Sier Hill
Sier Hill rises to 586 m in Pennsylvania. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the south-southwest, 9.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Rocky Knob, a peak 0.4 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 14 miles off.
The story
Hill in Adams County, Pennsylvania, United States.
Wikidata Q49073639, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 586 m
How to reach it
- 14.1 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 18.9 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 26.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 16 mi
- Chimney Rock · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Caledonia Furnace: 4.5 mi
- Camp Michaux: 7.3 mi
- Memorial Auditorium: 7.8 mi
- Shippensburg University Coordinates: 7.8 mi
- Iron Furnace: 8.5 mi
- Southampton Park: 6.4 mi
- Dykeman Park: 6.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 7.5 mi
- Eckels Field: 7.6 mi
- Greene Township Municipal Park: 7.6 mi
- Rocky Knob: 0.4 mi
- Mitten Hill: 1.0 mi
- Wolf Hill: 1.2 mi
- Strasbaugh Hill: 1.3 mi
- Ram Hill: 1.8 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 7.5 mi
- Conrail Museum: 7.6 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 8.1 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 8.6 mi
- National Apple Museum: 10.2 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 4.3 mi
- Knob Springs: 7.4 mi
- Poplar Spring: 7.7 mi
- Falling Spring: 9.5 mi
- Travelers Spring: 9.8 mi
- Votive 8: 7.8 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 8.0 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 10.1 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 11.6 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 11.9 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 20.1 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 21.6 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Pavillon 5: 23.6 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 4.2 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 5.3 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 17.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 20.0 mi
- Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area: 20.4 mi
- Peace Garden: 7.5 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 7.8 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 10.1 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 12.8 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 21.1 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 14.5 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 14.7 mi
- Clermont Crag: 16.0 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 21.7 mi
- Tartown: 10.0 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 14.5 mi
- Beach Front: 16.1 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 18.9 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 23.1 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Sier Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | SSW 198° | 637 m | 9.4 mi |
| Methodist Hill | W 262° | 631 m | 2.0 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | NE 34° | 628 m | 3.1 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | E 79° | 605 m | 1.3 mi |
| Ram Hill | ENE 65° | 595 m | 1.8 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | S 189° | 593 m | 10.2 mi |
| Mitten Hill | SW 233° | 587 m | 1.0 mi |
| The Knob | S 181° | 573 m | 7.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:29 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.7 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cashtown 1S, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357312653
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 12 mi
- Gettysburg · 15 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 22 mi
- Thurmont · 23 mi
- Hanover · 26 mi
- Mercersburg · 26 mi
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