:2816:0416:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °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, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1171718 — Chestnut Hill, Adams County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357280784

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