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About Hanover, PA

Hanover is a small Pennsylvania city 20 miles southwest of York, reached via I-83 to Exit 6, then Route 116 west. Popular routes include Route 94 from Maryland and Route 15 from Harrisburg. The rolling farmland setting experiences typical mid-Atlantic weather with hot summers and snowy winters. Hanover holds the unique distinction of serving as America's capital for exactly one day in 1777 when Congress fled here from advancing British forces.

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Hanover, PA is in United States, at 39.812, -76.984 - about 21 km north-west of Manchester, MD.

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The closest airport to Hanover, PA is Harrisburg International Airport, 76 km (about 1 h 10 min by car).

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