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State Game Lands Number 178

State Game Lands Number 178 from directly overhead

State Game Lands Number 178 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 286 m. Boyers Hill stands 463 m to the east, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Pearson Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway passes 24 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates41.05343, -80.31832
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Pearson Park: 1.1 mi
  • Lakewood Park: 1.3 mi
  • Gunton Park: 2.4 mi
  • Flaherty Field: 2.8 mi
  • Marti Park: 2.9 mi
Historic sites
Gardens: 46
  • Centennial Garden: 15.4 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 15.9 mi
  • Community Garden at PennState: 16.0 mi
  • Tacoma Community Garden: 17.3 mi
  • The Shire: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 40
Nature reserves: 35
Museums: 31
  • Harlansburg Station Transportation Museum: 7.0 mi
  • Hermitage Historical Society: 13.6 mi
  • Ellwood City Area Historical Society: 13.6 mi
  • Struthers Historical Museum: 14.2 mi
  • McBride House: 15.0 mi
Peaks: 23
  • Bird Hill: 6.5 mi
  • High Hill: 7.9 mi
  • Fletcher Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 9.1 mi
  • Fridays Hill: 10.9 mi
Waterfalls: 12
Picnic sites: 7
Attractions: 7
  • Vintage Tourist Train: 15.1 mi
  • Youngstown Sign: 17.6 mi
  • Indian Rock: 19.6 mi
  • Harmony Weaver's Cabin: 20.0 mi
  • 155mm Gun M1: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 4
  • Lakeview Beach: 12.5 mi
  • Chestnut Run Swim Beach: 19.2 mi
  • Stoneboro Beach: 22.9 mi
  • BAB: 24.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Mercer Welcome Center: 13.0 mi
  • Venango County Rest Area Eastbound: 21.4 mi
  • Venango County Rest Area Westbound: 22.0 mi
Springs: 2
  • Shelter Rock Spring: 19.1 mi
  • Lacock Spring: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of State Game Lands Number 178. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Boyers HillE 84°463 m22.4 mi
Scharf HillENE 65°453 m19.9 mi
Gilmore HillENE 63°448 m18.3 mi
Portersville HillSE 133°445 m12.7 mi
Ethan HillENE 75°427 m16.6 mi
Big KnobSSE 165°423 m23.8 mi
Wheeler HillN 359°416 m23.5 mi
Fletcher HillS 183°410 m8.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5719:34
June solstice05:5020:1620:58
September equinox07:0918:4419:20
December solstice07:4416:1216:57

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038496069737265544233
Precip in2.92.23.13.73.94.54.63.93.93.23.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Castle 1 N, 3 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • large white trillium24 obs
  • Great Blue Heron8 obs
  • Common Garter Snake6 obs
  • blue phlox5 obs
  • Gray Treefrog5 obs
  • DeKay's Brownsnake4 obs
  • wild geranium4 obs
  • garlic mustard4 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/741162247

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