Nature reserve · Pennsylvania
Sadsbury Woods Preserve
Sadsbury Woods Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 229 m. Mount Penn stands 342 m to the north, 25 miles off. Exton Bypass passes 13 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Natural Lands
How to reach it
Coordinates39.99124, -75.91634
- 12.9 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 14.3 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 17.5 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
- 19.9 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Sadsbury Woods Preserve: 0.8 mi
- West Sadsbury Park: 1.3 mi
- Minch Park: 2.3 mi
- Bert Reel Park: 2.4 mi
- Layton Park: 3.2 mi
Historic sites
- Zion African Union Church Ruins: 4.0 mi
- Old Dam Area: 4.9 mi
- Hexagonal Schoolhouse: 8.6 mi
- James Joseph "Jim" Croce: 10.2 mi
- Star Gazers' stone: 10.4 mi
Nature reserves
- Jim Landis Woodland Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Welsh Mountain Nature Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Laurels Preserve: 8.1 mi
- Homewood Nature Preserve: 10.2 mi
- ChesLen Preserve: 11.1 mi
Museums
- National Iron & Steel Heritage Museum: 5.0 mi
- Rough and Tumble Historical Association: 7.3 mi
- Caernarvon Historical Society and Museum: 10.1 mi
- Jim Croce's Apartment: 10.2 mi
- Barry's Car Barn: 10.8 mi
Peaks: 51
- Gap Hill: 4.5 mi
- Welsh Mountain: 8.8 mi
- Dry Hill: 9.2 mi
- Turkey Hill: 12.6 mi
- Harmony Hill: 12.6 mi
Gardens: 49
- Culp's Clearing: 8.6 mi
- Psalm 23 Prayer Garden: 14.6 mi
- Bonsai Courtyard: 15.0 mi
- Waterlily Display: 15.0 mi
- Student Exhibition Garden: 15.0 mi
Attractions: 48
- Mercer's Mill Covered Bridge: 5.4 mi
- Eshleman's Mill covered bridge: 10.2 mi
- AAA Buggy Rides: 10.8 mi
- Kitchen Kettle Village: 10.8 mi
- Mast Farms' Corn Maze: 10.9 mi
Artworks: 33
- Jakes Country Trading Post: 12.4 mi
- Chloe and Lucinda: 15.1 mi
- Frederick Douglass Statue: 17.1 mi
- Missles Into Plowshares: 17.8 mi
- Parallel Bar Carving: 17.8 mi
Picnic sites: 12
- Leaman Place Junction: 10.4 mi
- Picnic Area: 15.2 mi
- Park Pavillion #3: 16.0 mi
- Park Pavillion #2: 16.1 mi
- Sweinhart Pavilion: 18.9 mi
Springs: 9
- Black Rock Spring: 13.4 mi
- Micajah Posey Spring: 14.8 mi
- Yellow Spring: 17.2 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 17.3 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 17.3 mi
Cliffs: 7
- Old Quarry Pit: 17.7 mi
- Millers Point: 18.5 mi
- Indian Rock: 19.6 mi
- ZP16: 24.0 mi
- ZP34: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Milford Mills: 11.2 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 23.3 mi
- Glenville: 24.2 mi
- Darling: 24.4 mi
Covered bridges: 1
- Willow Hill Covered Bridge: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sadsbury Woods Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Penn | N 2° | 342 m | 24.6 mi |
| Cushion Peak | NNW 339° | 320 m | 23.1 mi |
| Welsh Mountain | N 356° | 313 m | 8.8 mi |
| Williams Hill | NNE 21° | 306 m | 15.6 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NNE 28° | 305 m | 17.9 mi |
| Thomas Hill | NNE 26° | 295 m | 14.3 mi |
| Schwarzwald Hill | N 8° | 290 m | 24.6 mi |
| Brush | NNE 23° | 288 m | 17.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:08 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| June solstice | 05:36 | 19:56 | 20:37 |
| September equinox | 06:52 | 18:27 | 19:03 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:59 | 16:42 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 62 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 4.1 | 3.3 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 5.2 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 4.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Coatesville 2 W, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1116148446
Day trips start here
- Honey Brook · 7 mi
- Chester County · 9 mi
- Intercourse · 10 mi
- Downingtown · 11 mi
- West Grove · 13 mi
- Strasburg · 14 mi
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