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Kane Woods Nature Area

Kane Woods Nature Area from directly overhead

Kane Woods Nature Area is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 265 m. Mount Wheeler stands 450 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Scott Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Grand View Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off.

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Coordinates40.37839, -80.08473

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Scott Park: 0.4 mi
  • Meadowlark Park: 0.5 mi
  • Municipal Park: 0.6 mi
  • Ellsworth Avenue Playground: 0.9 mi
  • Sillview Park: 0.9 mi
Historic sites
  • TIme Capsule: 0.4 mi
  • Residence of General John Neville: 0.6 mi
  • Veterans: 3.3 mi
  • Beechview Community War Memorial: 3.4 mi
  • Brookline Monument: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves
  • Robb Hollow Park: 1.3 mi
  • Twin Hills Trails Park: 2.0 mi
  • Iroquois Park: 2.0 mi
  • Ravine Park: 2.5 mi
  • Green Tree Nature Center: 2.6 mi
Peaks
  • Mt. Thornburg: 3.9 mi
  • Monument Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Observatory Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Herron Hill: 8.5 mi
  • Flagstaff Hill: 8.5 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 55
  • Welcome to Scott: 1.2 mi
  • Welcome to Carnegie: 2.1 mi
  • Lavina Avenue Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Traut Triangle: 3.0 mi
  • Bethel Park Community Garden: 4.0 mi
Museums: 52
Picnic sites: 23
  • White Pine Grove: 5.2 mi
  • Grove: 5.5 mi
  • Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 8.3 mi
  • Boggs Trailhead Picnic Site: 11.5 mi
  • Harvest: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 19
Beaches: 7
  • Tiger Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Thornburg Beach: 3.7 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 14.7 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 14.7 mi
  • Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 14.8 mi
Cliffs: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Thompson Run Falls: 12.3 mi
  • Frankfort Mineral Springs: 20.0 mi
  • Snake Run: 22.7 mi
Springs: 2
  • Francis Spring: 16.3 mi
  • Lacock Spring: 24.2 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 22.4 miles of Kane Woods Nature Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mount WheelerSSW 206°450 m19.0 mi
Quakers KnobW 262°443 m17.3 mi
Sheppler HillSE 137°429 m21.1 mi
Garrett HillSW 229°420 m16.6 mi
Hannas KnobSSW 208°417 m10.5 mi
Pollocks KnobSE 141°407 m11.2 mi
Cemetery HillSSW 211°397 m17.5 mi
Herron HillNE 51°384 m8.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5719:33
June solstice05:5120:1420:55
September equinox07:0918:4319:19
December solstice07:4116:1416:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240526270757366554435
Precip in3.42.83.23.23.53.53.63.23.22.82.83.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Emsworth L/D Ohio RVR, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Dryad's Saddle44 obs
  • White-tailed Deer36 obs
  • Mourning Dove34 obs
  • American Robin34 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly32 obs
  • American pokeweed25 obs
  • Red-tailed Hawk23 obs
  • box elder22 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/383766465

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