Yellow Hill
Yellow Hill rises to 350 m in Pennsylvania. Methodist Hill stands 631 m to the west, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Bear Mountain, a peak 1.5 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 6.2 miles off.
The story
Mountain in Pennsylvania, United States of America.
Wikidata Q49091258, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 350 m
How to reach it
- 6.2 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
- 17.1 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 26.3 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 11 mi
- Chimney Rock · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bear Mountain: 1.5 mi
- Rattlesnake Hill: 1.6 mi
- Wildcat Knob: 1.9 mi
- Tysons Hill: 1.9 mi
- Rampike Hill: 3.2 mi
- Brickyard: 5.7 mi
- Iron Furnace: 5.9 mi
- Manor of Maske: 6.1 mi
- 26th PA Emergency Regt Jennings marker: 6.7 mi
- 8th IL Cavalry Beveridge - Jones 1st shot: 6.8 mi
- Oakside Community Park: 3.0 mi
- Dog Playground: 3.0 mi
- Pine Grove Furnace State Park: 5.9 mi
- West Fields: 7.9 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 8.0 mi
- National Apple Museum: 2.0 mi
- Appalachian Trail Museum: 5.9 mi
- Beyond the Battle Museum: 7.9 mi
- Adams County Historical Society: 7.9 mi
- Thompson House - Lee's HQ: 8.1 mi
- Tar Kettle Springs: 6.8 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 7.8 mi
- Poplar Spring: 9.0 mi
- Menchey’s Spring: 9.3 mi
- Spangler's Spring: 9.9 mi
- Return visit: 8.6 mi
- Women's Memorial: 9.3 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 10.0 mi
- Votive 8: 14.8 mi
- Mouse Rock Statue: 15.0 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 6.1 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 10.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 305: 14.4 mi
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 19.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 242: 19.7 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 10.0 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 14.6 mi
- Peace Garden: 15.1 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 15.8 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 18.1 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 18.9 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 23.3 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 10.5 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 10.5 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 10.5 mi
- Tartown: 12.8 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 16.8 mi
- Clermont Crag: 18.4 mi
- Beach Front: 18.9 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 24.2 mi
Other summits around it
The highest named summits within 11.2 miles of Yellow Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Methodist Hill | W 274° | 631 m | 10.5 mi |
| Big Flat Tower | WNW 298° | 628 m | 7.6 mi |
| Strasbaugh Hill | W 280° | 605 m | 7.3 mi |
| Ram Hill | WNW 285° | 595 m | 7.1 mi |
| Mitten Hill | W 273° | 587 m | 9.3 mi |
| Sier Hill | W 277° | 586 m | 8.5 mi |
| The Knob | SW 233° | 573 m | 10.9 mi |
| Rocky Knob | W 274° | 566 m | 8.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
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 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.6 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 5.2 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Biglerville, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357321052
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 9 mi
- Hanover · 19 mi
- Chambersburg · 20 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 23 mi
- Thurmont · 23 mi
- York · 29 mi
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