Quarry Gap Hill
Quarry Gap Hill rises to 523 m in Pennsylvania. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the south, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Quarry Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 15 miles off.
The story
Hill in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Wikidata Q49066002, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 523 m
How to reach it
- 14.7 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 17.7 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 23.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 16 mi
- Chimney Rock · 21 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Quarry Hill: 0.6 mi
- Wigwam Hill: 0.8 mi
- Chinquapin Hill: 1.0 mi
- Pleasant Peak: 1.5 mi
- Wildcat Hill: 1.6 mi
- Caledonia Furnace: 1.9 mi
- Shippensburg University Coordinates: 9.0 mi
- Memorial Auditorium: 9.0 mi
- 6th US Cavalry Regiment hospital marker: 9.3 mi
- CS Jones VA Cavalry Brigade marker: 9.4 mi
- Guilford Township Norlo Park: 5.4 mi
- Greene Township Municipal Park: 6.2 mi
- Mont Alto State Park: 7.3 mi
- Dykeman Park: 7.8 mi
- Southampton Park: 8.2 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 8.6 mi
- Conrail Museum: 8.7 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 9.2 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 11.4 mi
- National Apple Museum: 11.9 mi
- Knob Springs: 5.6 mi
- Poplar Spring: 6.7 mi
- Falling Spring: 6.8 mi
- Travelers Spring: 7.1 mi
- Pearl Spring: 7.2 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 7.2 mi
- Votive 8: 9.0 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 9.2 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 9.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 18.7 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 19.3 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
- Pavillon 5: 24.7 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 1.6 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 8.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 17.4 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 21.8 mi
- Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area: 22.2 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 14.3 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 14.5 mi
- Hagerstown Cultural Trail: 24.0 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 24.3 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 24.3 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 7.2 mi
- Peace Garden: 8.2 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 9.0 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 15.7 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 24.1 mi
- Clermont Crag: 13.7 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 23.7 mi
- Tartown: 8.0 mi
- Beach Front: 13.7 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 14.3 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 17.9 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 20.9 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.4 miles of Quarry Gap Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | S 187° | 637 m | 6.9 mi |
| Methodist Hill | N 1° | 631 m | 1.9 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | NE 38° | 628 m | 6.0 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | NE 54° | 605 m | 4.0 mi |
| Ram Hill | NE 52° | 595 m | 4.6 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | S 177° | 593 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mitten Hill | NE 38° | 587 m | 2.0 mi |
| Sier Hill | NE 43° | 586 m | 2.9 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, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357305286
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 10 mi
- Gettysburg · 15 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 20 mi
- Thurmont · 21 mi
- Hagerstown · 24 mi
- Mercersburg · 24 mi
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