Powers Hill

Powers Hill: crowds and conditions

Typical pattern: moderate; weekends busier. Been there recently? Post today’s status and it shows here for the next traveller.

Status options for this viewpoint: Open, good conditions · Very crowded · Approach road bad · Closed / not accessible.

Best time to visit Powers Hill

Season: October to February for cool, clear air; July to September for mist and greenery.

Busiest days: Weekends and long holidays.

Crowd: Moderate; weekends busier.

Typical week: Mon light · Tue light · Wed light · Thu light · Fri light · Sat busy · Sun busy.

How to reach Powers Hill — distance from nearby cities

Coordinates: 39.80601, -77.22110. Road distances are estimates; the road-trip planner uses real routes and adds stops worth the detour.

Places to visit near Powers Hill

• Gettysburg National Military Park · attraction · Adams · ~1 km · Must-see
• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~3 km · Must-see
• Eisenhower National Historic Site · sanctuary · Adams · ~5 km · Must-see
• Sachs Covered Bridge · attraction · Adams · ~6 km · Must-see
• Strawberry Hill Nature Preserve · sanctuary · Adams · ~21 km · Must-see
• Michaux State Forest · sanctuary · Adams · ~21 km · Must-see
• Caledonia State Park · sanctuary · Franklin · ~31 km · Must-see
• Fuller Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~32 km · Must-see
• Pine Grove Furnace State Park · park · Cumberland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Appalachian Trail Museum · museum · Cumberland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Laurel Lake · lake · Cumberland · ~33 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain Park · sanctuary · Frederick · ~33 km · Must-see
• Pen Mar Park · park · Washington · ~33 km · Must-see
• Codorus State Park · park · York · ~33 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain · viewpoint · Frederick · ~34 km · Must-see
• Quirauk Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~35 km · Must-see
• High Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~36 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Wildlife Preserve & Zoo · sanctuary · Frederick · ~37 km · Must-see

See everything within a day’s drive of Powers Hill

Other hill stations & viewpoints near Powers Hill

• Big Round Top · viewpoint · Adams · ~3 km · Must-see
• Catoctin Mountain · viewpoint · Frederick · ~34 km · Must-see
• Quirauk Mountain · viewpoint · Washington · ~35 km · Must-see
• High Rock · viewpoint · Washington · ~36 km · Must-see
• Kings Gap Environmental Education Center · viewpoint · Cumberland · ~40 km · Must-see
• Monument Knob · viewpoint · Frederick · ~60 km · Must-see
• Middletown Recreational Park · viewpoint · Frederick · ~62 km · Must-see
• Blue Mountain · viewpoint · Franklin · ~65 km · Must-see
• Clark's Knob · viewpoint · Franklin · ~65 km · Must-see
• Lambs Knoll · viewpoint · Frederick · ~66 km · Must-see

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