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Powers Hill

Powers Hill, a peak in Pennsylvania
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Powers Hill, a peak in Pennsylvania
Veggies · CC BY-SA 4.0
Powers Hill, a peak in Pennsylvania
Veggies · CC BY-SA 4.0
Powers Hill, a peak in Pennsylvania
Veggies · CC BY-SA 4.0
Powers Hill, a peak in Pennsylvania
Veggies · CC BY-SA 4.0
Powers Hill, a peak in Pennsylvania
Veggies · CC BY-SA 4.0

Powers Hill rises to 171 m in Pennsylvania. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is PA Artillery “Knap’s Battery E” Atwell, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 1.1 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49063957, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
171 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.80601, -77.22109

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • PA Artillery “Knap’s Battery E” Atwell: 0.1 mi
  • 1st NY Light Artillery Battery M Woodbury: 0.1 mi
  • 1st MD Artillery Battery A “Rigby’s Battery” Rigby: 0.1 mi
  • 77th NY “Bemis Heights Battalion” French: 0.1 mi
  • 2nd US Artillery Battery B & L Heaton: 0.1 mi
Peaks
Parks
  • Gettysburg Recreational Park: 1.6 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 2.4 mi
  • West Fields: 2.5 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 3.6 mi
  • Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 4.7 mi
Museums: 38
Springs: 17
  • Spangler's Spring: 0.6 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 1.1 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 2.9 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 8.3 mi
  • Poplar Spring: 10.1 mi
Artworks: 12
Nature reserves: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 0.3 mi
  • Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 11.1 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
Attractions: 6
  • John Eisenhower Bridge: 2.6 mi
  • Sachs Covered Bridge: 3.0 mi
  • Pumpkin Cannon: 17.1 mi
  • Catoctin Furnace: 19.2 mi
  • Fort Roller: 22.9 mi
Gardens: 5
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 8.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 1
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.5 miles of Powers Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Buzzard PeakW 274°593 m13.3 mi
The KnobWNW 286°573 m12.3 mi
Virginia RockW 260°545 m13.1 mi
Mount NewmanWNW 296°544 m12.7 mi
Chimney RocksW 273°535 m13.3 mi
Wildcat RocksWSW 256°533 m13.5 mi
Briar MountainW 271°533 m14.3 mi
College MountainSW 226°520 m11.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:4220:0120:41
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:2716:0516:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303341526170757366554435
Precip in3.42.73.63.44.14.73.64.14.63.73.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eisenhower NHS, under a mile away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1184374 — Powers Hill, Adams County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357305082

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