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Round Hill

Round Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Round Hill rises to 250 m in Pennsylvania. Ram Hill stands 595 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Gettysburg Campaign, a historic site 1.8 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 7.4 miles off.

About

The story

mountain in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49069600, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
250 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.95260, -77.07331

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
  • Gettysburg Campaign: 1.8 mi
  • York Springs: 5.0 mi
  • CS Fitz Lee’s Cavalry Brigade: 9.3 mi
  • LA Guard Green's Artillery: 9.3 mi
  • CS Beckham’s Horse Artillery: 9.4 mi
Parks
  • Sunset Park: 3.4 mi
  • Latimore Valley Fair Grounds: 4.7 mi
  • Griest Community Park: 4.9 mi
  • Adams County Fair Grounds: 5.6 mi
  • Center Square: 6.2 mi
Peaks
Museums: 46
  • Ye Olde Sulphur Spa Historical Society: 4.7 mi
  • Eastern Museum of MotorSports Racing: 4.8 mi
  • National Apple Museum: 9.7 mi
  • Gettysburg Battlefield Preservation Association: 11.2 mi
  • Adams County Historical Society: 11.3 mi
Artworks: 35
Gardens: 18
  • Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 11.1 mi
  • Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 14.1 mi
  • Grantham Community Garden: 14.9 mi
  • Special Needs Garden: 16.5 mi
  • Special Needs Garden: 16.5 mi
Springs: 16
  • Menchey’s Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 12.2 mi
  • Katelysine Spring: 12.5 mi
  • The Spring: 13.3 mi
  • Koontz Spring: 16.0 mi
Nature reserves: 15
Attractions: 7
Picnic sites: 5
  • Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Hidden Laurel Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
  • Cape Horn Picnic Grove: 23.6 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 23.9 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Concrete Beach: 23.2 mi
On the horizon

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Round Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Ram HillW 275°595 m17.9 mi
Lewis RocksWNW 285°527 m16.1 mi
Piney MountainW 272°513 m16.7 mi
Big HillW 262°491 m15.2 mi
Chimney RocksWNW 295°489 m17.2 mi
Buck Ridge TowerNW 309°488 m13.1 mi
Bear MountainW 274°487 m12.0 mi
Long MountainNNW 346°479 m9.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:20
June solstice05:4120:0020:41
September equinox06:5718:3219:07
December solstice07:2716:0416:47

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240526271757366554435
Precip in3.52.63.63.94.44.23.63.75.23.93.23.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Biglerville, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357306451

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