Powder Mill Nature Reserve
Powder Mill Nature Reserve is a museum in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 412 m. 2768 feet stands 923 m to the south, 8.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Powdermill Nature Center, a museum less than a tenth of a mile away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 1.8 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Carnege Institute
How to reach it
- 1.8 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
- 28.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Overlooks nearby
- Paradise Overlook · 21 mi
- Point Lookout · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Linn Run State Park: 2.2 mi
- Laurel Mountain Park: 5.6 mi
- Ligonier Diamond: 6.0 mi
- Weller Field: 6.4 mi
- Laurel Summit State Park: 6.4 mi
- Heinz Hill: 3.9 mi
- Parks Hill: 4.4 mi
- Club House Hill: 4.7 mi
- Shooters Hill: 4.8 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.8 mi
- Treehouse (O the Owl, Katerina): 6.8 mi
- Museum-Go_Round (Miss Elaina): 6.8 mi
- Soak Zone: 6.8 mi
- King Friday's Castle: 6.8 mi
- Daniel Tiger Stage: 6.8 mi
- Fort Ligonier: 5.8 mi
- Mt. Hope School: 7.2 mi
- Quecreek Mine Accident And Rescue: 11.3 mi
- Monument for Life: 11.4 mi
- CCC Monument: 11.8 mi
- Powdermill Nature Center: 0.0 mi
- Southern Alleghenies Museum of Art: 5.5 mi
- Ligonier Valley Rail Road Museum: 7.0 mi
- KLBE Air Museum: 10.5 mi
- Laurel Hill Visitor Center: 11.8 mi
- Cole Run Falls: 13.0 mi
- Sugar Run Falls: 21.1 mi
- Turtle Falls: 22.4 mi
- Ohiopyle Falls: 23.4 mi
- Cucumber Falls: 23.9 mi
- Ninety Foot Rocks: 2.5 mi
- Wolf Rocks: 4.2 mi
- Beam Rocks: 6.4 mi
- Laurel Hill: 21.8 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 24.3 mi
- Laurel Summit State Park: 5.8 mi
- Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve: 11.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 50: 17.4 mi
- Kimberly Run Natural Area: 17.5 mi
- Buttermilk Falls Natural Area: 20.9 mi
- Winnie Palmer Nature Reserve Colonial Garden: 11.0 mi
- Monastic Garden Area: 11.0 mi
- Penn State Master Gardeners’ Richard E. Thorn Memorial Gardens: 15.8 mi
- Formal Garden: 15.9 mi
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 21.7 mi
- Slovak Club Picnic Grounds: 11.2 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 23.6 mi
- Cucumber Run Picnic Area: 24.4 mi
- Kooser Spring: 6.3 mi
- Paterson Spring: 11.9 mi
- Birdhouse: 14.6 mi
- Morley’s Dog: 21.8 mi
- West Overton: 15.9 mi
- Livermore: 21.1 mi
- Keystone Beach: 15.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Powder Mill Nature Reserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2768 feet | S 179° | 923 m | 8.2 mi |
| Vought Rock | SSE 165° | 898 m | 24.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | SE 131° | 893 m | 4.8 mi |
| Painter Rock Hill | SSW 192° | 893 m | 6.6 mi |
| Birch Rock Hill | SSW 197° | 891 m | 8.2 mi |
| Sugar Camp Hill | ENE 61° | 887 m | 10.2 mi |
| Pea Vine Hill | ENE 77° | 886 m | 6.5 mi |
| Mystery Hill | ENE 63° | 878 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:10 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:12 | 16:55 |
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 | 28 | 30 | 39 | 49 | 60 | 67 | 71 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rector 3 SSW, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/8228516576
Day trips start here
- Donegal · 7 mi
- Somerset · 15 mi
- Greensburg · 17 mi
- New Stanton · 18 mi
- Connellsville · 20 mi
- Ohiopyle · 23 mi
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