Orebank Hill
Orebank Hill rises to 342 m in Pennsylvania. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the south, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Chinquapin Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49058827, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 342 m
How to reach it
- 15.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 17.0 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 21.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 26.9 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 16 mi
- Chimney Rock · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chinquapin Hill: 1.1 mi
- Pleasant Peak: 1.2 mi
- Ludwigs Hill: 1.2 mi
- Quarry Hill: 1.3 mi
- Mount Cydonia: 1.4 mi
- Caledonia Furnace: 1.2 mi
- 6th US Cavalry Regiment hospital marker: 9.0 mi
- CS Jones VA Cavalry Brigade marker: 9.2 mi
- Shippensburg University Coordinates: 10.2 mi
- Memorial Auditorium: 10.2 mi
- Guilford Township Norlo Park: 4.1 mi
- Mont Alto State Park: 5.4 mi
- Greene Township Municipal Park: 6.1 mi
- Nicholson Square Park: 7.5 mi
- Memorial Park: 7.6 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 9.9 mi
- Conrail Museum: 9.9 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 10.5 mi
- Renfrew Farm & Museum: 12.0 mi
- Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 12.1 mi
- Knob Springs: 4.8 mi
- Travelers Spring: 5.3 mi
- Falling Spring: 5.4 mi
- Chestnut Spring: 5.4 mi
- Pearl Spring: 5.4 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 5.4 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 8.8 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 10.1 mi
- Votive 8: 10.2 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 10.4 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 1.2 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 10.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 17.5 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 20.5 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 21.6 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 14.3 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 14.6 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 22.1 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 22.5 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 23.1 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 5.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 9.3 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 10.3 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 17.6 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 17.7 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
- Tartown: 6.9 mi
- Beach Front: 12.1 mi
- Clermont Crag: 12.3 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 14.3 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 17.2 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.2 miles of Orebank Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | S 177° | 637 m | 5.4 mi |
| Methodist Hill | NNE 19° | 631 m | 3.6 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | NE 38° | 628 m | 7.9 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | NE 49° | 605 m | 5.8 mi |
| Ram Hill | NE 48° | 595 m | 6.5 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | SSE 167° | 593 m | 6.6 mi |
| Mitten Hill | NE 38° | 587 m | 3.8 mi |
| Sier Hill | NE 41° | 586 m | 4.8 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: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S MTN, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357302946
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 9 mi
- Gettysburg · 15 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 18 mi
- Thurmont · 20 mi
- Hagerstown · 22 mi
- Mercersburg · 22 mi
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