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Governor Stable

Governor Stable from directly overhead

Governor Stable is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 129 m. Stony Mountain stands 491 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Conoy Township Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 47 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Coordinates40.12891, -76.69426
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Conoy Township Park: 0.4 mi
  • Hydro Park: 1.5 mi
  • Shelley's Park: 2.0 mi
  • Cly Park: 2.7 mi
  • Koser Park: 2.9 mi
Museums
  • Haldeman Mansion: 3.9 mi
  • Engine House and Lincoln Museum: 3.9 mi
  • House of Oddities: 4.9 mi
  • Winters Heritage House Museum: 5.0 mi
  • Marietta Restoration Associates: 9.0 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Artworks: 50
  • Benjamin Franklin Carpenter: 4.0 mi
  • The Promise: 9.4 mi
  • Ship Mountjoy Sculpture: 10.4 mi
  • Cow Statue: 10.5 mi
  • Cow Statue: 10.6 mi
Peaks: 47
Nature reserves: 41
Gardens: 29
Picnic sites: 11
  • Hidden Laurel Picnic Area: 8.4 mi
  • Original Carrousel Circle: 11.1 mi
  • Quitte Creek Nature Park: 16.9 mi
  • Penryn Church Grove: 18.0 mi
  • Trestle Trail Picnic Site: 19.3 mi
Springs: 9
  • Donegal Spring: 7.1 mi
  • Spring Creek Springs: 11.2 mi
  • Spring Lake Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Eichelberger Spring: 13.8 mi
  • Orr's Bridge Spring: 15.6 mi
Cliffs: 4
Beaches: 2
  • Concrete Beach: 13.8 mi
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 14.0 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Governor Stable. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony MountainN 1°491 m23.5 mi
Third MountainNNW 343°488 m21.0 mi
Long MountainW 263°479 m22.6 mi
Stone HeadW 262°418 m21.3 mi
Nells HillW 263°403 m14.0 mi
Round TopW 262°401 m12.3 mi
Keller HillW 267°389 m24.9 mi
The PeakW 261°383 m23.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3819:5920:40
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:2616:0216:45

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313342536373777568564536
Precip in3.02.63.73.63.84.04.73.84.83.83.03.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Middletown Harrisburg Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • American water-willow14 obs
  • Halberd-leaf Rosemallow13 obs
  • buttonbush10 obs
  • Spotted Salamander9 obs
  • false indigo bush9 obs
  • lanceleaf frogfruit7 obs
  • Zebra Swallowtail7 obs
  • American black elderberry7 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1507593743

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