Henry Lane Park
Henry Lane Park is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 78 m. Rock Hill stands 256 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Henry Botanic Garden, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Blue Route passes 2.2 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lower Merion Township
How to reach it
- 2.2 mi off the Blue Route
- 16.0 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 18.4 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 24.5 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 23 mi
- South Overlook · 28 mi
- Old Mill Overlook · 28 mi
- Goat Hill Overlook · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Henry Botanic Garden: 0.4 mi
- Idlewild Farm Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Kenealy Nature Park: 0.8 mi
- Williamson Road Site: 1.0 mi
- Black Rock Road Site: 1.0 mi
- Gladwyne Park: 0.9 mi
- Richie Ashburn Field: 1.0 mi
- Peg Braun Memorial Hill: 1.0 mi
- Rolling Hill Park: 1.2 mi
- Harriton Park: 1.6 mi
- Manatawna Organic Gardens: 1.8 mi
- Perry Garden: 1.8 mi
- Conshohocken Community Garden: 1.9 mi
- Carol's Garden: 2.5 mi
- Stoneleigh Natural Garden: 2.7 mi
- Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education Visitor Center: 1.9 mi
- Mary Wood Park House: 2.2 mi
- Maguire Art Museum: 4.2 mi
- Nitre Hall: 4.2 mi
- Woodmere Art Museum: 4.3 mi
- Shawmont "Roll of Honor" War Memorial: 1.9 mi
- VFW Post 1074 Monument: 2.0 mi
- Lock Tender's House: 2.4 mi
- Geoff Geppert '15 Memorial Staircase: 3.0 mi
- Germany Hill War Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Buprestid Insulae: 2.0 mi
- Welcome Home: 2.0 mi
- Do you hear that?: 2.7 mi
- Hare Sculpture: 2.8 mi
- Concrete Tree: 3.0 mi
- The Great Beech: 3.6 mi
- English Park: 4.2 mi
- Expedition Escape: 4.3 mi
- Out on a Limb Tree Canopy Walk: 4.4 mi
- Holiday Garden Railway: 4.4 mi
- Picnic Area #3: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Area #2: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Area #5: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Area #6: 5.0 mi
- Picnic Area #4: 5.0 mi
- Lafayette Hill: 3.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 4.1 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 4.7 mi
- Georges Hill: 5.5 mi
- Militia Hill: 5.7 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 2.6 mi
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 6.9 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 18.0 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 18.1 mi
- Yellow Spring: 18.2 mi
- Darling: 13.9 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 20.4 mi
- Milford Mills: 23.4 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 5.3 mi
- Wawa Truck Stop: 23.0 mi
- Monkey Rock: 5.2 mi
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 14.0 mi
- Washington Lake Beach: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Henry Lane Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Hill | N 359° | 256 m | 25.0 mi |
| Diamond Rock Hill | W 280° | 188 m | 11.9 mi |
| Mount Misery | WNW 286° | 176 m | 10.3 mi |
| Plumstead Hill | NNE 24° | 174 m | 24.6 mi |
| Buckingham Mountain | NE 35° | 158 m | 22.6 mi |
| Spring Mountain | NNW 330° | 151 m | 17.6 mi |
| Sheep Hill | WNW 300° | 151 m | 23.2 mi |
| Harmony Hill | WSW 258° | 146 m | 21.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:38 | 19:13 |
| June solstice | 05:33 | 19:53 | 20:34 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:00 |
| December solstice | 07:20 | 15:56 | 16:40 |
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 | 32 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 78 | 76 | 69 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Norristown, 5 mi away.
- Virginia bluebells141 obs
- mayapple134 obs
- Green Frog109 obs
- Spotted Lanternfly106 obs
- bloodroot100 obs
- Five-leaf akebia95 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty94 obs
- lesser celandine92 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/789928930
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