Boyer Nature Preserve
Boyer Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 77 m. Governor Dick Hill stands 350 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Millersville Alumni Bell Court Garden, a garden 2.0 miles away. Mason and Dixon Byway passes 17 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lancaster County Conservancy
How to reach it
- 17.5 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 21.0 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
- 23.6 mi off the Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway
- 24.7 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kilgore Falls · 20 mi
- King & Queen Seat · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Millersville Borough - Freedom Memorial Park: 2.7 mi
- John Herr Park: 3.0 mi
- Windolph Landing Park: 3.4 mi
- Manor Township Community Park: 3.4 mi
- Manor Township Community Park: 3.5 mi
- Chestnut Grove Natural Area: 3.6 mi
- Windolph Landing Nature Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Shenks Ferry Wildflower Preserve: 4.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 288: 5.5 mi
- Climbers Run Nature Center: 5.5 mi
- Blue Rock Heritage Center (Washington Boro Society for Susquehanna River Heritage): 4.7 mi
- Lancaster Historical Society: 5.4 mi
- President James Buchanan's Wheatland: 5.4 mi
- Lancaster Historical Society and James Buchanan's Wheatland: 5.4 mi
- Historic Rock Ford Plantation: 5.6 mi
- Pequea Magnetic Iron Mining Company: 3.9 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 5.8 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 5.8 mi
- Thaddeus Stevens Memorial: 6.4 mi
- Indian Steps Museum: 7.5 mi
- Lancaster Convention Center: 5.8 mi
- Trancending Flesh: 5.9 mi
- Carousel: 6.2 mi
- Lime Valley covered bridge: 7.4 mi
- Bounce Kraze: 7.5 mi
- Turkey Hill: 4.5 mi
- Red Hill: 6.1 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 6.2 mi
- Mount Pisgah: 9.4 mi
- Bunker Hill: 9.7 mi
- Steinman Statue: 5.8 mi
- Transcending Flesh: 5.9 mi
- Indian Steps Totem Pole: 7.5 mi
- Missles Into Plowshares: 8.8 mi
- Kids With Balloons: 8.8 mi
- Trestle Trail Picnic Site: 5.9 mi
- Boy Scout Pavilion: 13.2 mi
- Bortz Pavilion: 13.2 mi
- Leaman Place Junction: 14.0 mi
- Hidden Laurel Picnic Area: 15.4 mi
- Millersville Alumni Bell Court Garden: 2.0 mi
- Safe Harbor Arboretum: 2.7 mi
- George E. Stein Arboretum: 9.4 mi
- Grow-Up Garden: 12.0 mi
- Fern Island: 13.3 mi
- Trailside Wall: 4.3 mi
- Spectator Wall: 4.5 mi
- Indian Rock: 5.8 mi
- ZP34: 9.2 mi
- ZP16: 9.2 mi
- Lititz Spring: 13.2 mi
- Donegal Spring: 13.5 mi
- Black Rock Spring: 15.8 mi
- Black Barren Spring: 19.1 mi
- Schaefferstown Spring: 22.7 mi
- Willow Hill Covered Bridge: 9.8 mi
- Kilgore Falls: 19.5 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Boyer Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governor Dick Hill | NNW 347° | 350 m | 19.4 mi |
| Spring Hill | N 353° | 331 m | 19.1 mi |
| Huntrick Hill | WSW 242° | 310 m | 24.9 mi |
| Eagle Rock | N 9° | 306 m | 18.9 mi |
| Round Top | NW 317° | 281 m | 23.2 mi |
| Chimney Rock | WNW 286° | 263 m | 12.7 mi |
| Cannon Hill | NNE 13° | 262 m | 20.0 mi |
| Forge Hill | N 9° | 259 m | 19.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:58 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:25 | 16:01 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Safe Harbor DAM, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/5181014945
Day trips start here
- Lancaster · 6 mi
- Lancaster County · 8 mi
- Wrightsville · 9 mi
- Strasburg · 10 mi
- Intercourse · 15 mi
- York · 19 mi
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