State Game Lands Number 117
State Game Lands Number 117 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 379 m. Mosier Hill stands 457 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Burgettstown Community Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pennsylvania Game Commission
How to reach it
- 11.7 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 17.4 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
- 17.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 19.5 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Highland Hills Overlook · 12 mi
- Old Fort Steuben Bridge Pier Viewpoint · 12 mi
- Suicide Hill · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Burgettstown Community Park: 0.5 mi
- Burgettstown Community Park: 1.2 mi
- G. J. Barbush Memorial Park: 3.0 mi
- Hanover Township Community Park: 3.2 mi
- Starvaggi Memorial Park: 7.1 mi
- Weirton (WV) Steel Company Employees Honor Roll: 8.3 mi
- Railroad Bumper: 8.7 mi
- Nobleston World War II Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Toronto World War I Monument: 11.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 11.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 189: 8.6 mi
- Forestbrooke Conservation Area: 10.4 mi
- Boggs Run Conservation Area: 11.4 mi
- Farm Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Camp Knee-Bow: 12.0 mi
- Arch: 9.5 mi
- Toronto Veterans Mural: 11.7 mi
- Steel Cross: 12.1 mi
- St. Francis Statue: 12.2 mi
- Crucifix: 12.2 mi
- Pittsburgh Botanic Garden: 11.6 mi
- Toronto Community Garden: 11.7 mi
- Peri Van Winkle Gardens: 12.2 mi
- Herb Garden: 12.6 mi
- Fern Hollow Community Garden: 15.8 mi
- Jefferson County Historical Association Museum: 11.7 mi
- Steubenville Visitors Center: 12.1 mi
- Hancock County Historical Museum: 12.4 mi
- Pleasant Hill School House Historical Museum: 14.0 mi
- Brooke County Historical Museum and Culture Center: 14.9 mi
- Quakers Knob: 4.4 mi
- Mechling Hill: 8.6 mi
- Taylors Hill: 12.0 mi
- Myers Knob: 12.3 mi
- Backbone Ridge: 12.8 mi
- Urban Assault: 9.1 mi
- The Edgeworth Club: 14.5 mi
- Fern Hollow Nature Center: 15.9 mi
- Giant Chair: 15.9 mi
- Mountaineer Casino, Racetrack and Resort: 18.4 mi
- Boggs Trailhead Picnic Site: 5.8 mi
- Rider's Ridge: 8.9 mi
- White Pine Grove: 11.8 mi
- Grove: 20.8 mi
- Picnic Place at the Schenley Plaza: 23.3 mi
- Frankfort Mineral Springs: 6.8 mi
- Snake Run: 21.5 mi
- Purgatory Falls: 21.9 mi
- Fredericktown Falls: 22.4 mi
- Stewarts Falls: 22.7 mi
- Point Pleasant: 1.8 mi
- Warriors Point: 5.8 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 12.9 mi
- Hay's Wall: 23.6 mi
- Tiger Beach: 16.2 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 16.7 mi
- BAB: 20.6 mi
- Lacock Spring: 21.3 mi
- Wilson: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of State Game Lands Number 117. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mosier Hill | S 181° | 457 m | 20.7 mi |
| Sampson Hill | S 187° | 454 m | 22.3 mi |
| Mount Wheeler | SSE 157° | 450 m | 20.5 mi |
| Quakers Knob | SSW 193° | 443 m | 4.4 mi |
| Round Knob | NW 321° | 433 m | 23.6 mi |
| Big Knob | NNE 25° | 423 m | 24.0 mi |
| Garrett Hill | SSE 164° | 420 m | 13.2 mi |
| Hannas Knob | SE 135° | 417 m | 15.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:26 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| June solstice | 05:52 | 20:15 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:10 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:15 | 16:59 |
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 | 29 | 31 | 40 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Pittsburgh Asos, 11 mi away.
- butterfly milkweed6 obs
- Red-spotted Admiral6 obs
- Shaggy Mane5 obs
- Fly Agaric5 obs
- common yarrow5 obs
- Yellow Sweetclover5 obs
- Wild Indigo Duskywing5 obs
- Common Wood-Nymph5 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/19754274
Day trips start here
- Coraopolis · 14 mi
- Robinson Township · 14 mi
- Sewickley · 15 mi
- Green Tree · 18 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 18 mi
- Washington · 18 mi
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