Helen B Katz Natural Area
Helen B Katz Natural Area is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 332 m. Wheeling Hill stands 504 m to the southeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Cussewago Meanders, a nature reserve 1.2 miles away. Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Material
- metal
- Inscription
- In 2013, this area was named in memory of Mrs. Helen Blockstein Katz of Pittsburgh, who bequeathed more than $5 million to the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy for the purchase and conservancy of Western Pennsylvania land that supports the preservation…
How to reach it
- 16.9 mi off the Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway
- 24.4 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Named places within 25 miles
- West End Park: 2.8 mi
- Thompson Athletic Complex: 3.0 mi
- Thompson Park/ Playground: 3.0 mi
- Bicentennial Park: 3.7 mi
- Allegheny Park: 3.7 mi
- Cussewago Meanders: 1.2 mi
- Bemus Mill: 2.1 mi
- Hayfield Hollow: 2.2 mi
- Cussewago: 2.3 mi
- Walker's Landing: 2.6 mi
- Round Top: 1.8 mi
- Curry Hill: 3.4 mi
- Gable Hill: 3.7 mi
- Conneaut Lake Kame: 4.9 mi
- Pine Knoll: 12.7 mi
- Baldwin House: 3.8 mi
- Allegheny College: 4.0 mi
- Birthplace of the Direct Primary: 4.1 mi
- Crawford County: 4.1 mi
- Raymong Philip Shafer (1917-2006): 4.1 mi
- Baldwin-Reynolds House: 3.7 mi
- Meadville Railroad Depot Museum: 3.8 mi
- Johnson-Shaw Stereoscopic Museum: 4.3 mi
- Cambridge Springs Museum and History Center: 12.2 mi
- Canal Museam: 20.4 mi
- Wooden Gator Sculpture: 3.9 mi
- Glass Artpiece: 4.0 mi
- Gator Statue: 4.0 mi
- Cannon: 4.1 mi
- Signs & Flowers: 4.3 mi
- 1-4: 5.8 mi
- Goodell Gardens & Homestead: 15.2 mi
- Sinks Filled with Dirt: 22.2 mi
- Weigh Station: 24.4 mi
- Ohio Welcome Center: 24.5 mi
- Collins Bird Sanctuary: 2.2 mi
- Poplar Grove Picnic Site - Pymatuning State Park (OH): 17.8 mi
- Howard Falls: 19.6 mi
- Stoneboro Beach: 23.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Helen B Katz Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Hill | SE 130° | 504 m | 17.3 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | ENE 57° | 495 m | 18.6 mi |
| Round Knob | SE 132° | 491 m | 12.7 mi |
| Mackey Hill | NE 50° | 488 m | 18.3 mi |
| Pine Knoll | SE 127° | 483 m | 12.7 mi |
| Dutch Hill | ENE 66° | 476 m | 22.8 mi |
| Gibson Hill | N 11° | 470 m | 13.2 mi |
| McDaniels Hill | SE 145° | 462 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:17 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:09 | 16:54 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
| Precip in | 2.5 | 2.0 | 2.9 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meadville Port Meadville AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/11063649096
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