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Kelly's Run Nature Preserve

Kelly's Run Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Kelly's Run Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 191 m. Huntrick Hill stands 310 m to the west, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is ZP37, a cliff 0.2 miles away. Mason and Dixon Byway passes 8.7 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Lancaster Conservancy

How to reach it

Coordinates39.84095, -76.33009

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Pollinator Park: 0.7 mi
  • Holtwood Dam Whitewater Park: 1.3 mi
  • Lock 12 Historic Area: 1.9 mi
  • Lock 15 Historic Area: 3.0 mi
  • Cold Cabin Park: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Indian Steps Totem Pole: 2.9 mi
  • Steinman Statue: 13.7 mi
  • Transcending Flesh: 13.9 mi
  • Missles Into Plowshares: 15.1 mi
  • Parallel Bar Carving: 15.2 mi
Museums: 59
Gardens: 37
Attractions: 34
Peaks: 28
  • Face Rock: 2.2 mi
  • Red Hill: 4.9 mi
  • Cherry Hill: 8.3 mi
  • Stony Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 10.4 mi
Cliffs: 13
  • ZP37: 0.2 mi
  • ZP34: 0.2 mi
  • ZP16: 0.3 mi
  • ZP35: 0.3 mi
  • Trailside Wall: 9.8 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 14.8 mi
  • Trestle Trail Picnic Site: 14.8 mi
  • Rock Ridge Picnic Area: 15.0 mi
  • Leaman Place Junction: 16.1 mi
Springs: 4
  • Black Barren Spring: 10.4 mi
  • Black Rock Spring: 11.8 mi
  • Lititz Spring: 21.9 mi
  • Donegal Spring: 21.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Kelly's Run Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Huntrick HillW 264°310 m24.4 mi
Chimney RockNW 311°263 m19.2 mi
Buzzards RoostNW 315°258 m19.9 mi
Mount PisgahNW 313°256 m15.8 mi
Gap HillENE 60°252 m20.1 mi
Ephrata MountainNNE 21°246 m24.8 mi
Round TopNW 320°237 m18.3 mi
Stony HillNE 53°233 m10.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:17
June solstice05:3819:5720:38
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2416:0116:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441536373777568574637
Precip in3.32.74.13.53.94.64.33.64.94.43.43.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Safe Harbor DAM, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/953979683

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