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State Game Lands Number 145

State Game Lands Number 145 from directly overhead

State Game Lands Number 145 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 213 m. Stony Mountain stands 491 m to the north-northwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Conewago Hill, a peak 1.0 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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What to expect

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Pennsylvania Game Commission
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Coordinates40.23677, -76.49802
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dogwood Park: 1.7 mi
  • Memorial Park: 1.8 mi
  • Heritage Park: 1.8 mi
  • Township Park: 4.4 mi
  • Power Park: 4.4 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Mount Hope Mansion: 3.7 mi
  • The Old Hershey Chocolate Factory: 8.6 mi
  • River Otter: 8.8 mi
  • Bobcat: 8.8 mi
  • Black-tailed Prairie Dog: 8.8 mi
Artworks: 51
  • Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show: 1.6 mi
  • Cuewe-Pehelle Statue: 6.6 mi
  • "Hot Dog" Frank statue: 6.7 mi
  • Ship Mountjoy Sculpture: 8.8 mi
  • Milton S. Hershey: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves: 50
Historic sites: 48
Peaks: 39
  • Conewago Hill: 1.0 mi
  • Governor Dick Hill: 2.3 mi
  • Hulls Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Spring Hill: 4.4 mi
  • White Oak Hill: 8.6 mi
Gardens: 28
Picnic sites: 15
  • Quitte Creek Nature Park: 6.3 mi
  • Penryn Church Grove: 7.0 mi
  • Original Carrousel Circle: 9.0 mi
  • Boy Scout Pavilion: 11.2 mi
  • Bortz Pavilion: 11.3 mi
Springs: 10
  • Penryth Spring: 6.4 mi
  • Spring Creek Springs: 7.8 mi
  • Donegal Spring: 10.0 mi
  • Lititz Spring: 11.3 mi
  • Schaefferstown Spring: 11.5 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 2
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 1.3 mi
  • Concrete Beach: 20.9 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Acrigg's Falls: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Covered bridges: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of State Game Lands Number 145. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony MountainNNW 328°491 m18.9 mi
Third MountainNW 308°488 m20.8 mi
Panther HeadN 6°473 m24.1 mi
Round TopNNW 330°422 m21.5 mi
Round TopWSW 248°401 m24.4 mi
Eagle PeakENE 67°396 m17.9 mi
Governor Dick HillENE 74°350 m2.3 mi
Pinetown HillWSW 250°338 m23.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3719:5920:40
September equinox06:5418:2919:05
December solstice07:2616:0116:44

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303240516170747366544334
Precip in3.12.53.63.74.04.54.94.64.64.13.23.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lebanon 2 W, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/18615002

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