- Elevation, modelled
- 100 m
- Tallest summit within 25 miles
- Governor Dick Hill350 m · 24.1 mi
- Nearest byway
- Mason and Dixon Byway12.9 mi off
- Sunset, June solstice
- 20:38local time
- Coordinates
- 39.9048, -76.3645
Shenks Ferry Wildflower Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled 100 m. Governor Dick Hill stands 350 m to the north-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is State Game Lands Number 288, a nature reserve 1.7 miles away. Mason and Dixon Byway passes 13 miles off. 33 named summits stand within 25 miles.
- Operated by
- Lancaster Conservancy
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shenks Ferry Wildflower Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governor Dick Hill | NNW 348° | 350 m | 24.1 mi |
| Spring Hill | N 353° | 331 m | 23.8 mi |
| Huntrick Hill | WSW 253° | 310 m | 23.5 mi |
| Eagle Rock | N 6° | 306 m | 23.5 mi |
| Chimney Rock | WNW 302° | 263 m | 15.1 mi |
| Cannon Hill | N 9° | 262 m | 24.4 mi |
| Forge Hill | N 6° | 259 m | 24.1 mi |
| Buzzards Roost | NW 309° | 258 m | 15.6 mi |
- 12.9 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 19.3 mi off the Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway
- 20.6 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
- 25.7 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kilgore Falls · 15 mi
- King & Queen Seat · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- State Game Lands Number 288: 1.7 mi
- Otter Creek Nature Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Martic Township Park: 2.6 mi
- State Game Lands Number 83: 2.8 mi
- Climbers Run Nature Center: 3.7 mi
- Pollinator Park: 5.1 mi
- Creswell Park: 5.1 mi
- Holtwood Dam Whitewater Park: 5.7 mi
- Conrad's Park: 6.5 mi
- Lock 12 Historic Area: 6.6 mi
- Pequea Magnetic Iron Mining Company: 2.9 mi
- Indian Steps Museum: 2.9 mi
- Lock 12: 6.5 mi
- Thomas Neel Homestead: 7.8 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 9.7 mi
- Indian Steps Totem Pole: 2.9 mi
- Steinman Statue: 9.7 mi
- Transcending Flesh: 9.9 mi
- Missles Into Plowshares: 11.9 mi
- Parallel Bar Carving: 11.9 mi
- Lime Valley covered bridge: 7.9 mi
- Lancaster Convention Center: 9.7 mi
- Trancending Flesh: 9.9 mi
- Village Green Miniature Golf: 9.9 mi
- Carousel: 10.3 mi
- Red Hill: 3.6 mi
- Turkey Hill: 6.0 mi
- Face Rock: 7.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 10.1 mi
- Stony Hill: 10.3 mi
- Safe Harbor Arboretum: 2.3 mi
- Millersville Alumni Bell Court Garden: 6.4 mi
- George E. Stein Arboretum: 11.6 mi
- Grow-Up Garden: 16.0 mi
- Fern Island: 17.7 mi
- ZP34: 4.6 mi
- ZP35: 4.6 mi
- ZP37: 4.7 mi
- ZP16: 4.7 mi
- Trailside Wall: 5.4 mi
- Trestle Trail Picnic Site: 10.4 mi
- Leaman Place Junction: 15.0 mi
- Hidden Laurel Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
- Boy Scout Pavilion: 17.6 mi
- Bortz Pavilion: 17.7 mi
- Black Rock Spring: 13.7 mi
- Black Barren Spring: 14.9 mi
- Donegal Spring: 17.3 mi
- Lititz Spring: 17.7 mi
- Willow Hill Covered Bridge: 12.0 mi
- Kilgore Falls: 15.0 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 24.3 mi
- Lapidum: 24.6 mi
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:18 |
| June solstice | 05:38 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:29 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:01 | 16:44 |
Local time (America/New_York).
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, 2 mi away.
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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- Lancaster · 10 mi
- Lancaster County · 11 mi
- Strasburg · 11 mi
- Wrightsville · 12 mi
- Intercourse · 16 mi
- Shrewsbury · 19 mi
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