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McKee Hill

McKee Hill, seen from above at true elevation

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

Coordinates39.75604, -77.36935

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • 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
Peaks
Historic sites
Museums: 49
Springs: 23
  • 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
Artworks: 21
Attractions: 17
  • 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
Nature reserves: 11
Picnic sites: 6
  • Founder's Plaza: 5.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 8.7 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 9.4 mi
Gardens: 5
Rest areas: 3
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 4.4 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 20.1 mi
  • South Mountain Welcome Center: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Covered bridges: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 7.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quirauk MountainWSW 242°654 m8.7 mi
Snowy MountainNW 309°637 m8.6 mi
Buzzard PeakNW 309°593 m6.9 mi
The KnobNNW 329°573 m7.8 mi
Catoctin MountainSW 215°572 m9.0 mi
Rocky MountainNW 315°570 m10.3 mi
Pivot RockNW 316°563 m10.3 mi
High RockWSW 243°559 m9.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1418:4619:22
June solstice05:4220:0120:42
September equinox06:5818:3319:08
December solstice07:2816:0616:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526170757366554436
Precip in3.52.54.23.94.34.34.33.55.23.83.43.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emmitsburg 2 SE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357296772

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