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Flat Rock

Flat Rock, seen from above at true elevation

Flat Rock rises to 578 m in Pennsylvania. Eckenrode Knob stands 683 m to the west-southwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Henrys Tannery, a historic site 3.1 miles away.

The story

mountain in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49029380, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
578 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.25471, -77.41360

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Opossum Lake Park: 7.3 mi
  • Blain Lions Club Park: 7.4 mi
  • West Pennsboro Township Park: 8.0 mi
  • North Newton Township Park: 9.1 mi
  • New Germantown Park: 9.1 mi
Historic sites: 48
Museums: 14
Springs: 10
  • Cool Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Alexander Spring: 9.9 mi
  • Bucher Spring: 11.9 mi
  • Big Spring: 12.9 mi
  • Letort Spring: 13.1 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Blain Picnic Grounds: 7.3 mi
  • Pavillon 5: 12.8 mi
  • Pavillon 1: 13.0 mi
  • Pavillon 2: 13.0 mi
  • Pavillon 3: 13.0 mi
Artworks: 8
  • Benjamin Rush: 12.1 mi
  • Liberation Pointe: 13.8 mi
  • Mouse Rock Statue: 14.5 mi
  • Votive 8: 14.7 mi
  • 9/11 Memorial: 22.0 mi
Gardens: 8
Cliffs: 1
Attractions: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 25.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Flat Rock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eckenrode KnobWSW 258°683 m12.7 mi
Big Round TopW 271°672 m12.2 mi
Fenton KnobW 264°664 m10.0 mi
Rising MountainW 259°662 m13.3 mi
Round TopW 267°660 m14.2 mi
Big KnobNW 316°659 m10.0 mi
Little Round TopW 267°651 m12.2 mi
Sherman MountainWSW 256°647 m9.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4120:0320:43
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:3016:0416:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293239516069747265544434
Precip in3.02.43.63.74.24.34.23.64.53.73.13.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bloserville 1 N, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1197247 — Flat Rock, Perry County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357332522

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