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Safe Harbor Arboretum

Safe Harbor Arboretum from directly overhead

Safe Harbor Arboretum is a garden in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 71 m. Governor Dick Hill stands 350 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Shenks Ferry Wildflower Preserve, a nature reserve 2.3 miles away. Mason and Dixon Byway passes 15 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Getting there

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Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.93426, -76.38281

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Creswell Park: 3.2 mi
  • Millersville Borough - Freedom Memorial Park: 5.3 mi
  • John Herr Park: 5.6 mi
  • Windolph Landing Park: 5.6 mi
  • Conrad's Park: 5.7 mi
Museums: 56
Historic sites: 46
Peaks: 34
  • Turkey Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Red Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Face Rock: 9.2 mi
  • Mount Pisgah: 9.8 mi
Attractions: 34
  • Lime Valley covered bridge: 8.0 mi
  • Lancaster Convention Center: 8.2 mi
  • Trancending Flesh: 8.3 mi
  • Carousel: 8.7 mi
  • Village Green Miniature Golf: 9.9 mi
Artworks: 29
  • Indian Steps Totem Pole: 4.9 mi
  • Steinman Statue: 8.2 mi
  • Transcending Flesh: 8.3 mi
  • Missles Into Plowshares: 10.9 mi
  • Parallel Bar Carving: 10.9 mi
Picnic sites: 13
  • Trestle Trail Picnic Site: 8.6 mi
  • Leaman Place Junction: 15.1 mi
  • Hidden Laurel Picnic Area: 15.6 mi
  • Boy Scout Pavilion: 15.8 mi
  • Bortz Pavilion: 15.9 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • Trailside Wall: 3.7 mi
  • Spectator Wall: 4.0 mi
  • ZP34: 6.8 mi
  • ZP35: 6.9 mi
  • ZP37: 6.9 mi
Gardens: 8
Springs: 4
  • Donegal Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Black Rock Spring: 15.2 mi
  • Lititz Spring: 15.8 mi
  • Black Barren Spring: 17.1 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 22.1 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Safe Harbor Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Governor Dick HillN 350°350 m21.9 mi
Spring HillN 355°331 m21.6 mi
Huntrick HillWSW 247°310 m23.3 mi
Eagle RockN 9°306 m21.6 mi
Round TopNW 321°281 m24.9 mi
Chimney RockWNW 297°263 m13.2 mi
Cannon HillNNE 12°262 m22.6 mi
Forge HillN 9°259 m22.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3819:5820:38
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2416:0116:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441536373777568574637
Precip in3.32.74.13.53.94.64.33.64.94.43.43.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Safe Harbor DAM, under a mile away.

Wildlife nearby
  • putty root61 obs
  • Bald Eagle17 obs
  • Dutchman's breeches16 obs
  • Golden Oyster Mushroom16 obs
  • American Toad15 obs
  • Dryad's Saddle15 obs
  • Zebra Swallowtail13 obs
  • squirrel corn12 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1417044349

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