Patton Woods Nature Recreation Area
Patton Woods Nature Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 430 m. Centre County Highpoint stands 795 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Circleville Park, a park 0.6 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Patton Township
How to reach it
- 17.1 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Circleville Park: 0.6 mi
- Greenbriar Saybrook Park: 0.9 mi
- Homestead Park: 1.0 mi
- Park Forest Tot Lot: 1.0 mi
- Georgetown Green Area: 1.1 mi
- Michael E. Weston Memorial: 0.9 mi
- Old Botany: 3.1 mi
- Science Technology and Society: 3.1 mi
- President Atherton: 3.1 mi
- Pure Food Laws: 3.1 mi
- Rudy Ridge: 6.3 mi
- Gobbler Knob: 6.6 mi
- Mount Nittany: 6.9 mi
- Sand Knob: 7.1 mi
- Greenlee Mountain: 8.0 mi
- Discovery Space: 2.3 mi
- Matson Museum of Anthropology: 2.9 mi
- EMS Museum and Art Gallery: 3.0 mi
- Armsby Respiration Calorimeter Museum: 3.1 mi
- Pennsylvania Agricultural College (PAC) Herbarium: 3.2 mi
- Thompson Spring: 4.1 mi
- Walnut Spring: 4.3 mi
- Windy Hill Farms Spring: 4.6 mi
- Bathgate Spring: 4.7 mi
- Blue Spring: 6.6 mi
- Air Quality Learning and Demonstration Center: 2.7 mi
- Lion Shrine: 2.9 mi
- Mill Wheel: 4.1 mi
- Millbrook Marsh Nature Center: 4.7 mi
- Columbus Chapel: 6.5 mi
- Nittany Lion Shrine: 2.9 mi
- Caterpillar: 3.0 mi
- Nautilus Shell: 3.0 mi
- Bison: 3.0 mi
- Gyroscope: 3.0 mi
- Haugh Family Farm Open Space: 0.8 mi
- Gray's Woods Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Thompson Woods Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Soaring Eagle Wetland: 4.8 mi
- Stony Batter Natural Area: 6.4 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 1.5 mi
- Tudek Park Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Bee and Pollinator Garden: 3.0 mi
- Sculpture Garden: 3.1 mi
- Schreyer Garden: 3.4 mi
- The Rock: 6.6 mi
- Buck Point: 12.6 mi
- Indian Lookout: 15.0 mi
- Donation Rocks: 15.3 mi
- Rocks at Laurel Creek Reservoir: 16.1 mi
- Black Moshannon Beach: 11.1 mi
- Kish park beach access: 22.4 mi
- Beach access to Kish Creek: 23.0 mi
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 4.4 mi
- Pine Hill Picnic Area: 11.9 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 15.4 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 15.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.6 miles of Patton Woods Nature Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centre County Highpoint | W 260° | 795 m | 21.7 mi |
| Little Flat | ESE 108° | 738 m | 9.3 mi |
| Thickhead Mountain | ESE 105° | 733 m | 12.5 mi |
| Big Flat | SE 124° | 732 m | 8.7 mi |
| Broad Mountain | SE 128° | 726 m | 12.4 mi |
| Grass Mountain | ESE 116° | 717 m | 11.5 mi |
| Broad Mountain | ESE 107° | 716 m | 14.0 mi |
| Bear Knob | N 359° | 713 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:16 | 18:48 | 19:24 |
| June solstice | 05:41 | 20:06 | 20:47 |
| September equinox | 07:00 | 18:35 | 19:11 |
| December solstice | 07:33 | 16:04 | 16:48 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 37 | 49 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 70 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — State College, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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