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Speedwell Forge County Park

Speedwell Forge County Park from directly overhead

Speedwell Forge County Park is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 160 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Speedwell Forge Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 4.8 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lancaster County Parks and Recreation
Getting there

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Coordinates40.21836, -76.34089
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Penn-Elm Area Lions Club Park: 1.1 mi
  • Ruhl's United Methodist Church Grove: 3.8 mi
  • Dean L. Saylor Park: 4.0 mi
  • Veterans Memorial Park: 4.2 mi
  • Lititz Springs Park: 4.5 mi
Museums
  • The Keath House: 4.7 mi
  • The Fasig House: 4.7 mi
  • Lititz Historical Foundation: 4.7 mi
  • Julius Sturgis Pretzel Bakery: 4.8 mi
  • Manheim Train Station Museum: 5.0 mi
Attractions
  • Mount Hope Mansion: 4.7 mi
  • Schaeffer Farm: 5.8 mi
  • Mother Tucker's Antiques: 9.7 mi
  • Bounce Kraze: 9.9 mi
  • Carousel: 11.8 mi
Nature reserves: 55
Historic sites: 55
  • Toll House: 3.3 mi
  • Wall of Rememberance: 4.5 mi
  • 16th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry at Camp Hastings.: 7.4 mi
  • The "Governor's Troop": 7.6 mi
  • Ephrata Unleashed Memorial: 8.3 mi
Peaks: 46
  • Eagle Rock: 2.1 mi
  • Forge Hill: 2.7 mi
  • White Oak Hill: 2.8 mi
  • Cannon Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Spring Hill: 4.4 mi
Artworks: 39
  • Egg: 4.4 mi
  • Lion Statue: 4.5 mi
  • Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show: 7.1 mi
  • Winters Leadership Memorial: 8.9 mi
  • Ship Mountjoy Sculpture: 11.3 mi
Gardens: 21
  • Fern Island: 4.5 mi
  • Weidner Garden: 6.9 mi
  • Community Garden: 7.1 mi
  • Grow-Up Garden: 8.4 mi
  • The Courtyard: 8.6 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Penryn Church Grove: 1.6 mi
  • Boy Scout Pavilion: 4.5 mi
  • Bortz Pavilion: 4.5 mi
  • Sunfish Pond Picnic Area: 5.9 mi
  • Red Rock Picnic Area: 6.5 mi
Springs: 9
  • Lititz Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Schaefferstown Spring: 5.9 mi
  • Penryth Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Bethany Childrens Home Spring: 12.4 mi
  • Donegal Spring: 14.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 1
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 7.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Acrigg's Falls: 21.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Speedwell Forge County Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Eagle PeakNE 45°396 m11.7 mi
Governor Dick HillWNW 288°350 m6.3 mi
Mount PennENE 69°342 m24.7 mi
Little MountainNNW 345°337 m18.4 mi
Swope MountainNNW 345°332 m21.4 mi
Spring HillWNW 296°331 m4.4 mi
Cushion PeakENE 67°320 m15.3 mi
Welsh MountainESE 108°313 m22.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3719:5820:39
September equinox06:5418:2819:04
December solstice07:2516:0016:43

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526271757467554435
Precip in2.62.23.33.33.44.84.23.54.73.83.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster AP, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/276069460

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