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Grindstone Hill

Grindstone Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates39.85620, -77.61694

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • 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
Historic sites
Museums: 36
  • 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
Springs: 26
  • 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
Attractions: 15
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 15.9 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 15.9 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 16.1 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 16.2 mi
  • Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 16.2 mi
Artworks: 12
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • 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
  • Picnic Area: 19.8 mi
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 19.1 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 22.3 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 22.6 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 22.9 mi
Cliffs: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 10.2 mi
Covered bridges: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.7 miles of Grindstone Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainSSE 153°654 m12.3 mi
Snowy MountainESE 103°637 m6.7 mi
Methodist HillNE 46°631 m10.3 mi
Buzzard PeakESE 108°593 m8.2 mi
Mitten HillNE 51°587 m11.0 mi
Sier HillNE 51°586 m12.0 mi
The KnobE 91°573 m9.2 mi
Rocky MountainE 87°570 m5.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1518:4719:23
June solstice05:4320:0220:43
September equinox06:5918:3419:09
December solstice07:2916:0716:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303341526271757366544434
Precip in3.22.63.64.04.14.13.83.84.13.53.13.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chambersburg 1 ESE, 6 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357288788

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