Peak · Pennsylvania
Shriners Knob
Shriners Knob rises to 513 m in Pennsylvania. Quirauk Mountain stands 654 m to the south, 7.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Briar Mountain, a peak 0.9 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 12 miles off.
The story
mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wikidata Q49073560, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 513 m
How to reach it
Coordinates39.80120, -77.50193
- 11.6 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 11.4 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 15.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 21.7 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Chimney Rock · 12 mi
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 14 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 23 mi
- White Rocks · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Briar Mountain: 0.9 mi
- Curve Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Burns Knob: 1.7 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 2.0 mi
- Buzzard Peak: 2.0 mi
Parks
- Mont Alto State Park: 3.2 mi
- Pine Hill Recreation Area: 3.7 mi
- Solit farm: 4.3 mi
- Red Run Park: 4.4 mi
- Old Benjamin Tenis Courts: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
- Mason Dixon Line monument: 5.6 mi
- CS Jones VA Cavalry Brigade marker: 7.3 mi
- 6th US Cavalry Regiment hospital marker: 7.3 mi
- Caledonia Furnace: 7.4 mi
- Jacobs Church: 8.5 mi
Museums: 37
- Monterey Pass Battlefield Museum: 4.5 mi
- Renfrew Farm & Museum: 5.0 mi
- Frederick County Fire Museum: 11.5 mi
- Saint Elizabeth Ann Seton Visitor Center: 11.7 mi
- Hagerstown Aviation Museum: 13.6 mi
Springs: 23
- Travelers Spring: 2.8 mi
- Pearl Spring: 2.8 mi
- Chestnut Spring: 3.0 mi
- Browns Spring: 4.5 mi
- Knob Springs: 5.0 mi
Attractions: 16
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 12.0 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 12.4 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 15.6 mi
- Children's Village of Washington County: 15.9 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 16.0 mi
Artworks: 14
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 3.5 mi
- 42 West: 5.1 mi
- St. Francis: 11.2 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 11.4 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 12.7 mi
Nature reserves: 9
- Caledonia State Park: 7.7 mi
- Frank Bentz Pond Fish Management Area: 13.1 mi
- A.M. Powell Hatchery Fish Management Area: 16.3 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 16.3 mi
- Sweeney, Carl and Rebecca Conservation: 17.4 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 10.2 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 10.6 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 11.5 mi
- Picnic Area: 13.2 mi
- Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
Gardens: 5
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 3.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 16.8 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 18.0 mi
- Four Square Garden: 23.6 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 23.7 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 11.9 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 19.6 mi
- South Mountain Welcome Center: 19.8 mi
- I-81 Southbound West Virginia Welcome Center: 23.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
- Tartown: 2.9 mi
- Harmony Grove: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Clermont Crag: 4.7 mi
- Sevenfoot Rock: 24.4 mi
Beaches: 1
- Beach Front: 4.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1
- Cunningham Falls: 11.8 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 12.0 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 9.5 miles of Shriners Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Quirauk Mountain | S 185° | 654 m | 7.3 mi |
| Snowy Mountain | N 10° | 637 m | 2.3 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | NE 53° | 593 m | 2.0 mi |
| The Knob | NE 40° | 573 m | 4.7 mi |
| Rocky Mountain | N 357° | 570 m | 4.1 mi |
| Pleasant Peak | N 359° | 565 m | 8.8 mi |
| Pivot Rock | N 358° | 563 m | 4.3 mi |
| High Rock | S 188° | 559 m | 7.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:43 | 20:02 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:06 | 16:49 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 28 | 30 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.1 | 4.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — S MTN, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidata- USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1187622 — Shriners Knob, Franklin County, Pennsylvania.
OpenStreetMap element node/357312514
Day trips start here
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 11 mi
- Chambersburg · 13 mi
- Thurmont · 13 mi
- Gettysburg · 14 mi
- Hagerstown · 16 mi
- Mercersburg · 21 mi
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