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Stone Jug Hill

Stone Jug Hill, seen from above at true elevation

Stone Jug Hill rises to 216 m in Pennsylvania. Big Flat Tower stands 628 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Chestnut Hill, a peak 2.5 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 2.0 miles off.

The story

mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America

Wikidata Q49078356, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.

What the record says

Elevation
216 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.92037, -77.18359

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Oakside Community Park: 2.8 mi
  • Dog Playground: 2.8 mi
  • Straban Township Park: 4.8 mi
  • Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 6.1 mi
  • West Fields: 6.3 mi
Historic sites
  • Green's LA Guard Artillery Battery: 5.0 mi
  • Courtney VA Artillery “Tanner’s Battery”: 5.0 mi
  • Staunton VA Artillery Battery: 5.1 mi
  • Charlottesville VA Artillery “Carrington’s Battery”: 5.1 mi
  • CS Jones Artillery Battalion: 5.1 mi
Museums: 43
Artworks: 27
Springs: 19
  • Katelysine Spring: 6.9 mi
  • Menchey’s Spring: 7.2 mi
  • Spangler's Spring: 7.5 mi
  • The Spring: 8.1 mi
  • Tar Kettle Springs: 12.2 mi
Nature reserves: 11
Gardens: 9
  • Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 12.8 mi
  • Grantham Community Garden: 19.4 mi
  • West Locust Community Garden: 19.6 mi
  • 9-11 Memorial Garden: 19.8 mi
Picnic sites: 6
  • Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Founder's Plaza: 18.8 mi
  • Chestnut Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
  • Owens Creek Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
Attractions: 3
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Rest areas: 1
  • Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 16.2 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Beach Front: 21.2 mi

Other summits around it

The highest named summits within 14.4 miles of Stone Jug Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Flat TowerWNW 295°628 m13.1 mi
Strasbaugh HillWNW 285°605 m12.8 mi
Ram HillWNW 288°595 m12.6 mi
Sier HillWNW 283°586 m13.9 mi
Rocky KnobW 281°566 m13.9 mi
Wolf HillW 278°551 m14.4 mi
Mount NewmanW 260°544 m13.5 mi
Lewis RocksNW 304°527 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1318:4519:21
June solstice05:4120:0120:41
September equinox06:5718:3219:08
December solstice07:2816:0516:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240526271757366554435
Precip in3.52.63.63.94.44.23.63.75.23.93.23.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Biglerville, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata
  • USGS Geographic Names Information System feature 1188726 — Stone Jug Hill, Adams County, Pennsylvania.

OpenStreetMap element node/357315089

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