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Tar Kettle Springs

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Elevation, modelled: 547 m
Tallest summit within 12.4 miles: Methodist Hill631 m · 6.0 mi
Nearest byway: Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway12.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice: 20:43local time
Coordinates: 40.0082, -77.3827

Tar Kettle Springs, seen from above at true elevation

Tar Kettle Springs is a spring in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 547 m. Methodist Hill stands 631 m to the west-southwest, 6.0 miles off. The nearest named place is Lewis Rocks, a peak 1.0 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 13 miles off.

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 12.4 miles of Tar Kettle Springs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Methodist Hill	WSW 237°	631 m	6.0 mi
Big Flat Tower	WSW 252°	628 m	1.4 mi
Strasbaugh Hill	SSW 213°	605 m	3.3 mi
Ram Hill	SSW 212°	595 m	2.7 mi
Mitten Hill	SW 227°	587 m	5.3 mi
Sier Hill	SW 225°	586 m	4.3 mi
The Knob	SSW 197°	573 m	11.2 mi
Rocky Mountain	SSW 213°	570 m	12.1 mi

On the road

12.9 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground BywayNational
21.1 mi off the Old Main Streets

Overlooks nearby

CS Sharpshooter's position · 17 mi
Chimney Rock · 26 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks

Historic sites

Parks

Museums34

Appalachian Trail Museum: 4.4 mi
Cumberland Valley Railroad Museum: 8.0 mi
Conrail Museum: 8.0 mi
The Fashion Archives at Shippensburg University: 8.4 mi
National Apple Museum: 8.7 mi

Springs23

The Spring: 4.3 mi
Bucher Spring: 7.5 mi
Poplar Spring: 10.5 mi
Knob Springs: 10.8 mi
Cool Spring: 11.3 mi

Artworks15

Votive 8: 8.2 mi
Mouse Rock Statue: 8.3 mi
Penn State Mont Alto Nittany Lion Shrine: 14.3 mi
9/11 Memorial: 14.5 mi
Return visit: 14.7 mi

Picnic sites10

Picnic Area: 16.1 mi
Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
Bear Valley Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
Founder's Plaza: 22.6 mi
Pavillon 5: 22.8 mi

Gardens9

Shippensburg University Campus Farm: 7.9 mi
Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 8.5 mi
Peace Garden: 8.5 mi
9-11 Memorial Garden: 14.3 mi
West Locust Community Garden: 16.9 mi

Nature reserves8

Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 1.2 mi
Caledonia State Park: 8.4 mi
State Game Lands Number 305: 15.8 mi
Cave Hill Nature Center: 17.9 mi
Frank E. Masland, Jr. Natural Area: 18.4 mi

Attractions2

Sachs Covered Bridge: 15.6 mi
John Eisenhower Bridge: 15.7 mi

Cliffs2

Chimney Rocks: 19.3 mi
Clermont Crag: 19.6 mi

Ghost towns1

Tartown: 13.5 mi

Covered bridges1

Sachs Covered Bridge: 15.6 mi

Beaches1

Beach Front: 19.8 mi

Rest areas1

Mason-Dixon Welcome Center: 21.0 mi

Light

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:14	18:46	19:22
June solstice	05:42	20:02	20:43
September equinox	06:58	18:33	19:08
December solstice	07:29	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	33	41	53	63	71	76	74	66	55	44	35
Precip in	3.2	2.7	3.7	3.6	4.0	4.0	4.0	3.3	4.3	3.3	3.0	3.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Shippensburg, 8 mi away.

Streamflow

Months at or above the year’s average flow: Dec–May — fullest in May, leanest in Aug.

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean cfs	24.1	25.3	33.3	33.3	37.2	19.9	11.7	7.9	13.6	12.3	15.2	21.4

USGS monthly mean discharge at gauge Mountain Creek near Pine Grove Furnace, PA, 4 mi away — the nearest gauge, which can sit on a different stream.

Sources

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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