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State Game Lands Number 162

State Game Lands Number 162 from directly overhead

State Game Lands Number 162 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 417 m. Jackson Hill stands 587 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Old State Line Historical Marker, a historic site 2.2 miles away. Great Lakes Seaway Trail passes 15 miles off. 16 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Pennsylvania Game Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates41.97547, -79.83975

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Della Bayle Recreation Area: 2.7 mi
  • Harwood Tri-Community Park: 2.7 mi
  • Erie County Fairgrounds: 3.0 mi
  • American Legion Little League Fields: 5.1 mi
  • Elgin Community Park: 7.2 mi
Historic sites: 25
Museums: 19
Beaches: 19
  • Cowell Beach: 16.0 mi
  • Shades Beach: 16.2 mi
  • Shorewood Beach: 16.7 mi
  • Beach 11: 17.8 mi
  • Freeport Beach: 18.4 mi
Peaks: 16
  • Oak Hill: 5.3 mi
  • Mackey Hill: 10.6 mi
  • Pleasant Hill: 11.5 mi
  • Dutch Hill: 11.7 mi
  • Dowd Hill: 11.9 mi
Artworks: 4
  • Jon's Fish Statue: 9.7 mi
  • Nittany Lion Shrine: 12.3 mi
  • Schaefer's Auto Art: 15.9 mi
  • Fruits of Labor: 15.9 mi
Attractions: 4
Waterfalls: 2
Springs: 1
  • Sulfur Spring: 15.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Rest Area: 19.5 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of State Game Lands Number 162. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jackson HillESE 118°587 m19.4 mi
Brooks RocksESE 105°583 m19.9 mi
Baker HillESE 105°572 m16.0 mi
Sweet HillENE 69°569 m17.7 mi
Turner HillESE 115°559 m15.7 mi
Eastman HillSE 138°551 m14.6 mi
Baker RocksESE 116°550 m22.2 mi
Humphrey HillE 89°534 m16.3 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2418:5519:32
June solstice05:4520:1720:59
September equinox07:0718:4219:18
December solstice07:4516:0716:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242533455665696861504030
Precip in4.12.93.64.24.44.54.73.74.44.53.94.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Union City Filtration PLT, 5 mi away.

  • eastern hemlock2 obs
  • marsh calla2 obs
  • Clinton's wood fern2 obs
  • mountain woodsorrel2 obs
  • Turkey Vulture1 obs
  • Bald Eagle1 obs
  • Mallard1 obs
  • Canada Goose1 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/18912198

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