Graefenburg Hill
Graefenburg Hill rises to 464 m in Pennsylvania. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the south-southwest, 5.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Caledonia State Park, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
hill in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wikidata Q49032565, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 464 m
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 16.0 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 23.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 14 mi
- Chimney Rock · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Caledonia Furnace: 1.1 mi
- 6th US Cavalry Regiment hospital marker: 7.6 mi
- CS Jones VA Cavalry Brigade marker: 7.7 mi
- Manor of Maske: 8.5 mi
- 26th PA Emergency Regt Jennings marker: 10.1 mi
- Chinquapin Hill: 1.2 mi
- Wildcat Hill: 1.3 mi
- Quarry Gap Hill: 1.7 mi
- Quarry Hill: 1.7 mi
- Wigwam Hill: 1.9 mi
- Guilford Township Norlo Park: 6.3 mi
- Mont Alto State Park: 6.6 mi
- Greene Township Municipal Park: 7.8 mi
- Dykeman Park: 9.4 mi
- Nicholson Square Park: 9.5 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 10.2 mi
- Conrail Museum: 10.3 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 10.9 mi
- National Apple Museum: 10.9 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 11.6 mi
- Knob Springs: 3.9 mi
- Poplar Spring: 5.0 mi
- Travelers Spring: 6.3 mi
- Pearl Spring: 6.5 mi
- Chestnut Spring: 6.5 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 12.6 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 12.9 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 22.8 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 23.0 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 23.4 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 6.7 mi
- Votive 8: 10.6 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 10.8 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 10.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 1.0 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 8.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 19.1 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 20.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 22.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 17.0 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 18.4 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 6.7 mi
- Peace Garden: 9.8 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 10.6 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 16.1 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 24.6 mi
- Tartown: 6.5 mi
- Clermont Crag: 12.4 mi
- Beach Front: 12.4 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 12.6 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 16.2 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 19.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.2 miles of Graefenburg Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | SSW 199° | 637 m | 5.8 mi |
| Methodist Hill | NNW 343° | 631 m | 3.4 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | NNE 24° | 628 m | 6.7 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | NNE 31° | 605 m | 4.4 mi |
| Ram Hill | NNE 32° | 595 m | 5.0 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | S 186° | 593 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mitten Hill | N 4° | 587 m | 2.9 mi |
| Sier Hill | NNE 16° | 586 m | 3.6 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 1175916 — Graefenburg Hill, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357288029
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 11 mi
- Gettysburg · 13 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 18 mi
- Thurmont · 20 mi
- Hagerstown · 23 mi
- Mercersburg · 24 mi
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