Ray’s Woods
Ray’s Woods is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Welsh Mountain stands 313 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Steinman Run, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Mason and Dixon Byway passes 13 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lancaster County Conservancy
How to reach it
- 13.1 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 16.3 mi off the Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway
- 22.6 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 27.6 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kilgore Falls · 16 mi
- King & Queen Seat · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Steinman Run: 1.1 mi
- Trout Run: 1.5 mi
- Climbers Run Nature Center: 2.5 mi
- Martic Township Park: 2.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 288: 3.7 mi
- Pollinator Park: 4.5 mi
- West Lampeter Park: 5.2 mi
- Huffnagle Park: 5.2 mi
- Memorial Park: 5.7 mi
- Holtwood Dam Whitewater Park: 6.2 mi
- Pequea Magnetic Iron Mining Company: 4.1 mi
- Thomas Neel Homestead: 5.9 mi
- Indian Steps Museum: 6.3 mi
- Lock 12: 6.4 mi
- Thaddeus Stevens Memorial: 10.1 mi
- 1719 Museum: 6.0 mi
- National Toy Train Museum: 8.8 mi
- Historic Rock Ford Plantation: 8.9 mi
- Biblical Tabernacle: 9.5 mi
- Visitors Center: 9.5 mi
- Indian Steps Totem Pole: 6.3 mi
- Steinman Statue: 10.2 mi
- Jakes Country Trading Post: 10.3 mi
- Transcending Flesh: 10.5 mi
- Missles Into Plowshares: 10.9 mi
- Lime Valley covered bridge: 4.9 mi
- Village Green Miniature Golf: 6.9 mi
- Choo Choo Barn: 8.0 mi
- Robert Fulton Birthplace: 8.3 mi
- The Amish Village: 8.9 mi
- Red Hill: 2.0 mi
- Stony Hill: 5.4 mi
- Face Rock: 5.9 mi
- Bunker Hill: 6.2 mi
- Oak Hill: 6.7 mi
- Safe Harbor Arboretum: 6.9 mi
- Millersville Alumni Bell Court Garden: 8.7 mi
- Grow-Up Garden: 15.6 mi
- George E. Stein Arboretum: 16.7 mi
- Psalm 23 Prayer Garden: 17.9 mi
- ZP16: 4.8 mi
- ZP34: 5.0 mi
- ZP37: 5.1 mi
- ZP35: 5.2 mi
- Indian Rock: 8.9 mi
- Leaman Place Junction: 11.1 mi
- Trestle Trail Picnic Site: 11.9 mi
- Bortz Pavilion: 18.4 mi
- Boy Scout Pavilion: 18.4 mi
- Wilson's Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
- Black Rock Spring: 8.3 mi
- Black Barren Spring: 11.6 mi
- Lititz Spring: 18.4 mi
- Donegal Spring: 21.5 mi
- Willow Hill Covered Bridge: 9.6 mi
- Kilgore Falls: 16.3 mi
- Lapidum: 21.6 mi
- Garrett Island Beach: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ray’s Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Welsh Mountain | NE 49° | 313 m | 23.6 mi |
| Eagle Rock | N 353° | 306 m | 24.3 mi |
| Chimney Rock | WNW 296° | 263 m | 20.1 mi |
| Cannon Hill | N 357° | 262 m | 25.0 mi |
| Forge Hill | N 354° | 259 m | 24.9 mi |
| Buzzards Roost | WNW 301° | 258 m | 20.5 mi |
| Mount Pisgah | WNW 295° | 256 m | 16.7 mi |
| Turkey Hill | NE 37° | 255 m | 23.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:01 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 34 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 73 | 77 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 46 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.7 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 4.9 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Safe Harbor DAM, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/470703959
Day trips start here
- Strasburg · 7 mi
- Lancaster County · 10 mi
- Lancaster · 10 mi
- Intercourse · 13 mi
- Oxford · 17 mi
- Wrightsville · 17 mi
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