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State Game Lands Number 216

State Game Lands Number 216 from directly overhead

State Game Lands Number 216 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 352 m. Annisville Hill stands 485 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Harlansburg Station Transportation Museum, a museum 1.6 miles away. Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 22 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Pennsylvania Game Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates41.00100, -80.19000

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Lake Arthur Estates Park and Playground: 3.4 mi
  • CJ Long Spartan Park: 4.0 mi
  • Portersville Steam Show: 5.2 mi
  • Victory Family Church Playground: 5.9 mi
  • Victory Family Church Gazebo: 5.9 mi
Museums: 22
  • Harlansburg Station Transportation Museum: 1.6 mi
  • Ellwood City Area Historical Society: 11.1 mi
  • Harmony Museum: 14.1 mi
  • Zelienople Historical Society: 14.6 mi
  • Beaver County Industrial Museum: 18.0 mi
Peaks: 22
  • Portersville Hill: 5.6 mi
  • Dight Hill: 6.9 mi
  • Fridays Hill: 8.0 mi
  • Fletcher Hill: 8.8 mi
  • Turkey Hill: 9.1 mi
Nature reserves: 18
  • Plain Grove Fens Natural Area: 4.1 mi
  • Wolf Creek Narrows Natural Area: 6.2 mi
  • Wolf Creek Narrows Natural Area: 7.1 mi
  • Wolf Creek Narrows Natural Area: 7.5 mi
  • State Game Lands Number 178: 7.6 mi
Artworks: 17
Gardens: 13
  • Prairie: 16.0 mi
  • Prairie: 16.2 mi
  • Evergreen Arboretum: 16.2 mi
  • Pollinator Garden: 18.1 mi
  • Beaver Community Garden: 21.9 mi
Waterfalls: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Windy Knob Picnic Area: 6.2 mi
  • Lakeside Picnic Area: 6.7 mi
  • Butler Circle: 22.4 mi
  • Picnic Tables for Building 500: 22.9 mi
  • Picnic tables for Building 800: 23.0 mi
Attractions: 5
  • Harmony Weaver's Cabin: 14.0 mi
  • 155mm Gun M1: 18.5 mi
  • Indian Rock: 20.5 mi
  • Vintage Tourist Train: 22.7 mi
  • Youngstown Sign: 24.9 mi
Beaches: 3
Rest areas: 3
  • Venango County Rest Area Eastbound: 18.4 mi
  • Venango County Rest Area Westbound: 18.9 mi
  • Mercer Welcome Center: 20.5 mi
Springs: 1
  • Lacock Spring: 21.3 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of State Game Lands Number 216. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Annisville HillENE 74°485 m21.3 mi
Eakin KnobENE 60°480 m23.2 mi
Boyers HillENE 69°463 m16.7 mi
Scharf HillNE 43°453 m16.5 mi
Gilmore HillNE 39°448 m15.3 mi
Portersville HillSSE 153°445 m5.6 mi
Eakin HillNE 46°445 m23.4 mi
Pine HillNE 48°444 m24.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2518:5719:33
June solstice05:5020:1620:57
September equinox07:0918:4419:20
December solstice07:4316:1216:56

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252736475765706862514031
Precip in3.52.73.43.94.14.84.64.04.13.53.53.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Slippery Rock 1 SSW, 8 mi away.

  • Late Oyster4 obs
  • Brick Cap4 obs
  • staghorn sumac4 obs
  • Eastern Massasauga4 obs
  • Gray Treefrog4 obs
  • Eastern Red-backed Salamander3 obs
  • Common Garter Snake3 obs
  • White-tailed Deer3 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/883055887

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