Nature reserve · Pennsylvania
Harry and Mary Goeringer Preserve
Harry and Mary Goeringer Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 415 m. Big Pine Hill stands 690 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Goeringer Preserve, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Governor Casey Byway passes 23 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- The Nature Conservancy
How to reach it
Coordinates41.11639, -75.77741
- 23.0 mi off the Governor Casey Byway
Named places within 25 miles
Peaks
- Pine Mountain: 3.1 mi
- Mount Yeager: 4.9 mi
- Arbutus Peak: 5.2 mi
- Green Mountain: 5.4 mi
- Dry Land Hill: 6.8 mi
Parks
- D&L Trail Black Diamond Trailhead: 4.8 mi
- Monument Park: 5.6 mi
- Trailwood Park: 5.6 mi
- Fairview Memorial Park: 6.1 mi
- Fairview Township Memorial Park: 6.2 mi
Historic sites
- Joe Palooka Monument: 8.0 mi
- Wilkes-Barre Township War Memorial: 9.0 mi
- Buttonwood Honor Roll: 11.3 mi
- Forty Fort Marker: 12.3 mi
- LCCC Walk of Honor: 12.6 mi
Nature reserves: 36
- Goeringer Preserve: 0.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 40: 4.4 mi
- Bald Mountain Preserve: 8.9 mi
- Graystones Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Hickory Run State Park: 9.2 mi
Museums: 25
- Eckley Miner's Village Museum: 9.3 mi
- Luzerne County Museum: 10.6 mi
- Conyngham Historical Society: 17.1 mi
- Mauch Chunk Museum and Cultural Center: 17.5 mi
- Asa Packer Mansion: 17.5 mi
Artworks: 17
- Hyperview: 10.5 mi
- Toni the Tomato Mule: 14.2 mi
- The Famous Tomato Statue: 14.3 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 16.1 mi
- Benjamin Franklin Statue: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 15
- Buttermilk Falls: 3.9 mi
- Great Falls of the Lehigh: 7.9 mi
- Choke Creek Falls: 9.1 mi
- Salvatore Falls: 9.8 mi
- Tobyhanna Falls: 10.0 mi
Attractions: 12
- Split Rock: 8.9 mi
- Whitewater Challengers: 9.2 mi
- The Big Cow: 9.2 mi
- The Mary Stegmaier Mansion: 10.5 mi
- Pocono Whitewater: 13.4 mi
Gardens: 9
- Butler Township Community Garden: 13.4 mi
- Freedom Garden: 20.8 mi
- R. N, Davis Memorial Garden: 20.9 mi
- Upper Quad: 21.0 mi
- Lower Quad: 21.0 mi
Beaches: 8
- Tall Timber Beach: 16.1 mi
- Indain Mountain Lake Beach: 16.1 mi
- Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 16.2 mi
- Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 17.5 mi
- Gouldsboro State Park Beach: 18.4 mi
Cliffs: 6
- Devil's Elbow: 1.7 mi
- Gorgeous Rocks: 16.0 mi
- Campbell's Ledge: 16.8 mi
- Bear Mountain Overlook: 17.6 mi
- The View (Abderdeen Road Overlook): 21.7 mi
Springs: 5
- Pocono Spring: 6.7 mi
- Sand Spring: 9.9 mi
- Penn Springs: 12.3 mi
- Bill Warner Spring: 15.6 mi
- Octave Spring: 15.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 4.8 mi
- Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 9.6 mi
- Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 10.3 mi
- Crescent Lake Rest Area: 22.0 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Manny Gordon Recreation Area: 10.7 mi
- Camp Apple Tree: 18.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of Harry and Mary Goeringer Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Pine Hill | NE 42° | 690 m | 11.1 mi |
| Pimple Hill | ESE 113° | 669 m | 15.3 mi |
| Lake Mountain | ESE 119° | 666 m | 10.3 mi |
| Big Shiney Mountain | NNE 30° | 664 m | 12.3 mi |
| Panther Hill | NE 41° | 662 m | 13.1 mi |
| Bald Mountain | NNE 11° | 658 m | 8.6 mi |
| Blair Hill | NE 49° | 645 m | 15.8 mi |
| Little Shiney Mountain | NNE 23° | 642 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:31 | 19:58 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:54 | 16:38 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 33 | 45 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Francis E Walter DAM, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/742517799
Day trips start here
- Wilkes-Barre · 10 mi
- Northeastern Pennsylvania · 16 mi
- Scranton · 21 mi
- Dunmore · 22 mi
- Sterling · 24 mi
- Clarks Summit · 26 mi
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