Hickernell Spring
Hickernell Spring is a spring in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 291 m. The Winehead stands 724 m to the west-northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Stitzer Mountain, a peak 0.6 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 19.2 mi off the Bucktail Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Stitzer Mountain: 0.6 mi
- Stone Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Bartley Mountain: 1.8 mi
- Paddy Mountain: 2.3 mi
- Branch Mountain: 2.5 mi
- Joyce Kilmer Monument: 2.2 mi
- Lincoln Park: 2.4 mi
- McCall Field: 6.3 mi
- R. B. Winter State Park: 6.7 mi
- Sand Bridge State Park: 9.2 mi
- Cinder Pile Spring: 1.6 mi
- Horse Path Spring: 4.4 mi
- Potpie Spring: 4.9 mi
- Ice Spring: 4.9 mi
- Cold Spring: 5.3 mi
- Railroad Bed Historical Marker: 10.4 mi
- Captain Green Monument: 10.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 12.3 mi
- James Beck Round Barn: 17.9 mi
- Castenea War Memorial: 17.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 201: 9.8 mi
- Poe Valley State Park: 13.5 mi
- Northeast Fishery Center: 16.7 mi
- Linn Conservancy: 17.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 193: 18.4 mi
- Mifflinburg Buggy Museum: 10.0 mi
- Mifflinburg Historical Society Museum: 10.2 mi
- Clinton Central Model Railroad Club: 18.2 mi
- Piper Aviation Museum: 18.6 mi
- Lewisburg Children's Museum: 18.6 mi
- Hairy Johns PIcnic Area: 2.2 mi
- Rock Springs Picnic Area: 6.6 mi
- Snyder-Middleswarth Picnic Area: 6.9 mi
- Tea Springs Picnic Area: 11.0 mi
- St. Agnes Picnic Grounds: 19.1 mi
- Red Candle Island: 3.6 mi
- J. Doyle Corman Amphitheater and Floating Stage: 19.2 mi
- Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park: 19.4 mi
- Chimney Rock Overlook: 5.0 mi
- "Holy Toledo" roadcut: 13.4 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 23.6 mi
- Long Lane Flower & Garden: 12.6 mi
- Tripollinator Garden: 19.8 mi
- Butterfly Gardens: 23.5 mi
- Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 11.0 mi
- Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 11.1 mi
- Rosecran Falls: 12.6 mi
- Rosecrans Falls: 12.6 mi
- The Lorax Statue: 19.6 mi
- Bald Eagle Statue: 20.0 mi
- Ingleby: 11.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.3 miles of Hickernell Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Winehead | WNW 289° | 724 m | 12.5 mi |
| Riansares Mountain | NW 325° | 706 m | 12.5 mi |
| Strong Mountain | SW 233° | 672 m | 14.3 mi |
| Thick Mountain | WSW 255° | 671 m | 6.2 mi |
| White Mountain | SW 234° | 671 m | 9.2 mi |
| Winkelblech Mountain | W 281° | 668 m | 4.9 mi |
| Shriner Mountain | WNW 296° | 665 m | 6.1 mi |
| Paddy Mountain | WSW 240° | 660 m | 2.3 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, 1 mi away.
- Spongy Moth3 obs
- bluestem goldenrod3 obs
- Ring-necked Snake2 obs
- Northern Slimy Salamander2 obs
- Eastern Newt2 obs
- American chestnut2 obs
- common bracken2 obs
- Bull Thistle2 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/7409389735
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