Methodist Hill
Methodist Hill rises to 631 m in Pennsylvania. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the south, 8.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Mitten Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 16 miles off.
The story
Hill in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Wikidata Q49049672, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 631 m
How to reach it
- 15.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 19.4 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 25.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 17 mi
- Chimney Rock · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Caledonia Furnace: 3.7 mi
- Shippensburg University Coordinates: 7.2 mi
- Memorial Auditorium: 7.2 mi
- Camp Michaux: 9.0 mi
- Iron Furnace: 10.3 mi
- Greene Township Municipal Park: 5.6 mi
- Dykeman Park: 6.0 mi
- Guilford Township Norlo Park: 6.2 mi
- Southampton Park: 6.3 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 6.6 mi
- Mitten Hill: 1.2 mi
- Wolf Hill: 1.5 mi
- Wigwam Hill: 1.5 mi
- Quarry Gap Hill: 1.9 mi
- Rocky Knob: 1.9 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 6.9 mi
- Conrail Museum: 6.9 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 7.5 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 10.4 mi
- National Apple Museum: 12.1 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 6.0 mi
- Knob Springs: 7.3 mi
- Falling Spring: 7.6 mi
- Poplar Spring: 8.3 mi
- Travelers Spring: 8.8 mi
- Votive 8: 7.2 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 7.4 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 8.9 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 9.8 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 9.9 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 3.4 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 7.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 16.4 mi
- Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area: 20.3 mi
- Hemlocks Natural Area: 21.4 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 20.4 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Pavillon 5: 23.0 mi
- Peace Garden: 6.5 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 7.2 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 8.9 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 14.4 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 22.6 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 15.5 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 15.8 mi
- Clermont Crag: 15.6 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 21.8 mi
- Tartown: 9.8 mi
- Beach Front: 15.5 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 15.5 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 19.5 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 22.7 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Methodist Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | S 186° | 637 m | 8.8 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | NE 53° | 628 m | 4.7 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | E 81° | 605 m | 3.2 mi |
| Ram Hill | ENE 74° | 595 m | 3.7 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | S 178° | 593 m | 9.8 mi |
| Mitten Hill | ESE 105° | 587 m | 1.2 mi |
| Sier Hill | E 82° | 586 m | 2.0 mi |
| The Knob | SSE 166° | 573 m | 7.6 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 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 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 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shippensburg, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1180976 — Methodist Hill, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357297536
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 10 mi
- Gettysburg · 16 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 22 mi
- Thurmont · 23 mi
- Mercersburg · 24 mi
- Hagerstown · 25 mi
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