Long Mountain
Long Mountain rises to 479 m in Pennsylvania. Big Flat Tower stands 628 m to the west-southwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Athletic Field, a park 1.0 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States of America; geonames ID = 5198846.
Wikidata Q49046435, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 479 m
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 29.2 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Old Main Streets
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Center Point Knob: 2.6 mi
- York Springs: 5.1 mi
- 88th Infantry "Blue Devil" Division: 8.1 mi
- 8th Armored Division: 8.1 mi
- 80th Infantry "Blue Ridge" Division: 8.1 mi
- Athletic Field: 1.0 mi
- Onondaga Site: 1.1 mi
- BB Gun Range: 1.1 mi
- Grass Area: 1.1 mi
- Archery Range: 1.1 mi
- The Peak: 1.3 mi
- Stone Head: 1.3 mi
- Center Point Knob: 2.5 mi
- White Rocks: 2.5 mi
- Fickels Hill: 2.8 mi
- Eastern Museum of MotorSports Racing: 5.0 mi
- Ye Olde Sulphur Spa Historical Society: 5.3 mi
- Boiler Room Museum: 6.1 mi
- Equipment Museum: 6.1 mi
- U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center: 8.4 mi
- Liberation Pointe: 8.5 mi
- Benjamin Rush: 8.9 mi
- Sundial: 9.1 mi
- River Cow: 13.6 mi
- Lion Statue: 15.1 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 7.9 mi
- Grantham Community Garden: 8.3 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 8.9 mi
- Special Needs Garden: 9.2 mi
- Camp Hill Literacy Garden: 14.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 2.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 242: 8.5 mi
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 9.9 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Peiffer Memorial Arboretum and Nature Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Letort Spring: 6.9 mi
- Alexander Spring: 9.5 mi
- Bucher Spring: 10.2 mi
- Orr's Bridge Spring: 13.6 mi
- Eichelberger Spring: 14.2 mi
- Dellville Covered Bridge: 19.0 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 21.6 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 21.8 mi
- Memorial Flag Pole: 22.8 mi
- Indian Echo Caverns: 24.0 mi
- Concrete Beach: 16.7 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 21.8 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 23.3 mi
- Hidden Laurel Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of Long Mountain. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Flat Tower | WSW 249° | 628 m | 16.5 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | WSW 242° | 605 m | 17.9 mi |
| Ram Hill | WSW 243° | 595 m | 17.3 mi |
| Lewis Rocks | WSW 249° | 527 m | 14.1 mi |
| Piney Mountain | WSW 238° | 513 m | 16.9 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 261° | 489 m | 13.3 mi |
| Buck Ridge Tower | W 262° | 488 m | 7.9 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SW 228° | 487 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| 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 | 29 | 31 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlisle WTP, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357295596
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 19 mi
- Hanover · 21 mi
- York · 22 mi
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