Green Hills Preserve
Green Hills Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the west-northwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Springs of Punches Run, a spring 2.6 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Natural Lands
How to reach it
- 16.3 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
- 20.7 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 24.9 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Gibraltar Hill: 2.7 mi
- Seidel Hill: 2.9 mi
- Sheep Hill: 3.2 mi
- Highs Hill: 3.4 mi
- Cedar Hill: 4.5 mi
- Building wall: 3.0 mi
- Old Power Station: 4.1 mi
- Klapperthal Station: 4.2 mi
- Hidden Foundation: 4.3 mi
- Klapperthal Pavilion: 4.3 mi
- Buxton Conservancy: 3.0 mi
- Seidel Hill Tract: 3.1 mi
- Berks Nature - Ephraim Malickson Wildlife Sanctuary (Tekene 2): 3.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 324: 3.6 mi
- Slate Hill Open Space: 4.6 mi
- Cumru Township Building Playground and Recreation Area: 3.3 mi
- Gibraltar Picnic Area: 3.4 mi
- Shillington Park: 3.4 mi
- Gibraltar Park: 3.5 mi
- Trout Run Sports Complex: 3.5 mi
- Peace Rock: 6.1 mi
- Graffitti Tree: 6.7 mi
- Mast Farms' Corn Maze: 7.3 mi
- Hank St Peters (a photogenic wild turkey): 12.2 mi
- Cornfields: 12.5 mi
- American Museum of Veterinary Medicine: 3.2 mi
- Berks County Military History Museum: 3.9 mi
- Reading Area Firefighters Museum: 5.1 mi
- Reading Public Museum: 5.3 mi
- Reading Science Center: 5.6 mi
- Exeter Eagle: 5.3 mi
- Troy: 5.4 mi
- Boy with Gulls: 5.4 mi
- Ruins XXVII: 5.4 mi
- Sundial: 5.4 mi
- Trudy's Garden: 5.4 mi
- Three Sisters Garden: 5.4 mi
- The Labyrinth Garden: 8.1 mi
- Salad & Herb Garden: 8.6 mi
- Doctor's Grove: 8.7 mi
- Springs of Punches Run: 2.6 mi
- Micajah Posey Spring: 6.6 mi
- Mammoth Spring: 9.0 mi
- Baptism Creek Spring: 9.6 mi
- Geiles Spring: 11.9 mi
- Picnic Grove: 7.3 mi
- Sweinhart Pavilion: 11.5 mi
- Park Pavillion #2: 12.1 mi
- Park Pavillion #3: 12.1 mi
- White Oak Picnic Area: 16.3 mi
- Millers Point: 9.2 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 13.3 mi
- Old Quarry Pit: 14.3 mi
- Peace Rock: 22.7 mi
- Milford Mills: 16.5 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 17.2 mi
- Willow Hill Covered Bridge: 21.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 19.1 miles of Green Hills Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | WNW 293° | 396 m | 15.2 mi |
| Mount Penn | N 8° | 342 m | 6.5 mi |
| Church Hill | NNE 28° | 332 m | 9.0 mi |
| Long Hill | ENE 61° | 332 m | 13.2 mi |
| Fancy Hill | ENE 66° | 331 m | 12.4 mi |
| Deer Path Hill | NNE 12° | 326 m | 9.0 mi |
| Irish Mountain | N 7° | 323 m | 11.7 mi |
| Cushion Peak | WNW 293° | 320 m | 8.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hopewell Morgantown, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/889411545
Day trips start here
- Reading · 6 mi
- Honey Brook · 11 mi
- Pottstown · 15 mi
- Intercourse · 18 mi
- Downingtown · 21 mi
- Chester County · 22 mi
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