Ramsey Hill
Ramsey Hill rises to 321 m in Pennsylvania. Buck Ridge Tower stands 488 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Johns Knob, a peak 0.5 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 22 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49066536, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 321 m
How to reach it
- 21.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 26.4 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
- 28.0 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 29.2 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Old Toboggan Run Rocks: 2.5 mi
- Past Presidents Honorary Venue: 6.4 mi
- Highspire War Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Bicentennial Plaza Dedication: 9.7 mi
- Willow Park Tree Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Memorial Flag Pole: 12.0 mi
- Indian Echo Caverns: 13.8 mi
- Haines Shoe House: 15.1 mi
- Candymonium: 17.5 mi
- Hershey's Chocolate World: 17.5 mi
- Quaker Race Day Use Area: 2.1 mi
- Conewago Day Use Area: 2.2 mi
- Warrington Township Municipal Park: 2.9 mi
- Lewisberry Borough Park: 2.9 mi
- Lower Allen Community Park: 4.8 mi
- Johns Knob: 0.5 mi
- Wright Knob: 1.3 mi
- Pinetown Hill: 1.8 mi
- Round Top: 2.0 mi
- Straight Hill: 2.8 mi
- The Oakes Museum of Natural History: 6.4 mi
- Equipment Museum: 8.2 mi
- Boiler Room Museum: 8.3 mi
- Mechanicsburg Museum Association: 9.9 mi
- Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts: 10.9 mi
- Sundial: 8.0 mi
- Cow Statue: 9.4 mi
- River Cow: 9.9 mi
- Lion Statue: 10.3 mi
- Harrisburg Giants mural: 10.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 242: 3.8 mi
- Peiffer Memorial Arboretum and Nature Preserve: 8.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 275: 8.7 mi
- Governor Stable: 10.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 12.3 mi
- Grantham Community Garden: 6.6 mi
- Special Needs Garden: 8.0 mi
- Camp Hill Literacy Garden: 9.5 mi
- Five Senses Garden: 10.6 mi
- Heart of the Community Garden: 11.0 mi
- Spring Lake Spring: 8.7 mi
- Eichelberger Spring: 8.8 mi
- Orr's Bridge Spring: 9.9 mi
- Letort Spring: 16.6 mi
- Donegal Spring: 17.1 mi
- Concrete Beach: 10.7 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 23.8 mi
- Hidden Laurel Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
- Original Carrousel Circle: 17.6 mi
- Chickies Rock: 19.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.9 miles of Ramsey Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buck Ridge Tower | W 264° | 488 m | 20.0 mi |
| Third Mountain | N 11° | 488 m | 22.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | WSW 246° | 487 m | 23.7 mi |
| Long Mountain | W 265° | 479 m | 12.2 mi |
| Hammonds Rocks | W 263° | 462 m | 19.2 mi |
| Mount Holly | W 269° | 459 m | 16.6 mi |
| Pinnacle Mountain | W 262° | 443 m | 24.4 mi |
| Cove Mountain | NNW 328° | 419 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:20 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:31 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:03 | 16:46 |
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 | 33 | 35 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 78 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Harrisburg Capital City AP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357305377
Day trips start here
- York · 13 mi
- Wrightsville · 20 mi
- Hanover · 21 mi
- Gettysburg · 26 mi
- Shrewsbury · 26 mi
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