- Elevation, modelled
- 166 m
- Tallest summit within 14.0 miles
- Buzzard Peak593 m · 13.0 mi
- Nearest byway
- Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway0.3 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:41local time
- Coordinates
- 39.8209, -77.2264
Menchey’s Spring is a spring in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 166 m. Buzzard Peak stands 593 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is 41st NY “De Kalb Regiment” von Einsiedel, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 0.3 miles off.
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 14.0 miles of Menchey’s Spring. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Buzzard Peak | W 269° | 593 m | 13.0 mi |
| The Knob | W 281° | 573 m | 11.8 mi |
| Virginia Rock | WSW 255° | 545 m | 13.1 mi |
| Mount Newman | WNW 293° | 544 m | 12.0 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 269° | 535 m | 13.0 mi |
| Wildcat Rocks | WSW 252° | 533 m | 13.5 mi |
| College Mountain | SW 221° | 520 m | 11.9 mi |
| Round Top | SW 224° | 520 m | 13.1 mi |
- 0.3 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
- 9.2 mi off the Old Main Streets
- 18.0 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 23.1 mi off the Falls Road
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 2 mi
- Chimney Rock · 17 mi
- Middletown Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- 41st NY “De Kalb Regiment” von Einsiedel: 0.1 mi
- 153rd PA Freuauff: 0.1 mi
- 33rd MA Underwood: 0.1 mi
- US HQ 11-1-1st von Gilsa: 0.1 mi
- 68th NY “Cameron Rifles” von Boury d’Ivernois: 0.1 mi
- Cemetery Hill: 0.2 mi
- Culps Hill: 0.3 mi
- Benner Hill: 0.7 mi
- Wolf's Hill: 1.0 mi
- Powers Hill: 1.1 mi
- Gettysburg Recreational Park: 0.7 mi
- Gettysburg Municipal Authority: 1.4 mi
- West Fields: 1.4 mi
- Straban Township Park: 2.9 mi
- Norm Weaver Memorial Park: 5.1 mi
- Battlefield Military Museum: 0.1 mi
- Jennie Wade House Gifts: 0.3 mi
- Gettysburg Diorama & History Center: 0.4 mi
- Gettysburg Heritage Center: 0.5 mi
- Shriver House Museum: 0.5 mi
- Spangler's Spring: 0.7 mi
- Katelysine Spring: 2.0 mi
- Koontz Spring: 9.3 mi
- Poplar Spring: 9.5 mi
- Fountaindale Spring: 10.9 mi
- Women's Memorial: 0.2 mi
- Abraham Lincoln at Gettysburg: 0.7 mi
- Return visit: 0.7 mi
- Sacred Heart of Jesus Statue: 10.0 mi
- Fr. John Dubois: 11.7 mi
- Caledonia State Park: 14.7 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 15.0 mi
- Spiegle Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 16.6 mi
- Union Mills Reservoir Area: 16.8 mi
- Hahn Cooperative Wildlife Management Area: 16.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 0.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 2.7 mi
- Founder's Plaza: 11.7 mi
- Chestnut Picnic Area: 17.9 mi
- Owens Creek Picnic Area: 18.0 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 2.7 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 3.1 mi
- Pumpkin Cannon: 17.9 mi
- Catoctin Furnace: 19.9 mi
- Fort Roller: 23.5 mi
- Filbert/Diller Corner Garden: 12.2 mi
- 9-11 Memorial Garden: 16.9 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 19.0 mi
- Peace Garden: 22.5 mi
- Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 22.6 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 3.1 mi
- Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 9.1 mi
- Tartown: 12.0 mi
- Clermont Crag: 14.9 mi
- Beach Front: 15.9 mi
- Cunningham Falls: 18.4 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:01 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:08 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 16:05 | 16:48 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Eisenhower NHS, 1 mi away.
Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in Mar, leanest in Aug.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean cfs | 294 | 359 | 426 | 300 | 225 | 138 | 79.2 | 59.0 | 113 | 110 | 180 | 287 |
USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Monocacy River AT Bridgeport, MD, 10 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Hanover · 13 mi
- Thurmont · 16 mi
- Catoctin Mountain Park · 17 mi
- Westminster · 21 mi
- Chambersburg · 24 mi
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