Wickersham Hill
Wickersham Hill rises to 259 m in Pennsylvania. Stony Mountain stands 491 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Neiman Hill, a peak 1.2 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 22 miles off. 54 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America
Wikidata Q49089745, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 259 m
How to reach it
- 21.9 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Lewisberry Borough Park: 1.9 mi
- Woodbridge Park: 2.6 mi
- Cly Park: 4.0 mi
- Hykes Mill Park: 4.1 mi
- Steelton Boat Launch: 4.6 mi
- Highspire War Memorial: 4.8 mi
- Old Toboggan Run Rocks: 6.4 mi
- City Fountain monument: 8.6 mi
- Bicentennial Plaza Dedication: 8.7 mi
- Willow Park Tree Memorial: 8.8 mi
- Indian Echo Caverns: 9.3 mi
- Memorial Flag Pole: 11.3 mi
- Candymonium: 13.0 mi
- Hershey's Chocolate World: 13.0 mi
- Carrousel: 13.1 mi
- Neiman Hill: 1.2 mi
- Ramsey Hill: 4.6 mi
- Johns Knob: 4.8 mi
- Wright Knob: 5.3 mi
- Pinetown Hill: 5.5 mi
- Whitaker Center for Science and the Arts: 8.7 mi
- The Oakes Museum of Natural History: 8.9 mi
- National Civil War Museum: 9.0 mi
- State Museum of Pennsylvania: 9.1 mi
- Historic Harrisburg Association: 9.4 mi
- Cow Statue: 6.4 mi
- Cow Statue: 7.4 mi
- Cow Statue: 7.4 mi
- Harrisburg Giants mural: 8.7 mi
- Boies Penrose Statue: 8.8 mi
- Five Senses Garden: 7.5 mi
- Heart of the Community Garden: 8.5 mi
- Joshua Farm: 8.6 mi
- Camp Hill Literacy Garden: 8.6 mi
- Grantham Community Garden: 9.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 275: 4.2 mi
- Peiffer Memorial Arboretum and Nature Preserve: 6.3 mi
- Governor Stable: 6.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 242: 8.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 246: 9.1 mi
- Spring Lake Spring: 7.7 mi
- Eichelberger Spring: 7.9 mi
- Orr's Bridge Spring: 9.5 mi
- Donegal Spring: 13.8 mi
- Spring Creek Springs: 13.9 mi
- Hidden Laurel Picnic Area: 12.5 mi
- Original Carrousel Circle: 13.1 mi
- Quitte Creek Nature Park: 20.9 mi
- Hemlock Grove: 22.5 mi
- Penryn Church Grove: 24.2 mi
- Chickies Rock: 16.9 mi
- Spectator Wall: 23.5 mi
- Trailside Wall: 23.8 mi
- Concrete Beach: 8.8 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 19.4 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Wickersham Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Mountain | NNE 17° | 491 m | 23.5 mi |
| Third Mountain | N 2° | 488 m | 19.1 mi |
| Buck Ridge Tower | WSW 258° | 488 m | 24.0 mi |
| Long Mountain | WSW 256° | 479 m | 16.2 mi |
| Hammonds Rocks | WSW 257° | 462 m | 23.2 mi |
| Mount Holly | W 261° | 459 m | 20.5 mi |
| Cove Mountain | NW 315° | 419 m | 20.2 mi |
| Stone Head | WSW 254° | 418 m | 15.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:12 | 18:44 | 19:19 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:56 | 18:30 | 19:06 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:02 | 16:45 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357320375
Day trips start here
- York · 13 mi
- Wrightsville · 17 mi
- Hanover · 25 mi
- Shrewsbury · 27 mi
- Lancaster · 28 mi
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