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Graefenburg Hill

Graefenburg Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates39.91370, -77.45915

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Museums: 37
Springs: 23
  • 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
Attractions: 15
  • 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
Artworks: 14
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • 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
Gardens: 5
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 12.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 16.2 mi
Waterfalls: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Snowy MountainSSW 199°637 m5.8 mi
Methodist HillNNW 343°631 m3.4 mi
Big Flat TowerNNE 24°628 m6.7 mi
Strasbaugh HillNNE 31°605 m4.4 mi
Ram HillNNE 32°595 m5.0 mi
Buzzard PeakS 186°593 m6.6 mi
Mitten HillN 4°587 m2.9 mi
Sier HillNNE 16°586 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4220:0220:43
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:2916:0616:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283037495967717063524233
Precip in3.72.94.44.24.74.63.93.95.14.13.33.8

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

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