McKee Hill
McKee Hill rises to 354 m in Pennsylvania. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the west-southwest, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Carroll Commons Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 4.0 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49048516, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 354 m
How to reach it
- 4.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 4.2 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 20.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 21.6 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 7 mi
- Chimney Rock · 9 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 21 mi
- White Rocks · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Carroll Commons Park: 0.7 mi
- E. Eugene Myers Community Park: 4.2 mi
- Emmitsburg Memorial Park: 4.4 mi
- Knott Athletic, Recreational and Convocational Complex: 5.3 mi
- Pine Hill Recreation Area: 7.2 mi
- McGinley Hill: 1.6 mi
- Jacks Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Raven Rock Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Sugar Loaf: 3.7 mi
- Tunnel Hill: 3.8 mi
- Monsignor Hugh J Phillips Memorial: 4.4 mi
- National Fallen Firefighters Memorial: 4.8 mi
- To Lift a Nation 9-1-1 Memorial: 4.8 mi
- CS Jones VA Cavalry Brigade marker: 4.9 mi
- National System of Interstate and Defense Highways: 4.9 mi
- Frederick County Fire Museum: 4.4 mi
- Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center: 4.6 mi
- Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 6.0 mi
- Lincoln Train Museum: 8.3 mi
- Gettysburg Heritage Center: 8.4 mi
- Fountaindale Spring: 2.1 mi
- Browns Spring: 6.0 mi
- Poplar Spring: 7.2 mi
- Knob Springs: 8.1 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 8.3 mi
- St. Francis: 5.1 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 5.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 8.5 mi
- Women's Memorial: 8.7 mi
- Return visit: 9.0 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 9.8 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 12.1 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 17.7 mi
- A.M. Powell Hatchery Fish Management Area: 18.3 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 21.1 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 5.7 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 6.1 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 11.5 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 12.6 mi
- Walkersville Southern Railroad: 18.7 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 11.0 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 19.9 mi
- Peace Garden: 21.7 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 22.5 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 23.9 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 5.2 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
- Public Grills & Picnic Area: 23.7 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 4.4 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 20.1 mi
- Tartown: 6.2 mi
- Harmony Grove: 21.0 mi
- Clermont Crag: 6.3 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 22.2 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 5.7 mi
- Beach Front: 7.3 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 10.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.3 miles of McKee Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | WSW 242° | 654 m | 8.7 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | NW 309° | 637 m | 8.6 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | NW 309° | 593 m | 6.9 mi |
| The Knob | NNW 329° | 573 m | 7.8 mi |
| Catoctin Mountain | SW 215° | 572 m | 9.0 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | NW 315° | 570 m | 10.3 mi |
| Pivot Rock | NW 316° | 563 m | 10.3 mi |
| High Rock | WSW 243° | 559 m | 9.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.5 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emmitsburg 2 SE, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357296772
Day trips start here
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 9 mi
- Gettysburg · 9 mi
- Thurmont · 9 mi
- Chambersburg · 20 mi
- Frederick County · 20 mi
- Hagerstown · 20 mi
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