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Gray's Woods Preserve

Gray's Woods Preserve from directly overhead

Gray's Woods Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 412 m. Lost Mountain stands 804 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Gray's Woods Park, a park 0.1 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off. 59 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Patton Township

How to reach it

Coordinates40.79774, -77.96091

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Gray's Woods Park: 0.1 mi
  • Graycarin Park: 1.5 mi
  • Circleville Park: 1.8 mi
  • Ambleside Park: 1.8 mi
  • Carnegie Drive Tot Lot: 1.9 mi
Historic sites
Peaks: 59
  • Gobbler Knob: 6.8 mi
  • Rudy Ridge: 7.9 mi
  • Sand Knob: 8.7 mi
  • Mount Nittany: 8.8 mi
  • Greenlee Mountain: 9.7 mi
Museums: 32
Springs: 27
  • Thompson Spring: 6.0 mi
  • Walnut Spring: 6.3 mi
  • Windy Hill Farms Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Bathgate Spring: 6.5 mi
  • Double Spring: 8.1 mi
Attractions: 25
Artworks: 23
Nature reserves: 14
Gardens: 12
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 3
  • Black Moshannon Beach: 9.7 mi
  • Kish park beach access: 24.3 mi
  • Beach access to Kish Creek: 24.8 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 15.0 mi
  • Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 15.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Lost MountainWSW 253°804 m22.3 mi
Centre County HighpointWSW 258°795 m19.9 mi
Little FlatESE 106°738 m11.3 mi
Thickhead MountainESE 104°733 m14.4 mi
Big FlatESE 119°732 m10.6 mi
Broad MountainSE 125°726 m14.1 mi
Grass MountainESE 114°717 m13.4 mi
Broad MountainESE 106°716 m16.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1618:4819:24
June solstice05:4120:0620:47
September equinox07:0018:3519:11
December solstice07:3316:0416:48

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F272937496068727063524132
Precip in2.92.53.43.53.64.13.84.23.93.53.03.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State College, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/646976392

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