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PFBC Lily Lake

PFBC Lily Lake from directly overhead

PFBC Lily Lake is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 310 m. Grand View stands 745 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. Gateway to the Endless Mountains passes 28 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates41.14120, -76.08109
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
  • Penobscot Mountain: 1.9 mi
  • Little Wilkes-Barre Mountain: 3.1 mi
  • Hess Mountain: 3.6 mi
  • Shickshinny Mountain: 3.8 mi
  • Council Cup: 4.7 mi
Parks
  • Slocum Park: 1.9 mi
  • Newport Township Recreation Area: 2.9 mi
  • West Union St Community Park: 3.8 mi
  • Hollenback Township Community Park: 4.4 mi
  • West Side Park: 5.3 mi
Historic sites: 46
  • LCCC Walk of Honor: 5.6 mi
  • Buttonwood Honor Roll: 9.1 mi
  • Butler Township Honor Roll: 9.6 mi
  • Sugarloaf Massacre Grave: 10.6 mi
  • Sugarloaf Massacre Monument: 10.7 mi
Waterfalls: 37
Artworks: 25
  • Nittany Lion Shrine: 11.2 mi
  • Hyperview: 12.4 mi
  • Toni the Tomato Mule: 19.5 mi
  • The Famous Tomato Statue: 19.7 mi
  • Truth and Virtue: 21.1 mi
Nature reserves: 17
Museums: 8
  • Berwick Historic Society: 9.9 mi
  • Conyngham Historical Society: 10.0 mi
  • Luzerne County Museum: 12.5 mi
  • Eckley Miner's Village Museum: 15.5 mi
  • Mahanoy Area Historical Society: 22.9 mi
Attractions: 8
  • The Big Cow: 12.3 mi
  • The Mary Stegmaier Mansion: 12.4 mi
  • Whitewater Challengers: 18.9 mi
  • Bloomsburg University Fountain: 21.1 mi
  • Bloomsburg Fountain: 21.8 mi
Rest areas: 6
  • Luzerne County Rest Area Northbound: 6.9 mi
  • Blue Ridge Travel Plaza: 7.2 mi
  • Columbia County Rest Area Westbound: 12.6 mi
  • Columbia County Rest Area Eastbound: 12.8 mi
  • Luzerne County Rest Area Eastbound: 14.7 mi
Beaches: 3
  • Eagle Rock Beach: 14.7 mi
  • Lake Jean Beach: 17.3 mi
  • Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 24.5 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Glens Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
  • Memorial Class Of 1916: 21.4 mi
  • Manny Gordon Recreation Area: 24.9 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 3
  • Pocono Spring: 20.7 mi
  • Penn Springs: 23.3 mi
  • Sand Spring: 24.6 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Butler Township Community Garden: 9.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.7 miles of PFBC Lily Lake. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Grand ViewNW 314°745 m16.6 mi
Red Rock MountainNW 313°721 m17.2 mi
North MountainNNW 333°693 m14.8 mi
Kocher MountainN 353°689 m15.1 mi
Central MountainNW 309°685 m17.6 mi
Chimneystack RockNW 309°684 m17.2 mi
Bald MountainENE 69°658 m18.7 mi
Wyoming MountainENE 71°618 m16.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0918:4019:17
June solstice05:3319:5920:41
September equinox06:5218:2719:03
December solstice07:2715:5516:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252735465765696861504030
Precip in3.22.53.44.44.74.54.54.54.94.83.43.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Benton 3 NE, 15 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1286344241

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