Nature reserve · Pennsylvania
Northeast Fishery Center
Northeast Fishery Center is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 255 m. The Winehead stands 724 m to the southeast, 4.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Steel Spring, a spring 0.1 miles away. Bucktail Trail passes 10 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
Coordinates41.00253, -77.53438
- 10.4 mi off the Bucktail Trail
- 20.5 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hyner View · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Porter Township Park: 0.6 mi
- Clintondale Park: 1.1 mi
- Foster J. Sayers Memorial Park: 5.6 mi
- Belles Springs Park: 5.7 mi
- Beech Creek Community Park: 5.9 mi
Peaks
- Big Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Big Kettle Mountain: 2.6 mi
- Little Kettle Mountain: 3.3 mi
- Hickory Knob: 3.6 mi
- The Winehead: 4.5 mi
Historic sites
- James Beck Round Barn: 7.5 mi
- Mill Hall Veterans Memorial: 7.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 8.1 mi
- Castenea War Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Clinton County Civil War Monument: 10.3 mi
Springs: 38
- Steel Spring: 0.1 mi
- Lamey Spring: 3.6 mi
- Crystal Spring: 3.7 mi
- Big Spring: 6.9 mi
- Horse Path Spring: 13.8 mi
Artworks: 23
- Bald Eagle Statue: 10.3 mi
- The Lorax Statue: 10.4 mi
- Via Air Mail: 14.2 mi
- Bells Across PA - "Stories of Our Railroad": 14.4 mi
- Honors to the Fallen: 20.6 mi
Museums: 21
- Howard Area Museum Historical Society: 6.6 mi
- Clinton Central Model Railroad Club: 10.1 mi
- Heisey House Museum: 10.5 mi
- Piper Aviation Museum: 10.7 mi
- Miles-Humes House, Centre County Library & Historical Museum: 14.2 mi
Attractions: 19
- Penn's Cave & Wildlife Park: 9.2 mi
- J. Doyle Corman Amphitheater and Floating Stage: 10.6 mi
- Red Candle Island: 18.0 mi
- Beer Tap: 18.2 mi
- Deeded Square Inches: 18.8 mi
Nature reserves: 11
- State Game Lands Number 255: 5.2 mi
- State Game Lands Number 92: 11.0 mi
- Poe Valley State Park: 12.8 mi
- Spring Creek Canyon: 17.4 mi
- Torbert Island Natural Area: 18.8 mi
Gardens: 10
- Long Lane Flower & Garden: 8.3 mi
- Bellefonte Community Children's Garden: 14.2 mi
- The Giving Garden: 20.5 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 20.6 mi
- Penn State Community Garden Pollinator Garden: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 6
- "Holy Toledo" roadcut: 8.4 mi
- Chimney Rock Overlook: 16.4 mi
- The Rock: 18.3 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 19.5 mi
- Buck Point: 21.7 mi
Picnic sites: 6
- St. Agnes Picnic Grounds: 10.1 mi
- Lock Port Picnic and Boat Launch: 10.8 mi
- Hairy Johns PIcnic Area: 14.6 mi
- Snyder-Middleswarth Picnic Area: 18.7 mi
- Rock Springs Picnic Area: 19.1 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Clinton County Rest Area Westbound: 19.9 mi
- Clinton County Rest Area Eastbound: 20.2 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 21.8 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 22.0 mi
Waterfalls: 2
- Rosecrans Falls: 12.1 mi
- Rosecran Falls: 12.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
- Ingleby: 12.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.3 miles of Northeast Fishery Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Winehead | SE 129° | 724 m | 4.5 mi |
| Riansares Mountain | ENE 67° | 706 m | 8.8 mi |
| Big Kettle Mountain | SSE 166° | 688 m | 2.6 mi |
| Strong Mountain | SSE 166° | 672 m | 15.8 mi |
| Thick Mountain | SE 132° | 671 m | 12.6 mi |
| White Mountain | SSE 147° | 671 m | 14.5 mi |
| Winkelblech Mountain | ESE 119° | 668 m | 12.1 mi |
| Shriner Mountain | ESE 112° | 665 m | 10.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:14 | 18:46 | 19:22 |
| June solstice | 05:39 | 20:05 | 20:46 |
| September equinox | 06:58 | 18:33 | 19:09 |
| December solstice | 07:32 | 16:02 | 16:46 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 27 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 61 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.3 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Millheim, 9 mi away.
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