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Otter Creek Nature Preserve

Otter Creek Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Otter Creek Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 99 m. Governor Dick Hill stands 350 m to the north, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is State Game Lands Number 83, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Mason and Dixon Byway passes 12 miles off. 31 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lancaster Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.88792, -76.39324

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Artworks
  • Indian Steps Totem Pole: 2.0 mi
  • Steinman Statue: 11.3 mi
  • Transcending Flesh: 11.5 mi
  • Missles Into Plowshares: 13.7 mi
  • Parallel Bar Carving: 13.8 mi
Parks
  • Creswell Park: 5.1 mi
  • Holtwood Dam Whitewater Park: 5.2 mi
  • Pollinator Park: 5.2 mi
  • Conrad's Park: 5.3 mi
  • Lock 12 Historic Area: 6.1 mi
Historic sites: 59
Museums: 57
Gardens: 35
Attractions: 35
  • Lime Valley covered bridge: 9.8 mi
  • Lancaster Convention Center: 11.3 mi
  • Trancending Flesh: 11.5 mi
  • Village Green Miniature Golf: 11.9 mi
  • Carousel: 11.9 mi
Peaks: 31
  • Red Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 5.8 mi
  • Face Rock: 6.9 mi
  • Mount Pisgah: 11.1 mi
  • Chestnut Hill: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 11
  • ZP35: 4.4 mi
  • ZP34: 4.5 mi
  • ZP37: 4.5 mi
  • ZP16: 4.7 mi
  • Trailside Wall: 5.2 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • Trestle Trail Picnic Site: 11.8 mi
  • Hidden Laurel Picnic Area: 16.5 mi
  • Leaman Place Junction: 16.9 mi
  • Wilson's Picnic Area: 17.0 mi
  • Hills Grove Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
Springs: 4
  • Black Rock Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Black Barren Spring: 15.1 mi
  • Donegal Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Lititz Spring: 19.1 mi
Waterfalls: 1
Covered bridges: 1
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Governor Dick HillN 352°350 m25.0 mi
Spring HillN 357°331 m24.8 mi
Huntrick HillWSW 254°310 m21.7 mi
Eagle RockN 9°306 m24.8 mi
Saubel HillWSW 249°277 m23.3 mi
Chimney RockNW 310°263 m14.5 mi
Buzzards RoostNW 316°258 m15.3 mi
Mount PisgahNW 312°256 m11.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3819:5820:38
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2416:0216:45

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, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1324872702

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