Pole Steeple
Pole Steeple rises to 397 m in Pennsylvania. Methodist Hill stands 631 m to the west-southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Pine Grove Furnace State Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 10 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49063067, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 397 m
How to reach it
- 10.5 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 22.8 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 30.0 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 17 mi
- Chimney Rock · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Brickyard: 1.8 mi
- Iron Furnace: 2.1 mi
- Camp Michaux: 3.8 mi
- Jackattack Monument: 4.3 mi
- York Springs: 7.8 mi
- Round Top: 2.4 mi
- Big Hill: 2.4 mi
- Hammonds Rocks: 2.7 mi
- Buck Ridge Tower: 2.8 mi
- Sunset Rocks: 3.3 mi
- Pine Grove Furnace State Park: 1.1 mi
- Food Plot: 4.1 mi
- Centerville Community Park: 6.7 mi
- Trine Park: 6.8 mi
- Mount Holly Park: 7.7 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 2.0 mi
- National Apple Museum: 7.2 mi
- Ye Olde Sulphur Spa Historical Society: 8.1 mi
- Eastern Museum of MotorSports Racing: 9.8 mi
- Cumberland County Historical Society: 12.4 mi
- Bucher Spring: 5.3 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 6.3 mi
- Alexander Spring: 9.3 mi
- Letort Spring: 10.5 mi
- Cool Spring: 11.7 mi
- Benjamin Rush: 12.4 mi
- Liberation Pointe: 13.3 mi
- Votive 8: 13.6 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 13.7 mi
- Return visit: 14.1 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 4.2 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 12.5 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 13.3 mi
- Peace Garden: 14.3 mi
- Grantham Community Garden: 17.1 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 5.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 9.8 mi
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 13.7 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 13.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 242: 16.9 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 16.2 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 16.2 mi
- Dellville Covered Bridge: 24.2 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 20.4 mi
- Clermont Crag: 23.6 mi
- Blain Picnic Grounds: 24.4 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 24.7 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 16.3 mi
- Tartown: 17.7 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 22.5 mi
- Beach Front: 24.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.7 miles of Pole Steeple. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hill | WSW 246° | 631 m | 12.2 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | WSW 254° | 628 m | 7.7 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | WSW 241° | 605 m | 9.1 mi |
| Ram Hill | WSW 242° | 595 m | 8.5 mi |
| Mitten Hill | WSW 242° | 587 m | 11.3 mi |
| Sier Hill | WSW 243° | 586 m | 10.3 mi |
| Rocky Knob | WSW 241° | 566 m | 10.5 mi |
| Pleasant Peak | WSW 240° | 565 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
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 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Biglerville, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357304779
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 14 mi
- Chambersburg · 22 mi
- Hanover · 22 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 29 mi
- Thurmont · 29 mi
- York · 29 mi
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