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State Game Lands Number 160

State Game Lands Number 160 from directly overhead

State Game Lands Number 160 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 164 m. Big Mountain stands 552 m to the north, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Swatara Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off. 51 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.54063, -76.33759
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Canal Park: 2.4 mi
  • Chickagami Beach Fishing Area: 2.6 mi
  • Lake Front Trail Parking/Picnic Area: 2.6 mi
  • Frog Hollow Environmental Education Center: 5.7 mi
  • Frystown Park: 6.4 mi
Attractions
  • Christmas Village Railroad: 13.2 mi
  • Merry Christmas from the Land of Oz: 13.2 mi
  • Ice Skating Rink: 13.2 mi
  • Winter... in the City on the Farm and in the Mountains: 13.2 mi
  • Wishing Well: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 52
  • William F. Shanaman Monument: 2.7 mi
  • Fort Snyder Monument: 5.8 mi
  • Canal Lock: 7.8 mi
  • Coal Miners' Memorial: 10.6 mi
  • Auburn Desilting Basin monument: 12.3 mi
Peaks: 51
  • Swatara Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Summerhill: 4.1 mi
  • Camp Blue Mountain: 5.7 mi
  • Swope Mountain: 5.9 mi
  • Red Mountain: 6.3 mi
Museums: 23
Nature reserves: 23
Artworks: 20
  • Santa Claus: 13.2 mi
  • "Hot Dog" Frank statue: 17.1 mi
  • Cuewe-Pehelle Statue: 17.2 mi
  • Owl Totem Pole: 19.5 mi
  • Anthony P. Domato Mural: 20.7 mi
Gardens: 17
Picnic sites: 13
  • Ampitheater: 10.6 mi
  • Main Campfire Circle: 10.6 mi
  • Swing Circle: 10.7 mi
  • Hemlock Grove: 15.8 mi
  • Quitte Creek Nature Park: 17.2 mi
Springs: 9
  • Pine Spring: 8.6 mi
  • Bethany Childrens Home Spring: 15.5 mi
  • Penryth Spring: 16.8 mi
  • Schaefferstown Spring: 17.1 mi
  • Pocahontas Spring: 18.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Acrigg's Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Swatara Falls: 9.1 mi
  • Un-named Falls: 9.1 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 21.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of State Game Lands Number 160. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Big MountainN 351°552 m19.9 mi
Big Lick MountainWNW 288°545 m13.4 mi
Ashland MountainN 11°530 m16.9 mi
Broad MountainNNE 32°518 m19.5 mi
Good Spring MountainNW 305°500 m10.7 mi
Short MountainW 278°500 m20.6 mi
The PinnacleENE 77°498 m22.9 mi
Dans PulpitENE 68°497 m22.1 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3619:5920:40
September equinox06:5418:2819:04
December solstice07:2615:5916:42

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, 16 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/885326666

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