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State Game Lands Number 186

State Game Lands Number 186 from directly overhead

State Game Lands Number 186 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 323 m. Dresser Hill stands 673 m to the north, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Kettle Creek Environmental Education Center, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 13 miles off.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.98483, -75.33688

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Jackson Township Park: 2.3 mi
  • Barton Glen Park: 2.5 mi
  • Old Mill Park: 3.6 mi
  • TLC Park: 4.3 mi
  • Chestnuthill Township Park: 4.6 mi
Peaks
  • Camelback Mountain: 4.1 mi
  • Crystal Hill: 5.1 mi
  • Beehive: 5.3 mi
  • The Knob: 6.3 mi
  • Pohopco Mountains: 6.5 mi
Historic sites: 59
  • Grave of Etna Bittenbender: 4.2 mi
  • Coal Pocket: 7.7 mi
  • Historic Churliegh Inn: 7.8 mi
  • DL&W Interlocking Tower: 7.8 mi
  • Antoine Dutot: 10.3 mi
Attractions: 41
Waterfalls: 35
  • Old Mill Falls: 3.6 mi
  • Princess Run Waterfall: 10.4 mi
  • Upper Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Dunnfield Creek Falls: 11.3 mi
  • Marshalls Creek Falls: 11.5 mi
Museums: 30
  • Eddie's Toy Museum & Store: 4.0 mi
  • Heritage Center of Western Pocono Community Library: 5.0 mi
  • Monroe County Historical Association: 7.2 mi
  • Brodhead Creek Heritage Center: 8.0 mi
  • Dansbury Depot: 8.2 mi
Picnic sites: 17
Gardens: 14
Beaches: 12
  • Indain Mountain Lake Beach: 8.9 mi
  • Tall Timber Beach: 12.1 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 15.0 mi
  • Smithfield Beach: 15.2 mi
  • Tobyhanna Lake Beach: 15.7 mi
Springs: 12
Cliffs: 10
Artworks: 10
  • Palmerton "Patches": 18.9 mi
  • Sons of Liberty: 18.9 mi
  • Rock Maze: 19.3 mi
  • Leopard: 20.8 mi
  • Shapeyard: 20.8 mi
Rest areas: 4
  • Crescent Lake Rest Area: 5.6 mi
  • Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 10.2 mi
  • Rest area: 16.0 mi
  • Rest Area: 24.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 20.6 miles of State Game Lands Number 186. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dresser HillN 356°673 m16.3 mi
Pimple HillWNW 289°669 m9.4 mi
Lake MountainWNW 286°666 m14.6 mi
Turkey KnollN 3°655 m14.1 mi
Camelback MountainNNW 349°647 m4.1 mi
Shaffers KnobN 2°634 m15.5 mi
Mount WismerNNE 14°627 m17.9 mi
Pohopoco MountainW 278°612 m7.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0618:3719:14
June solstice05:3019:5620:38
September equinox06:4918:2419:00
December solstice07:2415:5316:37

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506068737164524133
Precip in3.83.14.04.34.45.54.74.85.35.23.94.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — E Stroudsburg, 7 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/403003803

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