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State Game Lands Number 128

State Game Lands Number 128 from directly overhead

State Game Lands Number 128 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 207 m. Martin Hill stands 808 m to the west, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is The Lockings, a peak 4.0 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 5.9 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Pennsylvania Game Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates39.79638, -78.23349

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 45
  • Kirk Woods Park: 6.5 mi
  • Widmyer Park: 6.9 mi
  • Gerber Field: 7.0 mi
  • Widmyer Memorial Park: 7.0 mi
  • Joseph Hancock Jr. Primitive Park: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 19
Springs: 17
  • Dawson Spring: 9.1 mi
  • Crystal Spring: 9.7 mi
  • Big Spring: 11.1 mi
  • Lord Fairfax Spring: 11.7 mi
  • Reese Spring: 14.0 mi
Museums: 10
  • Hancock Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Museum of Berkeley Springs: 11.7 mi
  • Crawford's Museum & Gift Shop: 14.0 mi
  • CCC museum: 17.8 mi
  • Thomas D. Ambrose Nature Center: 20.8 mi
Attractions: 5
Cliffs: 3
Picnic sites: 3
  • Sweet Root Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Sideling Hill Picnic Area: 15.8 mi
  • Blankley Picnic Area: 17.3 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Westbound: 5.9 mi
  • Sideling Hill Rest Area Eastbound: 6.1 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Morgan Arts Council: 11.6 mi
  • The Igloo: 16.4 mi
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of State Game Lands Number 128. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Martin HillW 280°808 m16.9 mi
Big MountainNE 56°740 m18.9 mi
Bald KnobNNE 17°702 m15.5 mi
Fisher PointNNE 21°701 m15.7 mi
Emmaville MountainN 4°690 m6.9 mi
Cacapon 2SSW 193°673 m18.5 mi
Harbor MountainN 1°649 m20.1 mi
King KnobNNE 21°638 m17.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1718:4919:25
June solstice05:4620:0520:45
September equinox07:0118:3619:12
December solstice07:3116:0916:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240506069737165534234
Precip in2.62.23.33.94.14.23.63.34.03.22.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Everett, 16 mi away.

  • Common Oak Moth9 obs
  • Double-lined Gray9 obs
  • Ruby Quaker8 obs
  • Red-fringed Emerald6 obs
  • Speckled Green Fruitworm Moth6 obs
  • Northern Metalmark5 obs
  • Variable Carpet Moth5 obs
  • Intent Zale Moth5 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/11368122

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