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Nells Hill

Nells Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Nells Hill rises to 403 m in Pennsylvania. Lewis Rocks stands 527 m to the west-southwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Flat Mountain, a peak 1.0 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 19 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49056696, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
403 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.10509, -76.95664

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Chestnut Park (Carroll Township): 1.5 mi
  • Warrington Township Municipal Park: 3.4 mi
  • Logan Park: 3.7 mi
  • Dillsburg Community Park: 3.8 mi
  • Quaker Race Day Use Area: 3.9 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Museums: 59
Artworks: 42
  • Sundial: 5.8 mi
  • River Cow: 9.2 mi
  • Lion Statue: 10.1 mi
  • Cow Statue: 10.9 mi
  • Harrisburg Giants mural: 11.1 mi
Gardens: 24
  • Grantham Community Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Special Needs Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Special Needs Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Camp Hill Literacy Garden: 9.4 mi
  • Sunken Gardens: 11.7 mi
Nature reserves: 22
Springs: 16
  • Spring Lake Spring: 8.7 mi
  • Eichelberger Spring: 8.8 mi
  • Orr's Bridge Spring: 9.3 mi
  • Letort Spring: 13.1 mi
  • Alexander Spring: 16.8 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Hidden Laurel Picnic Area: 16.9 mi
  • Original Carrousel Circle: 20.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.7 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Concrete Beach: 11.1 mi
Cliffs: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Nells Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lewis RocksWSW 254°527 m22.6 mi
Chimney RocksW 262°489 m21.9 mi
Buck Ridge TowerW 262°488 m16.5 mi
Third MountainNNE 19°488 m23.1 mi
Bear MountainWSW 242°487 m20.5 mi
Long MountainW 262°479 m8.6 mi
Hammonds RocksW 261°462 m15.6 mi
Mount HollyW 268°459 m13.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1218:4419:20
June solstice05:4020:0020:41
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, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1182237 — Nells Hill, York County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357301530

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