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Haycock

Haycock, seen from above at true elevation

Haycock rises to 397 m in Pennsylvania. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the west-southwest, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Tunnel Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 6.0 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49035416, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
397 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.73148, -77.44221

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Solit farm: 3.5 mi
  • Old Benjamin Tenis Courts: 3.5 mi
  • Old Banjamin Flagpoles: 3.5 mi
  • Pine Hill Recreation Area: 3.5 mi
  • Pen Mar Park: 3.7 mi
Historic sites
  • Mason Dixon Line monument: 3.6 mi
  • Valley View Manor: 4.7 mi
  • St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta Statue: 5.7 mi
  • Monsignor Hugh J. Phillips: 5.8 mi
  • Redmond Memorial: 5.8 mi
Museums: 47
  • Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 2.0 mi
  • Renfrew Farm & Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Frederick County Fire Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center: 6.5 mi
  • Museum of the Iron Worker: 10.5 mi
Springs: 22
  • Browns Spring: 2.1 mi
  • Fountaindale Spring: 2.2 mi
  • Raven Rock Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Travelers Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Pearl Spring: 8.6 mi
Artworks: 20
Attractions: 18
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 9.9 mi
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 10.3 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 10.3 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 10.4 mi
  • Children's Village of Washington County: 15.2 mi
Nature reserves: 13
Picnic sites: 6
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 5.9 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 6.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 10.7 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.9 mi
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 4
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 7.0 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 16.5 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 16.5 mi
  • I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 3.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 10.8 miles of Haycock. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainWSW 237°654 m4.5 mi
Snowy MountainNNW 339°637 m7.6 mi
Buzzard PeakNNW 346°593 m6.2 mi
The KnobN 359°573 m8.4 mi
Catoctin MountainSSW 193°572 m5.9 mi
Rocky MountainNNW 339°570 m9.6 mi
Pivot RockNNW 340°563 m9.7 mi
High RockWSW 240°559 m5.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4320:0120:42
September equinox06:5818:3319:09
December solstice07:2816:0616:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313342546370747266564536
Precip in3.83.04.44.04.94.23.74.05.34.13.73.5

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Catoctin MTN Park, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357289815

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