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Penllyn Natural Area

Penllyn Natural Area from directly overhead

Penllyn Natural Area is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 67 m. Haycock Mountain stands 295 m to the north, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Penllyn Woods and Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Blue Route passes 4.2 miles off. 48 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

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Getting there

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Coordinates40.17072, -75.25436

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Penllyn Woods and Park: 0.3 mi
  • Lower Gwynedd Park: 0.6 mi
  • Penn - Ambler Park: 0.9 mi
  • Ricciardi Park: 1.7 mi
  • Prophecy Creek Park: 1.7 mi
Nature reserves
Historic sites
Museums
  • The Stoogeum: 1.7 mi
  • Historical Society of Montgomery County: 5.0 mi
  • Woodmere Art Museum: 6.3 mi
  • Harold F. Pitcairn Wings of Freedom Aviation Museum: 6.4 mi
  • Mary Wood Park House: 7.0 mi
Gardens
Artworks
Attractions
  • Magnolia Slope: 5.9 mi
  • Out on a Limb Tree Canopy Walk: 6.0 mi
  • Orange Balustrade: 6.0 mi
  • Holiday Garden Railway: 6.1 mi
  • Azalea Meadow: 6.1 mi
Peaks: 48
  • Sandy Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Fort Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Militia Hill: 3.7 mi
  • Camp Hill: 4.2 mi
  • Lafayette Hill: 5.3 mi
Picnic sites: 41
  • Picnic Area B: 9.5 mi
  • Picnic Area C: 9.5 mi
  • Picnic Area A: 9.5 mi
  • Meadows Picnic Area: 9.7 mi
  • Betzwood Trailhead: 9.8 mi
Springs: 6
Cliffs: 5
  • Monkey Rock: 9.7 mi
  • lower waterfall ledge: 20.5 mi
  • Old Quarry: 20.5 mi
  • Washington's Rock: 20.7 mi
  • Devil's Tea Table: 22.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • King of Prussia Service Plaza: 8.3 mi
  • 309 Truck Stop: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • High Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Gold Run: 24.1 mi
Lighthouses: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Penllyn Natural Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Haycock MountainN 5°295 m22.0 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 338°282 m24.6 mi
The LookoutNNW 348°277 m23.9 mi
Carl HillNNW 327°269 m24.5 mi
Beverly HillsNNW 339°264 m24.3 mi
Chestnut HillNNW 335°264 m24.6 mi
Rock HillN 353°256 m16.6 mi
North MountainN 3°251 m23.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0518:3719:13
June solstice05:3319:5420:35
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2115:5616:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323542526271767467564537

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Willow Grove NAS, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1099828561

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