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Shirley Knobs

Shirley Knobs, seen from above at true elevation

Shirley Knobs rises to 309 m in Pennsylvania. Clarks Knob stands 709 m to the south-southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Round Top, a peak 3.1 miles away.

The story

Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.

Wikidata Q49073377, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
309 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.32508, -77.88639

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 31
  • Riverside Park: 5.3 mi
  • Harpers Memorial Park: 10.2 mi
  • Tuscarora Valley Heritage Days: 12.6 mi
  • Huntingdon Little League: 12.7 mi
  • Detweiler Memorial Field: 12.7 mi
Historic sites: 30
Picnic sites: 11
  • Bell Furnace Picnic Area: 4.5 mi
  • Pavillon 4: 12.7 mi
  • Pavillon 2: 12.7 mi
  • Pavillon 3: 12.7 mi
  • Pavillon 1: 12.7 mi
Museums: 11
Attractions: 6
  • Three Crosses of Mapleton: 5.0 mi
  • Tank: 19.1 mi
  • Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel East Portal: 22.7 mi
  • Spruce Creek Rail Tunnel West Portal: 22.9 mi
  • Shavers Creek Environmental Center: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 6
Springs: 6
  • Big Spring: 12.7 mi
  • Mason Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Diehl Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Sand Springs: 16.1 mi
  • Swarey Spring: 17.5 mi
Artworks: 3
Ghost towns: 1
Gardens: 1
  • Sculpture Garden: 23.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.1 miles of Shirley Knobs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Clarks KnobSSE709 m20.4 mi
Butler KnobWSW708 m4.7 mi
Round KnobWSW699 m12.6 mi
Eckenrode KnobESE683 m14.5 mi
Big Round TopESE672 m13.5 mi
Stone MountainN668 m15.6 mi
Fenton KnobESE664 m16.2 mi
Rising MountainESE662 m14.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4320:0520:46
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3216:0616:49

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, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357312369

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