Maurice K. Goddard State Park
Maurice K. Goddard State Park is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 363 m. Wheeling Hill stands 504 m to the northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Sinks Filled with Dirt, a garden 3.8 miles away. Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway runs past it. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pennsylvania Bureau of State Parks
How to reach it
- On the Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Stoneboro Park: 5.1 mi
- Stoneboro Fairground: 5.5 mi
- Lyon's Park: 8.8 mi
- Hempfield Park: 10.5 mi
- Greenville Railroad Park: 12.9 mi
- McDaniels Hill: 7.2 mi
- Wheeler Hill: 10.0 mi
- Round Knob: 10.7 mi
- Snyder Hill: 10.7 mi
- Myers Hill: 10.8 mi
- Chief Guyasuta Monument: 7.6 mi
- Meadville: 14.9 mi
- Desegregation of Pennsylvania Schools: 15.1 mi
- Richard Henderson: 15.5 mi
- Unitarian Church: 15.6 mi
- McKeever Center at Clear Creek State Forest: 4.2 mi
- Cussewago Island: 16.1 mi
- Cussewago Riffle: 16.1 mi
- Cussewago Riffle: 16.3 mi
- Smock's Riverwalk: 16.5 mi
- Signs & Flowers: 14.5 mi
- Cannon: 15.6 mi
- Glass Artpiece: 16.3 mi
- Gator Statue: 16.4 mi
- Wooden Gator Sculpture: 16.4 mi
- Canal Museam: 13.4 mi
- Johnson-Shaw Stereoscopic Museum: 15.6 mi
- Meadville Railroad Depot Museum: 15.6 mi
- DeBence Antique Music World: 15.7 mi
- Baldwin-Reynolds House: 16.2 mi
- Sinks Filled with Dirt: 3.8 mi
- 1-4: 19.6 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 21.4 mi
- Community Garden at PennState: 22.9 mi
- Stoneboro Beach: 4.9 mi
- Chestnut Run Swim Beach: 18.4 mi
- Jamestown Beach #2: 18.5 mi
- Venango County Rest Area Eastbound: 17.2 mi
- Venango County Rest Area Westbound: 17.4 mi
- Mercer Welcome Center: 24.9 mi
- Springfield Falls: 19.0 mi
- Potters Falls: 20.7 mi
- Freedom Falls: 23.4 mi
- Collins Bird Sanctuary: 16.6 mi
- Victory Lane: 22.9 mi
- Poplar Grove Picnic Site - Pymatuning State Park (OH): 23.0 mi
- Petroleum Center: 24.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Maurice K. Goddard State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wheeling Hill | NE 53° | 504 m | 11.4 mi |
| Round Knob | NNE 29° | 491 m | 10.7 mi |
| Foster Hill | ENE 75° | 484 m | 21.4 mi |
| Pine Knoll | NNE 30° | 483 m | 11.8 mi |
| Eakin Knob | SE 134° | 480 m | 23.9 mi |
| McDaniels Hill | NE 39° | 462 m | 7.2 mi |
| Round Top | N 351° | 460 m | 17.5 mi |
| Hoag Hill | E 92° | 460 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:25 | 18:56 | 19:33 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:16 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:09 | 18:43 | 19:20 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:10 | 16:55 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 37 | 48 | 58 | 66 | 69 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 40 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Mercer, 14 mi away.
- Bald Eagle34 obs
- Great Blue Heron25 obs
- Canada Goose17 obs
- Double-crested Cormorant14 obs
- Tree Swallow13 obs
- Painted Turtle12 obs
- Osprey12 obs
- Wood Duck11 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/365489580
Day trips start here
- Oil City · 22 mi
- Titusville · 28 mi
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