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Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest

Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest from directly overhead

Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 495 m. Big Lick Mountain stands 545 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Rowland Picnic Area, a picnic site 1.1 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.52614, -76.76757
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Elizabethville Borough Park: 2.7 mi
  • Loyalton Park: 2.9 mi
  • Lykens Glen Park: 4.4 mi
  • Wiconisco Recreation Area: 7.8 mi
  • Fairview Cemetery: 7.8 mi
Attractions
  • The General: 7.1 mi
  • Auntie Mortem's Abattoir: 17.1 mi
  • Music Express: 17.1 mi
  • Kill 'N Fill Garage: 17.1 mi
  • Twisted Carnevil: 17.1 mi
Historic sites
Peaks: 32
  • Berry Mountain: 3.2 mi
  • Round Top: 3.6 mi
  • Short Mountain: 4.5 mi
  • Stony Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Third Mountain: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 23
  • Girl Chasing Butterflies: 16.8 mi
  • Summer: 16.8 mi
  • Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Fall: 16.8 mi
  • Winter: 16.8 mi
Gardens: 22
  • Saint Paul's Community Labyrinth: 12.1 mi
  • Bill Bowman Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Historic Hershey Rose Garden: 16.8 mi
  • Dauphin County Community Gardens: 16.9 mi
  • Northside Garden: 17.0 mi
Museums: 19
  • Millersburg Historical Society: 10.1 mi
  • Centennial Barn: 14.7 mi
  • AACA Museum: 16.3 mi
  • Pennsylvania State Police Historical, Educational, & Memorial Center: 16.7 mi
  • Education Center: 16.8 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Springs: 9
  • Pine Springs: 9.3 mi
  • Spring Creek Springs: 18.2 mi
  • Penryth Spring: 19.7 mi
  • Eichelberger Spring: 22.0 mi
  • Orr's Bridge Spring: 22.1 mi
Picnic sites: 8
  • Rowland Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
  • Minnich's Hit Picnic Area: 1.1 mi
  • Hemlock Grove: 11.8 mi
  • Original Carrousel Circle: 17.5 mi
  • Main Campfire Circle: 18.9 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Acrigg's Falls: 14.0 mi
  • Swatara Falls: 23.7 mi
  • Un-named Falls: 23.7 mi
Cliffs: 2
Beaches: 2
  • Concrete Beach: 19.6 mi
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Haldeman Tract - Weiser State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big Lick MountainENE 63°545 m11.0 mi
Short MountainNNE 29°500 m4.5 mi
Good Spring MountainENE 63°500 m15.5 mi
Bear MountainNE 54°496 m10.1 mi
Stony MountainSE 133°491 m5.7 mi
Third MountainSSW 197°488 m7.6 mi
Panther HeadENE 77°473 m17.2 mi
Little MountainENE 59°471 m19.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1118:4319:19
June solstice05:3720:0120:42
September equinox06:5518:3019:06
December solstice07:2816:0016:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038495968727164524233
Precip in3.62.83.94.54.44.95.14.35.64.53.34.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dehart DAM, 5 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1206010501

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