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State Game Lands Number 205

State Game Lands Number 205 from directly overhead

State Game Lands Number 205 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 174 m. Pocono Mountain stands 517 m to the north, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mill Hill, a peak 1.4 miles away. Delaware River Valley passes 26 miles off.

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What to expect

Operated by
Pennsylvania Game Commission
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.65850, -75.65650
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Historic sites
Parks
  • United States Armed Forces Plaza: 2.6 mi
  • Independence Park: 2.9 mi
  • Neffs Ballfield: 3.5 mi
  • Orefield Athletic Association: 3.8 mi
  • Neffs Valley Park: 3.8 mi
Attractions
  • Dragon Cement Co. Inc. No 1: 4.8 mi
  • Steel Force: 8.3 mi
  • Revolution: 8.4 mi
  • Thunder Hawk: 8.4 mi
  • Zephyr Railroad: 8.4 mi
Museums: 50
  • Old Spokes Car Museum: 6.5 mi
  • Museum of Indian Culture: 10.1 mi
  • Da Vinci Science Center: 10.3 mi
  • Da Vinci Science Center at PPL Pavilion: 10.3 mi
  • Lehigh Gap Historical Society: 10.3 mi
Nature reserves: 47
Gardens: 30
Artworks: 20
Springs: 17
Picnic sites: 14
  • Food Fest Grove: 8.5 mi
  • Parkside Pavillion: 8.5 mi
  • Carousel Grove: 8.5 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 14.4 mi
  • Picinic Table (C): 14.5 mi
Waterfalls: 9
  • Lower Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Wild Creek Falls: 16.7 mi
  • Onoko Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Terrace Falls: 16.8 mi
  • Cave Falls: 16.9 mi
Beaches: 5
  • Walnutport Lehigh River Access: 6.9 mi
  • Dunbars Lehigh River Access: 12.4 mi
  • Jim Thorpe Lehigh River Access: 14.9 mi
  • Glen Onoko Lehigh River Access: 16.4 mi
  • Wilson Avenue River Access: 18.3 mi
Cliffs: 5
Rest areas: 2
  • Rest Area: 14.4 mi
  • 309 Truck Stop: 18.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.7 miles of State Game Lands Number 205. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Pocono MountainN 351°517 m16.7 mi
Bear MountainN 351°506 m15.0 mi
The PinnacleWSW 257°498 m13.7 mi
Dans PulpitW 270°497 m15.1 mi
Pisgah MountainNW 314°492 m16.0 mi
Bake Oven KnobNNW 327°483 m7.4 mi
Bears RocksNW 314°475 m7.5 mi
Pulpit RockWSW 254°467 m15.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:0718:3919:15
June solstice05:3319:5720:38
September equinox06:5118:2619:02
December solstice07:2415:5516:39

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139506069747265534334
Precip in3.42.83.94.13.84.55.44.44.84.33.63.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Rodale Rsch CTR, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/417324013

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