Shiprock Woods Nature Preserve
Shiprock Woods Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 134 m. Governor Dick Hill stands 350 m to the north-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Lime Valley covered bridge, a attraction 0.9 miles away. Mason and Dixon Byway passes 18 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lancaster County Conservancy
How to reach it
- 17.6 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 20.6 mi off the Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway
- 23.3 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
- 26.7 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kilgore Falls · 21 mi
- King & Queen Seat · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- West Lampeter Park: 1.1 mi
- Village Park: 2.0 mi
- Lampeter Community Park: 2.3 mi
- Basktetball: 3.6 mi
- Summer Breeze Park: 3.8 mi
- Strasburg Community Park: 3.6 mi
- Climbers Run Nature Center: 3.6 mi
- Trout Run: 3.7 mi
- Steinman Run: 4.6 mi
- Ray’s Woods: 4.6 mi
- 1719 Museum: 1.5 mi
- Historic Rock Ford Plantation: 4.6 mi
- Biblical Tabernacle: 4.9 mi
- Visitors Center: 4.9 mi
- Mennonite Life: 5.0 mi
- Pequea Magnetic Iron Mining Company: 4.2 mi
- Thaddeus Stevens Memorial: 5.8 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 6.1 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 6.1 mi
- Indian Steps Museum: 9.3 mi
- Lime Valley covered bridge: 0.9 mi
- Village Green Miniature Golf: 2.9 mi
- The Amish Village: 4.9 mi
- Choo Choo Barn: 4.9 mi
- Pipline Plunge: 5.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 3.3 mi
- Red Hill: 4.3 mi
- Stony Hill: 4.6 mi
- Oak Hill: 4.8 mi
- Face Rock: 10.4 mi
- Steinman Statue: 6.1 mi
- Missles Into Plowshares: 6.3 mi
- Parallel Bar Carving: 6.3 mi
- Parallel Bar Carving: 6.4 mi
- Transcending Flesh: 6.4 mi
- Leaman Place Junction: 8.1 mi
- Trestle Trail Picnic Site: 8.2 mi
- Bortz Pavilion: 14.0 mi
- Boy Scout Pavilion: 14.0 mi
- Penryn Church Grove: 18.4 mi
- Indian Rock: 4.6 mi
- ZP16: 8.9 mi
- ZP34: 9.0 mi
- ZP37: 9.1 mi
- ZP35: 9.2 mi
- Millersville Alumni Bell Court Garden: 6.0 mi
- Safe Harbor Arboretum: 7.1 mi
- Grow-Up Garden: 11.0 mi
- Psalm 23 Prayer Garden: 13.6 mi
- Fern Island: 14.0 mi
- Black Rock Spring: 9.9 mi
- Lititz Spring: 14.0 mi
- Black Barren Spring: 15.8 mi
- Donegal Spring: 19.3 mi
- Schaefferstown Spring: 23.4 mi
- Willow Hill Covered Bridge: 5.3 mi
- Kilgore Falls: 20.6 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Shiprock Woods Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Governor Dick Hill | NNW 332° | 350 m | 22.6 mi |
| Spring Hill | NNW 337° | 331 m | 21.6 mi |
| Welsh Mountain | ENE 57° | 313 m | 20.4 mi |
| Eagle Rock | N 350° | 306 m | 19.9 mi |
| Silver Hill | NE 44° | 283 m | 21.5 mi |
| Chimney Rock | WNW 283° | 263 m | 19.2 mi |
| Cannon Hill | N 354° | 262 m | 20.5 mi |
| Forge Hill | N 351° | 259 m | 20.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:09 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:53 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:01 | 16:44 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster 2 NE Filt PLT, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/471168443
Day trips start here
- Strasburg · 4 mi
- Lancaster County · 6 mi
- Lancaster · 6 mi
- Intercourse · 9 mi
- Wrightsville · 15 mi
- Oxford · 19 mi
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