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Shirley Knob

Shirley Knob, seen from above at true elevation

Shirley Knob rises to 569 m in Pennsylvania. Coot Hill stands 757 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Post Office and General Store, a historic site 1.8 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49073375, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
569 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.28730, -78.03389

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 39
  • Riverside Park: 9.1 mi
  • Weaver Falls Access Area: 10.8 mi
  • Woodcock Valley Community Park: 11.8 mi
  • Harpers Memorial Park: 11.8 mi
  • Stonerstown Recreational Park: 12.7 mi
Historic sites: 25
Museums: 14
Springs: 10
  • Diehl Spring: 7.4 mi
  • Mason Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Big Spring: 19.8 mi
  • Weynant Spring: 21.8 mi
  • Oak Spring: 21.8 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Bell Furnace Picnic Area: 12.7 mi
  • Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 19.7 mi
  • Pavillon 4: 19.8 mi
  • Pavillon 3: 19.8 mi
  • Pavillon 2: 19.8 mi
Cliffs: 6
Artworks: 5
Attractions: 5
  • Three Crosses of Mapleton: 8.8 mi
  • Tank: 15.0 mi
  • Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal: 22.1 mi
  • Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal: 22.2 mi
  • Old Duncansville Airmail field: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.6 miles of Shirley Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coot HillWSW757 m17.1 mi
Loop MountainWNW750 m18.9 mi
Brush MountainNW736 m22.5 mi
Clarks KnobSE709 m22.3 mi
Butler KnobE708 m3.6 mi
Pulpit HillWSW707 m15.6 mi
Bald KnobSSW702 m20.0 mi
Fisher PointSSW701 m19.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4819:24
June solstice05:4320:0520:46
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3216:0716:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516169747366544334
Precip in2.82.23.13.74.43.83.83.53.93.42.93.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Raystown Lake 2, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357312365

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