Hammonds Rocks
Hammonds Rocks rises to 462 m in Pennsylvania. Methodist Hill stands 631 m to the west-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Buck Ridge Tower, a peak 1.0 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 13 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49034745, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 462 m
How to reach it
- 12.5 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Old Main Streets
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jackattack Monument: 3.7 mi
- Brickyard: 3.9 mi
- Iron Furnace: 4.0 mi
- Camp Michaux: 5.2 mi
- York Springs: 7.7 mi
- Buck Ridge Tower: 1.0 mi
- Pole Steeple: 2.7 mi
- Mount Holly: 3.2 mi
- Big Hill: 4.4 mi
- Round Top: 4.9 mi
- Pine Grove Furnace State Park: 3.2 mi
- Food Plot: 3.7 mi
- Trine Park: 4.2 mi
- Mount Holly Park: 5.1 mi
- Centerville Community Park: 5.7 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 3.9 mi
- Ye Olde Sulphur Spa Historical Society: 8.0 mi
- Eastern Museum of MotorSports Racing: 9.4 mi
- National Apple Museum: 9.6 mi
- Cumberland County Historical Society: 9.7 mi
- Benjamin Rush: 9.7 mi
- Liberation Pointe: 10.7 mi
- Votive 8: 14.5 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 14.5 mi
- Sundial: 15.5 mi
- Bucher Spring: 4.0 mi
- Alexander Spring: 6.9 mi
- Letort Spring: 7.9 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 8.2 mi
- Cool Spring: 10.5 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 2.0 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 9.9 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 14.1 mi
- Grantham Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- Peace Garden: 15.4 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 7.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 7.6 mi
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 11.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 242: 15.5 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 16.2 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 18.7 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 18.8 mi
- Dellville Covered Bridge: 21.6 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 18.8 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 19.0 mi
- Tartown: 20.3 mi
- Blain Picnic Grounds: 22.8 mi
- Concrete Beach: 22.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.1 miles of Hammonds Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hill | WSW 239° | 631 m | 14.2 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | WSW 241° | 628 m | 9.6 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | SW 232° | 605 m | 11.3 mi |
| Ram Hill | SW 233° | 595 m | 10.7 mi |
| Mitten Hill | SW 235° | 587 m | 13.4 mi |
| Sier Hill | SW 235° | 586 m | 12.4 mi |
| Flat Rock | NW 326° | 578 m | 15.6 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SW 233° | 566 m | 12.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:04 | 16:47 |
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 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Biglerville, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1176439 — Hammonds Rocks, Cumberland County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357289131
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 17 mi
- Hanover · 23 mi
- Chambersburg · 24 mi
- York · 29 mi
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