Rock Springs Picnic Area
Rock Springs Picnic Area is a picnic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 354 m. The Winehead stands 724 m to the northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Hightop, a peak 0.6 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 24 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 24.2 mi off the Bucktail Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Hightop: 0.6 mi
- Short Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Short Knob: 0.9 mi
- Grass Mountain: 1.7 mi
- Penns Creek Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Monument: 5.3 mi
- Lincoln Park: 6.5 mi
- McClure Station Park: 7.7 mi
- Keene Community Park: 11.4 mi
- Basom Park: 11.6 mi
- Cold Spring: 2.1 mi
- Sheep Pen Spring: 4.3 mi
- Potpie Spring: 4.5 mi
- Hickernell Spring: 6.6 mi
- Cinder Pile Spring: 7.8 mi
- Railroad Bed Historical Marker: 8.0 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 12.2 mi
- Captain Green Monument: 17.3 mi
- James Beck Round Barn: 17.6 mi
- Indian Monument: 19.9 mi
- Mifflinburg Buggy Museum: 13.5 mi
- Mifflinburg Historical Society Museum: 13.7 mi
- McCoy House: 21.8 mi
- Lewisburg Children's Museum: 22.2 mi
- Clinton Central Model Railroad Club: 23.3 mi
- Poe Valley State Park: 10.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 201: 12.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 107: 14.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 194: 17.9 mi
- Northeast Fishery Center: 19.1 mi
- Snyder-Middleswarth Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Hairy Johns PIcnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Tea Springs Picnic Area: 17.5 mi
- St. Agnes Picnic Grounds: 24.1 mi
- Lock Port Picnic and Boat Launch: 24.3 mi
- Red Candle Island: 3.0 mi
- Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park: 18.6 mi
- Lewistown Armory: 19.9 mi
- Beer Tap: 22.9 mi
- J. Doyle Corman Amphitheater and Floating Stage: 24.3 mi
- Chimney Rock Overlook: 2.8 mi
- "Holy Toledo" roadcut: 18.4 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 19.6 mi
- Long Lane Flower & Garden: 12.3 mi
- Tripollinator Garden: 20.0 mi
- Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 17.5 mi
- Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 17.6 mi
- Rosecran Falls: 18.4 mi
- Rosecrans Falls: 18.5 mi
- Kish park beach access: 19.9 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 21.6 mi
- The Lorax Statue: 24.6 mi
- Bald Eagle Statue: 24.9 mi
- Ingleby: 9.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.7 miles of Rock Springs Picnic Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Winehead | NW 315° | 724 m | 14.7 mi |
| Strong Mountain | WSW 258° | 672 m | 10.2 mi |
| White Mountain | W 280° | 671 m | 6.0 mi |
| Thick Mountain | NW 317° | 671 m | 6.5 mi |
| Winkelblech Mountain | NNW 336° | 668 m | 8.0 mi |
| Shriner Mountain | NNW 336° | 665 m | 10.0 mi |
| Paddy Mountain | N 354° | 660 m | 5.3 mi |
| Spruce Mountain | W 265° | 659 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 20:03 | 20:45 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:31 | 16:01 | 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 | 28 | 32 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 42 | 33 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Laurelton CTR, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11019046933
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