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Johns Knob

Johns Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Johns Knob rises to 245 m in Pennsylvania. Buck Ridge Tower stands 488 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Ramsey Hill, a peak 0.5 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 21 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

About

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49039982, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
245 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.10787, -76.89720

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Quaker Race Day Use Area: 2.3 mi
  • Conewago Day Use Area: 2.6 mi
  • Warrington Township Municipal Park: 3.0 mi
  • Lewisberry Borough Park: 3.0 mi
  • Lower Allen Community Park: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Peaks: 59
Museums: 45
Artworks: 40
  • Sundial: 7.4 mi
  • Cow Statue: 9.3 mi
  • River Cow: 9.4 mi
  • Lion Statue: 9.9 mi
  • Harrisburg Giants mural: 10.4 mi
Gardens: 25
  • Grantham Community Garden: 6.0 mi
  • Special Needs Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Special Needs Garden: 7.4 mi
  • Camp Hill Literacy Garden: 9.2 mi
  • Five Senses Garden: 10.5 mi
Nature reserves: 23
Springs: 10
  • Spring Lake Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Eichelberger Spring: 8.5 mi
  • Orr's Bridge Spring: 9.5 mi
  • Letort Spring: 16.1 mi
  • Donegal Spring: 17.5 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Concrete Beach: 10.4 mi
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 24.1 mi
Picnic sites: 2
  • Hidden Laurel Picnic Area: 14.2 mi
  • Original Carrousel Circle: 17.7 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Johns Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buck Ridge TowerW 263°488 m19.6 mi
Third MountainNNE 12°488 m22.1 mi
Bear MountainWSW 245°487 m23.4 mi
Long MountainW 264°479 m11.7 mi
Hammonds RocksW 262°462 m18.8 mi
Mount HollyW 268°459 m16.2 mi
Pinnacle MountainW 262°443 m24.0 mi
Cove MountainNNW 329°419 m19.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:3920:0020:41
September equinox06:5618:3119:07
December solstice07:2716:0316:46

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F333543546473787569574637
Precip in2.62.43.33.73.53.74.33.74.13.72.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrisburg Capital City AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1178104 — Johns Knob, York County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357293321

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