Nature reserve · Pennsylvania
Serpentine Preserve
Serpentine Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 131 m. Fancy Hill stands 331 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Willisbrook Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Exton Bypass passes 3.6 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Willistown Township
How to reach it
Coordinates40.00490, -75.52869
- 3.6 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 5.7 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 8.9 mi off the Blue Route
- 13.9 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
Nature reserves
- Willisbrook Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Rushton Woods Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Okehocking Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Airdrie Forest Preserve: 3.7 mi
- Airdrie Forest Preserve: 3.9 mi
Parks
- East Goshen Park: 0.6 mi
- East Goshen Township Park: 1.1 mi
- Sugartown Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Ashbridge Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Paoli Memorial Association: 1.8 mi
Attractions
- Sugartown Strawberries: 0.7 mi
- Historic Sugartown: 1.1 mi
- West Chester Griswolds: 2.2 mi
- John A. Willman Education Center and Garden Shop: 6.3 mi
- Devon Horse Show: 6.4 mi
Historic sites
- Paoli Massacre Monument: 1.8 mi
- Battle of the Clouds: 1.9 mi
- Duffy's Cut Mass Grave: 2.0 mi
- Immaculate Heart of Mary Statue: 2.4 mi
- Sister-Servants of the Immaculate Heart of Mary Obelisk: 2.4 mi
Artworks
- St. Augustine Statue: 1.9 mi
- Statue of Mary: 1.9 mi
- Frederick Douglass Statue: 5.1 mi
- The Berwyn Mural: 5.4 mi
- Hall of Prayers: 5.4 mi
Museums
- American Helicopter Museum & Education Center: 2.8 mi
- Duffy’s Cut Museum: 2.8 mi
- Historic Waynesborough: 3.5 mi
- Chester County History Center: 5.1 mi
- Wharton Esherick Museum: 5.8 mi
Gardens
- West End Community Garden: 5.3 mi
- Brightside Farm Park Community Garden: 5.6 mi
- Garrett Williamson Garden: 5.9 mi
- Tyler Arboretum Butterfly Garden: 6.7 mi
- Wister Rhododendron Garden: 6.9 mi
Peaks: 42
- Diamond Rock Hill: 5.2 mi
- Castle Rock: 5.2 mi
- Hunting Hill: 5.2 mi
- Mount Misery: 6.5 mi
- Osborne Hill: 7.0 mi
Picnic sites: 39
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 13 Picnic Site: 5.8 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Picnic Site 9: 5.8 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 12 Picnic Site: 5.9 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Area 11 Picnic Site: 6.0 mi
- Ridley Creek State Park - Picnic Site 16: 6.2 mi
Springs: 7
- West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 6.9 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 8.1 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 8.1 mi
- Yellow Spring: 8.3 mi
- Historical "Ancient Indian Spring": 13.7 mi
Ghost towns: 4
- Darling: 7.7 mi
- Milford Mills: 11.3 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 15.5 mi
- Glenville: 21.0 mi
Cliffs: 2
- Monkey Rock: 9.0 mi
- Millers Point: 19.2 mi
Rest areas: 2
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 10.2 mi
- Deepwater Rest Area: 22.2 mi
Lighthouses: 1
- Tinicum Rear Range Lighthouse: 18.8 mi
Beaches: 1
- Deemer's Beach: 24.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Serpentine Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fancy Hill | NNW 337° | 331 m | 24.0 mi |
| Sand Hill | NNW 341° | 318 m | 24.0 mi |
| Welsh Mountain | WNW 290° | 313 m | 22.5 mi |
| Williams Hill | NW 312° | 306 m | 20.2 mi |
| Chestnut Hill | NW 321° | 305 m | 19.1 mi |
| Thomas Hill | NW 310° | 295 m | 18.5 mi |
| Brush | NW 318° | 288 m | 20.4 mi |
| Devils Hump | NNW 340° | 282 m | 24.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:34 | 19:54 | 20:35 |
| September equinox | 06:50 | 18:25 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:21 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
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 | 61 | 70 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.1 | 4.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 4.8 | 3.5 | 4.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — W Chester 2 NW, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/884813527
Day trips start here
- Malvern · 2 mi
- Exton · 5 mi
- West Chester · 5 mi
- Glen Mills · 6 mi
- Wayne · 8 mi
- Delaware County · 9 mi
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