Grindstone Hill
Grindstone Hill rises to 283 m in Pennsylvania. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the south-southeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Falling Spring, a spring 3.4 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49033928, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 283 m
How to reach it
- 15.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 18.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 18.6 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 20.0 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock · 18 mi
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 20 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 28 mi
- White Rocks · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Round Top: 3.8 mi
- Oak Mountain: 4.5 mi
- Oak Knob: 4.6 mi
- Pine Knob: 4.8 mi
- Little Mountain: 4.8 mi
- Mont Alto State Park: 4.4 mi
- Guilford Township Norlo Park: 4.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 4.6 mi
- Nitterhouse Park and Soccer Complex: 6.1 mi
- Park of the Valiant: 6.2 mi
- Caledonia Furnace: 8.1 mi
- Jacobs Church: 9.4 mi
- Mason Dixon Line monument: 11.1 mi
- 6th US Cavalry Regiment hospital marker: 13.3 mi
- CS Jones VA Cavalry Brigade marker: 13.4 mi
- Renfrew Farm & Museum: 8.3 mi
- Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 11.0 mi
- Hagerstown Aviation Museum: 11.8 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 14.6 mi
- Conrail Museum: 14.6 mi
- Falling Spring: 3.4 mi
- Chestnut Spring: 4.7 mi
- Cold Springs: 4.9 mi
- Pearl Spring: 4.9 mi
- Travelers Spring: 5.0 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 4.1 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 6.2 mi
- 42 West: 7.2 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Saint Maria Goretti: 13.9 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 8.3 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 14.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 17.2 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 17.3 mi
- A.M. Powell Hatchery Fish Management Area: 18.4 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 15.9 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 16.7 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 18.5 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 18.9 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 21.3 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 4.0 mi
- Peace Garden: 13.6 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 15.1 mi
- Four Square Garden: 24.6 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 24.7 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 18.5 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 19.1 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 22.3 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 22.6 mi
- Clermont Crag: 10.9 mi
- The Lockings: 24.5 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 17.3 mi
- Jarrett Falls: 23.7 mi
- Tartown: 9.1 mi
- Beach Front: 10.2 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 18.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 13.1 miles of Grindstone Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | SSE 153° | 654 m | 12.3 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | ESE 103° | 637 m | 6.7 mi |
| Methodist Hill | NE 46° | 631 m | 10.3 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | NE 54° | 605 m | 13.1 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | ESE 108° | 593 m | 8.2 mi |
| Mitten Hill | NE 51° | 587 m | 11.0 mi |
| Sier Hill | NE 51° | 586 m | 12.0 mi |
| The Knob | E 91° | 573 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:15 | 18:47 | 19:23 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:59 | 18:34 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:07 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chambersburg 1 ESE, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357288788
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 6 mi
- Mercersburg · 15 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 16 mi
- Hagerstown · 16 mi
- Thurmont · 19 mi
- Washington County · 20 mi
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