Rattlesnake Hill
Rattlesnake Hill rises to 326 m in Pennsylvania. Methodist Hill stands 631 m to the west, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Tysons Hill, a peak 0.7 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 6.6 miles off.
The story
mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wikidata Q49066797, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 326 m
How to reach it
- 6.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 18.6 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 26.7 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 12 mi
- Chimney Rock · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tysons Hill: 0.7 mi
- Rampike Hill: 1.6 mi
- Yellow Hill: 1.6 mi
- Bear Mountain: 1.9 mi
- Round Top: 2.0 mi
- Oakside Community Park: 3.6 mi
- Dog Playground: 3.7 mi
- Pine Grove Furnace State Park: 4.7 mi
- Food Plot: 8.0 mi
- Griest Community Park: 8.4 mi
- Brickyard: 4.7 mi
- Iron Furnace: 4.9 mi
- Camp Michaux: 6.1 mi
- Manor of Maske: 7.7 mi
- 26th PA Emergency Regt Jennings marker: 8.1 mi
- National Apple Museum: 2.9 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 4.9 mi
- Ye Olde Sulphur Spa Historical Society: 8.3 mi
- Beyond the Battle Museum: 9.0 mi
- Adams County Historical Society: 9.0 mi
- The Spring: 3.2 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 6.8 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 9.1 mi
- Bucher Spring: 9.4 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 10.4 mi
- Return visit: 9.7 mi
- Women's Memorial: 10.4 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 11.1 mi
- Votive 8: 15.0 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 15.1 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 8.6 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 14.7 mi
- Peace Garden: 15.3 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 16.7 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 17.2 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 5.9 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 12.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 12.8 mi
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 17.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 242: 18.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 11.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 20.4 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 24.8 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 24.9 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 11.8 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 11.9 mi
- Clermont Crag: 20.0 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 24.2 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 11.9 mi
- Tartown: 14.4 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 18.2 mi
- Beach Front: 20.5 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.1 miles of Rattlesnake Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hill | W 267° | 631 m | 11.3 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | WNW 287° | 628 m | 7.9 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | W 269° | 605 m | 8.1 mi |
| Ram Hill | W 273° | 595 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mitten Hill | W 265° | 587 m | 10.1 mi |
| Sier Hill | W 268° | 586 m | 9.3 mi |
| Rocky Knob | W 265° | 566 m | 9.4 mi |
| Wolf Hill | W 262° | 551 m | 10.1 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 | 16:05 | 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, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1184671 — Rattlesnake Hill, Adams County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357305407
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 10 mi
- Hanover · 19 mi
- Chambersburg · 21 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 25 mi
- Thurmont · 25 mi
- York · 28 mi
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