Chinquapin Hill
Chinquapin Hill rises to 463 m in Pennsylvania. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the south, 5.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Caledonia State Park, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wikidata Q49020453, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 463 m
How to reach it
- 14.4 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 16.9 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 22.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 27.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 15 mi
- Chimney Rock · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Quarry Hill: 0.7 mi
- Quarry Gap Hill: 1.0 mi
- Orebank Hill: 1.1 mi
- Graefenburg Hill: 1.2 mi
- Pleasant Peak: 1.5 mi
- Caledonia Furnace: 0.9 mi
- 6th US Cavalry Regiment hospital marker: 8.6 mi
- CS Jones VA Cavalry Brigade marker: 8.8 mi
- Manor of Maske: 9.7 mi
- Shippensburg University Coordinates: 9.9 mi
- Guilford Township Norlo Park: 5.1 mi
- Mont Alto State Park: 6.3 mi
- Greene Township Municipal Park: 6.6 mi
- Nicholson Square Park: 8.3 mi
- Memorial Park: 8.6 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 9.6 mi
- Conrail Museum: 9.6 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 10.2 mi
- National Apple Museum: 12.1 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 12.2 mi
- Knob Springs: 4.7 mi
- Travelers Spring: 6.1 mi
- Poplar Spring: 6.1 mi
- Pearl Spring: 6.2 mi
- Chestnut Spring: 6.2 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 13.7 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 14.0 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 23.1 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 23.1 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 23.3 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 6.3 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 9.7 mi
- Votive 8: 9.9 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 10.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 10.7 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 0.6 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 9.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 17.9 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 20.8 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 22.6 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 17.7 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 17.8 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 6.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 9.1 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 10.0 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 16.6 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 25.0 mi
- Clermont Crag: 12.7 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 24.7 mi
- Tartown: 7.0 mi
- Beach Front: 12.6 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 13.7 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 17.0 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 19.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.8 miles of Chinquapin Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | S 187° | 637 m | 5.9 mi |
| Methodist Hill | N 3° | 631 m | 2.9 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | NE 34° | 628 m | 6.9 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | NE 45° | 605 m | 4.8 mi |
| Ram Hill | NE 44° | 595 m | 5.4 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | S 176° | 593 m | 6.9 mi |
| Mitten Hill | NNE 28° | 587 m | 2.9 mi |
| Sier Hill | NE 34° | 586 m | 3.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S MTN, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1171791 — Chinquapin Hill, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357280922
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 10 mi
- Gettysburg · 15 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 19 mi
- Thurmont · 20 mi
- Hagerstown · 23 mi
- Mercersburg · 23 mi
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