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Dodsworth Run Preserve

Dodsworth Run Preserve from directly overhead

Dodsworth Run Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 102 m. Fancy Hill stands 331 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Hess Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Blue Route passes 7.4 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

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Access
Permitted
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.21964, -75.28440

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hess Park: 0.6 mi
  • Hancock Street Park: 0.7 mi
  • Eighth Street Park: 0.7 mi
  • Parkside Place Park: 0.7 mi
  • Fourth Street Park: 0.7 mi
Gardens
Historic sites
Nature reserves
Museums
  • Hatfield Auto Museum: 4.2 mi
  • The Stoogeum: 4.3 mi
  • Univest Museum and Conference Center: 6.5 mi
  • Historical Society of Montgomery County: 6.9 mi
  • Harold F. Pitcairn Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum: 7.7 mi
Peaks
  • Sandy Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Fort Hill: 7.3 mi
  • Militia Hill: 7.4 mi
  • Camp Hill: 7.8 mi
  • Lafayette Hill: 8.8 mi
Artworks
  • George Washington Bust: 6.7 mi
  • Horse and Buggy: 8.8 mi
  • Sack Race: 9.0 mi
  • Our Lady of Czestochowa Statue: 9.2 mi
  • Love Statue: 9.3 mi
Attractions
Picnic sites: 41
  • Meadows Picnic Area: 9.0 mi
  • Betzwood Trailhead: 10.5 mi
  • Pavilion 1: 10.7 mi
  • Picnic Area B: 12.9 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 12.9 mi
Springs: 7
Cliffs: 7
  • Monkey Rock: 11.6 mi
  • lower waterfall ledge: 18.3 mi
  • Old Quarry: 20.1 mi
  • Devil's Tea Table: 20.2 mi
  • Washington's Rock: 20.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • King of Prussia Service Plaza: 10.1 mi
  • 309 Truck Stop: 19.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 1
  • High Falls: 20.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Dodsworth Run Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fancy HillWNW 288°331 m23.3 mi
Sand HillWNW 291°318 m22.3 mi
Flint HillN 351°308 m21.7 mi
Haycock MountainN 10°295 m18.9 mi
Devil HeadNW 309°288 m23.6 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 339°282 m20.9 mi
Devils HumpWNW 291°282 m22.6 mi
Blackhead HillNW 312°278 m23.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5420:35
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2115:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526271767467564537

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willow Grove NAS, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1426651417

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