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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: 47
  • 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: 26
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
Gardens: 1
  • Garden: 24.0 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.5 miles of Shirley Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coot HillWSW 241°757 m17.1 mi
Loop MountainWNW 292°750 m18.9 mi
Brush MountainNW 319°736 m22.5 mi
Clarks KnobSE 137°709 m22.3 mi
Butler KnobE 83°708 m3.6 mi
Pulpit HillWSW 255°707 m15.6 mi
Bald KnobSSW 197°702 m20.0 mi
Fisher PointSSW 195°701 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 5080 °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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