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Shenks Ferry Wildflower Preserve

Shenks Ferry Wildflower Preserve from directly overhead

Shenks Ferry Wildflower Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 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.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lancaster Conservancy

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.90477, -76.36450

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • 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
Museums: 56
Historic sites: 55
Artworks: 38
  • 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
Attractions: 35
  • 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
Peaks: 33
  • 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
Gardens: 24
Cliffs: 11
  • ZP34: 4.6 mi
  • ZP35: 4.6 mi
  • ZP37: 4.7 mi
  • ZP16: 4.7 mi
  • Trailside Wall: 5.4 mi
Picnic sites: 10
  • 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
Springs: 4
  • Black Rock Spring: 13.7 mi
  • Black Barren Spring: 14.9 mi
  • Donegal Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Lititz Spring: 17.7 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Waterfalls: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 24.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

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.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Governor Dick HillNNW 348°350 m24.1 mi
Spring HillN 353°331 m23.8 mi
Huntrick HillWSW 253°310 m23.5 mi
Eagle RockN 6°306 m23.5 mi
Chimney RockWNW 302°263 m15.1 mi
Cannon HillN 9°262 m24.4 mi
Forge HillN 6°259 m24.1 mi
Buzzards RoostNW 309°258 m15.6 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3819:5720:38
September equinox06:5418:2919:04
December solstice07:2416:0116:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323441536373777568574637
Precip in3.32.74.13.53.94.64.33.64.94.43.43.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Safe Harbor DAM, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1050839559

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