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THE SMITH TRACT NATURAL LAND'S "MENG PRESERVE"-STONE HILL GREENWAY

THE SMITH TRACT NATURAL LAND'S "MENG PRESERVE"-STONE HILL GREENWAY from directly overhead

THE SMITH TRACT NATURAL LAND'S "MENG PRESERVE"-STONE HILL GREENWAY is a historic site in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 150 m. Topton Mountain stands 378 m to the northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Meng Preserve, a nature reserve less than a tenth of a mile away. Blue Route passes 15 miles off.

What the record says

Inscription
MAY 2000 THE SMITH TRACT WAS PERMANENTLY PRESERVED THRU THE GENEROUS FUNDING AND DEDICATION BY PHILIP AND GAIL SMITH, THE MONTGOMERY COUNTY OPEN SPACE GRANT PROGRAM, NATURAL LANDS, AND MEMBERS OF THE VALLEY FORGE AUDUBON SOCIETY. <+EINSTEIN QUOTE>

How to reach it

Coordinates40.26306, -75.49335

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Eastern State Game Farm: 1.1 mi
  • Coble Park: 1.3 mi
  • Central Perkiomen Valley: 1.5 mi
  • Central Perkiomen Valley: 1.6 mi
  • Meadow Park: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
Peaks
  • Spring Mountain: 2.1 mi
  • Gabel Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Sheep Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Poole Hill: 10.3 mi
  • Sand Hill: 11.0 mi
Museums
Attractions
Artworks
Gardens
  • Let's Cultivate Food: 7.8 mi
  • YouthGrow Farm: 7.8 mi
  • Phoenixville Community Garden: 8.3 mi
  • P D Home & Garden: 9.9 mi
  • Prayer Garden: 9.9 mi
Picnic sites: 38
Springs: 13
  • Magnesium Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Yellow Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Sulphur Spring: 13.2 mi
  • Baptism Creek Spring: 13.8 mi
  • West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 14.9 mi
Cliffs: 4
Ghost towns: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • King of Prussia Service Plaza: 13.6 mi
  • 309 Truck Stop: 17.0 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 19.5 miles of THE SMITH TRACT NATURAL LAND'S "MENG PRESERVE"-STONE HILL GREENWAY. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Topton MountainNW 326°378 m17.8 mi
Gap HillNNW 333°349 m16.0 mi
Long HillWNW 298°332 m12.3 mi
Fancy HillWNW 291°331 m11.9 mi
Sand HillWNW 296°318 m11.0 mi
Sheep HillNW 305°307 m18.6 mi
Williams HillWSW 256°306 m17.3 mi
Chestnut HillWSW 258°305 m14.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3819:14
June solstice05:3319:5520:36
September equinox06:5018:2519:01
December solstice07:2215:5616:40

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516069747265534334
Precip in3.02.64.13.63.73.84.74.44.83.83.03.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Heritage FLD AP, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/11341387511

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