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Rannels Kettle Run Nature Preserve

Rannels Kettle Run Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Rannels Kettle Run Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 154 m. Stony Mountain stands 491 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Upper Hopewell Forge Wildlife Sanctuary, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lancaster Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.23813, -76.34518
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Penn-Elm Area Lions Club Park: 2.5 mi
  • Ruhl's United Methodist Church Grove: 4.0 mi
  • Heidelberg Township Park: 4.5 mi
  • Fountain Park: 4.8 mi
  • Schaefferstown Fireman's Park: 5.0 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Mount Hope Mansion: 4.5 mi
  • Schaeffer Farm: 4.7 mi
  • Mother Tucker's Antiques: 10.2 mi
  • Bounce Kraze: 11.3 mi
  • Carousel: 13.2 mi
Nature reserves: 54
Historic sites: 54
  • Toll House: 3.2 mi
  • Wall of Rememberance: 5.9 mi
  • 16th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry at Camp Hastings.: 6.9 mi
  • The "Governor's Troop": 7.1 mi
  • Ephrata War Memorial: 9.0 mi
Peaks: 46
  • Eagle Rock: 1.5 mi
  • White Oak Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Forge Hill: 1.9 mi
  • Cannon Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Spring Hill: 3.8 mi
Artworks: 40
  • Egg: 5.7 mi
  • Lion Statue: 5.9 mi
  • Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show: 6.7 mi
  • Winters Leadership Memorial: 9.7 mi
  • Cuewe-Pehelle Statue: 11.0 mi
Gardens: 21
  • Weidner Garden: 5.5 mi
  • Fern Island: 5.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 6.6 mi
  • The Courtyard: 9.3 mi
  • Grow-Up Garden: 9.6 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Penryn Church Grove: 2.4 mi
  • Sunfish Pond Picnic Area: 5.5 mi
  • Boy Scout Pavilion: 5.9 mi
  • Bortz Pavilion: 5.9 mi
  • Red Rock Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
Springs: 9
  • Schaefferstown Spring: 4.8 mi
  • Lititz Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Penryth Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Bethany Childrens Home Spring: 11.6 mi
  • Donegal Spring: 15.0 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 1
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 7.0 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Acrigg's Falls: 20.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony MountainNW 312°491 m24.1 mi
Panther HeadNNW 347°473 m24.5 mi
Eagle PeakNE 50°396 m10.9 mi
Governor Dick HillW 276°350 m5.8 mi
Mount PennENE 72°342 m24.5 mi
Little MountainNNW 345°337 m17.0 mi
Swope MountainNNW 345°332 m20.0 mi
Spring HillW 279°331 m3.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3719:5820:39
September equinox06:5418:2819:04
December solstice07:2516:0016:43

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526271757467554435
Precip in2.62.23.33.33.44.84.23.54.73.83.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster AP, 9 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/466189749

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