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State Game Lands Number 143

State Game Lands Number 143 from directly overhead

State Game Lands Number 143 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 530 m. Coal Knob stands 653 m to the east, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Baker Rocks, a peak 1.6 miles away. Longhouse Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Pennsylvania Game Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates41.85388, -79.44165

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Island Park: 6.2 mi
  • Wilder Field: 7.7 mi
  • Buckaloons Recreation Area: 9.5 mi
  • Mather Park: 9.6 mi
  • Corry Downtown City Park: 11.3 mi
Peaks: 46
  • Baker Rocks: 1.6 mi
  • Brooks Rocks: 3.4 mi
  • Jackson Hill: 3.6 mi
  • Cole Hill: 5.5 mi
  • York Mountain: 6.2 mi
Museums: 12
Historic sites: 12
Gardens: 5
Artworks: 5
  • Jon's Fish Statue: 14.1 mi
  • Reuben E. Fenton: 19.5 mi
  • Big Chair: 19.5 mi
  • Lucille Ball: 19.5 mi
  • Robert H. Jackson: 19.9 mi
Attractions: 4
  • Boulder Ridge Stables: 5.7 mi
  • Tidioute Overlook: 12.6 mi
  • Panama Rocks: 15.3 mi
  • I Love Lucy Mural: 19.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Sulfur Spring: 10.2 mi
  • Sandstone Springs: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Rest areas: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of State Game Lands Number 143. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coal KnobE 93°653 m23.9 mi
Goose Heaven HillE 80°626 m18.4 mi
Gardners RocksE 79°612 m17.9 mi
Warren RocksE 82°612 m20.2 mi
Bull HillESE 120°612 m22.5 mi
Fox HillENE 69°601 m19.1 mi
Stone HillE 99°594 m19.8 mi
Cole HillENE 75°588 m18.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2218:5319:30
June solstice05:4420:1520:57
September equinox07:0618:4019:17
December solstice07:4316:0616:50

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F222331435463676559483728
Precip in3.72.53.44.24.44.65.54.14.24.34.04.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chandlers Valley 1SE, 9 mi away.

  • Canada lily3 obs
  • Canadian bunchberry2 obs
  • eastern white pine2 obs
  • marsh calla2 obs
  • Heartleaf Twayblade2 obs
  • American Robin1 obs
  • Eastern Red-backed Salamander1 obs
  • Wehrle's Salamander1 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/12533511

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