Locust Lake State Park
Locust Lake State Park is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 402 m. Bears Head stands 634 m to the north-northeast, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Broad Mountain, a peak 1.1 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 30 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
How to reach it
- 29.6 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Broad Mountain: 1.1 mi
- Locust Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Locust Mountain: 4.9 mi
- Bears Head: 5.4 mi
- Wildcat Mountain: 6.5 mi
- Community Park: 2.3 mi
- Herman Yudacufski Park: 2.5 mi
- Molly Maguires Historical Park: 2.6 mi
- 8th Street Park: 2.6 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Fallen Firefighters' Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Turkey Runs Everlasting Tribute: 4.6 mi
- Delano Memorial: 4.8 mi
- 1902 Anthracite Coal Strike: 4.9 mi
- Father Walter J. Ciszek Birthplace and Boyhood Home: 5.0 mi
- Whitewater Rafting Adventures: 18.1 mi
- 100 Mile View: 20.4 mi
- Sklooosh: 21.1 mi
- Crazy Sub: 21.1 mi
- Giant Wheel: 21.1 mi
- Anthony P. Domato Mural: 5.2 mi
- Owl Totem Pole: 11.7 mi
- Philip Ginder Carved Rock: 13.2 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 14.9 mi
- Sesquicentennial Mural: 17.5 mi
- Mahanoy Area Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- JWR Automobile Museum: 4.1 mi
- Minersville Area Historical Society: 9.6 mi
- Ashland Historical Society: 11.3 mi
- Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train: 12.1 mi
- State Game Lands Number 222: 7.5 mi
- Catawissa Recreation Area - Weiser State Forest: 8.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 329: 9.7 mi
- Second Mountain Tract - Weiser State Forest: 13.3 mi
- Jefferson Tract - Weiser State Forest: 15.0 mi
- Un-named Falls: 14.5 mi
- Swatara Falls: 14.5 mi
- Cave Falls: 20.0 mi
- Terrace Falls: 20.0 mi
- Onoko Falls: 20.0 mi
- Pocahontas Spring: 15.3 mi
- Pine Spring: 16.8 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #1: 20.7 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #2: 20.7 mi
- Bake Oven Knob Shelter Spring #3: 20.8 mi
- Castle Green Garden: 7.7 mi
- Stonehedge Gardens: 9.4 mi
- Native Habitat Garden: 12.2 mi
- Hamburg Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Butler Township Community Garden: 17.7 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Eastbound: 17.2 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Westbound: 17.3 mi
- Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 22.3 mi
- Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 23.8 mi
- Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 24.7 mi
- Eagle Rock Beach: 10.5 mi
- Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 20.2 mi
- Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 21.0 mi
- Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 22.2 mi
- Peace Rock: 15.2 mi
- Gorgeous Rocks: 20.1 mi
- Round Head: 21.2 mi
- Bear Mountain Overlook: 22.1 mi
- C. Q. McWilliams Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Camp Apple Tree: 18.0 mi
- Memorial Class Of 1916: 23.4 mi
- Centralia: 11.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.0 miles of Locust Lake State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bears Head | NNE 24° | 634 m | 5.4 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNE 31° | 603 m | 19.2 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NNW 339° | 592 m | 12.7 mi |
| Green Mountain | NNE 31° | 592 m | 20.8 mi |
| Catawissa Mountain | NW 313° | 571 m | 14.0 mi |
| Blue Head | NNE 17° | 557 m | 7.1 mi |
| Round Head | NNE 18° | 556 m | 8.0 mi |
| Big Mountain | WNW 283° | 552 m | 14.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:59 | 20:40 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:26 | 15:57 | 16:41 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 25 | 26 | 34 | 47 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.9 | 3.0 | 4.2 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 4.7 | 5.2 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mahanoy City 2 N, 4 mi away.
- Eastern Newt57 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander27 obs
- Ghost Pipe25 obs
- American chestnut24 obs
- mountain laurel20 obs
- hemlock varnish shelf19 obs
- American Toad15 obs
- Eastern Chipmunk14 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.
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