Stony Knob
Stony Knob rises to 376 m in Pennsylvania. Snowy Mountain stands 637 m to the south, 9.6 miles off. The nearest named place is Poke Hill, a peak 0.6 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 18 miles off.
The story
mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wikidata Q49078538, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 376 m
How to reach it
- 18.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 21.1 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 24.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 19 mi
- Chimney Rock · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Poke Hill: 0.6 mi
- Eagle Rock: 2.4 mi
- Methodist Hill: 2.5 mi
- Pleasant Peak: 3.1 mi
- Quarry Gap Hill: 3.5 mi
- Greene Township Municipal Park: 3.2 mi
- Guilford Township Norlo Park: 4.9 mi
- Dykeman Park: 4.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
- Eckels Field: 5.8 mi
- Caledonia Furnace: 5.1 mi
- Shippensburg University Coordinates: 6.1 mi
- Memorial Auditorium: 6.1 mi
- Camp Michaux: 10.7 mi
- Iron Furnace: 12.2 mi
- Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 5.7 mi
- Conrail Museum: 5.7 mi
- The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 6.3 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 12.2 mi
- National Apple Museum: 14.5 mi
- Falling Spring: 6.3 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 7.8 mi
- Knob Springs: 8.9 mi
- Travelers Spring: 9.2 mi
- Chestnut Spring: 9.2 mi
- Votive 8: 6.1 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 6.3 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Founding Father's Memorial Statue: 7.7 mi
- Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 9.1 mi
- Bear Valley Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 19.4 mi
- Pavillon 3: 21.4 mi
- Pavillon 4: 21.4 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 4.8 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 9.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 76: 14.0 mi
- Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area: 19.4 mi
- Hemlocks Natural Area: 19.8 mi
- Peace Garden: 5.0 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 6.2 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 9.0 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 15.9 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 23.7 mi
- Clermont Crag: 16.5 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 21.2 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 17.7 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 18.0 mi
- Tartown: 11.1 mi
- Beach Front: 16.2 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 17.7 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 21.3 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 23.6 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 12.3 miles of Stony Knob. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowy Mountain | S 171° | 637 m | 9.6 mi |
| Methodist Hill | ESE 108° | 631 m | 2.5 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | ENE 71° | 628 m | 6.4 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | E 93° | 605 m | 5.6 mi |
| Ram Hill | E 87° | 595 m | 6.0 mi |
| Buzzard Peak | SSE 166° | 593 m | 10.9 mi |
| Mitten Hill | ESE 107° | 587 m | 3.7 mi |
| Sier Hill | E 96° | 586 m | 4.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:47 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:02 | 20:43 |
| 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: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shippensburg, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357315166
Day trips start here
- Chambersburg · 8 mi
- Gettysburg · 18 mi
- Mercersburg · 22 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 23 mi
- Thurmont · 24 mi
- Hagerstown · 25 mi
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