Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest
Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 374 m. Bears Head stands 634 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is C. Q. McWilliams Picnic Area, a picnic site 0.5 miles away.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pennsylvania Bureau of Forestry
How to reach it
Named places within 25 miles
- Big Mountain: 1.4 mi
- Ashland Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Catawissa Mountain: 8.3 mi
- Shamokin Hill: 8.7 mi
- Mahanoy Mountain: 8.9 mi
- Town Park: 2.2 mi
- Marion Heights Park: 2.8 mi
- Terry / Miriello Stadium: 3.2 mi
- Kulpmont Community Park: 3.6 mi
- West End Playground: 3.7 mi
- Sklooosh: 5.4 mi
- Twin Twister Slides: 5.4 mi
- Two Slide Winders: 5.4 mi
- Crazy Sub: 5.4 mi
- Rockin Tug: 5.5 mi
- Diamondtown Veterans Memorial: 1.8 mi
- Saint Mary's Roman Catholic School: 2.9 mi
- Mothers Memorial: 5.4 mi
- War Memorial: 5.4 mi
- Dr. J. L. Hoffman Memorial: 5.5 mi
- Anthony P. Domato Mural: 11.6 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 12.3 mi
- Husky: 12.4 mi
- Two Elongated Forms: 12.5 mi
- The Grin: 12.5 mi
- Pioneer Tunnel Coal Mine & Steam Train: 5.0 mi
- Ashland Historical Society: 5.4 mi
- Knoebels Carousel Museum: 5.6 mi
- Knoebels History Museum: 5.7 mi
- Pennsylvania Mining Museum: 5.7 mi
- Weiser State Forest - Taylorsville Tract: 6.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 329: 6.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 165: 11.2 mi
- Second Mountain Tract - Weiser State Forest: 15.7 mi
- Locust Lake State Park: 16.2 mi
- Castle Green Garden: 11.6 mi
- Hughes Memorial Garden: 12.4 mi
- Saint Paul's Community Labyrinth: 17.8 mi
- Butterfly Gardens: 19.6 mi
- Tripollinator Garden: 24.3 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Eastbound: 15.4 mi
- Columbia County Rest Area Westbound: 15.6 mi
- Montour County Rest Area Westbound: 19.4 mi
- Montour County Rest Area Eastbound: 20.0 mi
- Un-named Falls: 11.3 mi
- Swatara Falls: 11.3 mi
- Acrigg's Falls: 22.7 mi
- C. Q. McWilliams Picnic Area: 0.5 mi
- Memorial Class Of 1916: 12.6 mi
- Centralia: 4.6 mi
- Rausch Gap: 24.4 mi
- Chinese Wall: 20.3 mi
- Round Head: 22.8 mi
- Eagle Rock Beach: 17.6 mi
- Pine Spring: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 24.3 miles of Roaring Creek Tract - Weiser State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bears Head | E 85° | 634 m | 18.0 mi |
| Buck Mountain | NE 53° | 592 m | 14.2 mi |
| Catawissa Mountain | NE 42° | 571 m | 8.3 mi |
| Blue Head | E 79° | 557 m | 18.3 mi |
| Round Head | ENE 77° | 556 m | 18.8 mi |
| Big Mountain | E 94° | 552 m | 1.4 mi |
| Big Lick Mountain | SSW 208° | 545 m | 17.8 mi |
| South Buck Mountain | ENE 57° | 539 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 20:00 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:05 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:58 | 16:42 |
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 | 30 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 73 | 70 | 64 | 52 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 4.1 | 5.2 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bear GAP, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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