State Game Lands Number 231
State Game Lands Number 231 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 827 m. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the west, 8.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Hunsrick Summit, a peak 1.3 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 5.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pennsylvania Game Commission
How to reach it
- 5.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 6.9 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 16.2 mi off the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Monroe Run Valley · 17 mi
- Deep Creek Lake · 23 mi
- Paradise Overlook · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hunsrick Summit: 1.3 mi
- Shocky Hill: 2.7 mi
- Gravel Hill: 5.2 mi
- Lease Hill: 5.6 mi
- Shoemaker Hill: 5.6 mi
- Maple Valley Park: 5.6 mi
- Frostburg Mtn Rec Area: 7.8 mi
- Mountainside Recreation Area: 7.8 mi
- St johns rock parking and picnic area: 7.9 mi
- Casselman River Bridge State Park: 7.9 mi
- Salisbury Elk-Lick Veterans Memorial: 3.1 mi
- Mason-Dixon marker: 7.2 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 7.8 mi
- Casselman’s Bridge: 7.9 mi
- Castleman’s River Bridge: 7.9 mi
- Mount Davis Natural Area: 7.8 mi
- New Germany State Park: 11.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 271: 12.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 50: 14.0 mi
- Dan's Rock Fire Tower: 14.4 mi
- Meyersdale Area Historical Society: 3.5 mi
- Springs Museum: 6.8 mi
- Grantsville Museum: 8.4 mi
- Mount Savage Museum: 8.9 mi
- Frostburg Museum: 9.2 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 7.8 mi
- Old Cherry Glade Meetinghouse: 16.5 mi
- eroded outcropping: 17.7 mi
- Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 22.3 mi
- Mountain Coaster: 23.1 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 7.5 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 7.6 mi
- Lovers Leap: 14.9 mi
- Baughman Rock Overlook: 24.3 mi
- Baughman Spring: 8.0 mi
- Paterson Spring: 20.9 mi
- Kooser Spring: 24.3 mi
- Art: 9.2 mi
- Birdhouse: 17.0 mi
- Blind Skier and Camper Art Installation: 21.2 mi
- Frankville: 20.1 mi
- Kendall: 22.7 mi
- Blooming Rose: 23.2 mi
- Mountain View: 10.6 mi
- Ali Ghan Picnic Grounds: 17.4 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 15.1 mi
- Youghiogheny Overlook Welcome Center: 19.6 mi
- Cole Run Falls: 19.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of State Game Lands Number 231. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Davis | W 280° | 979 m | 8.1 mi |
| Baughman Rocks | WNW 284° | 961 m | 7.9 mi |
| Glade Mountain | W 280° | 936 m | 9.5 mi |
| Zehner Hill | WSW 250° | 914 m | 10.2 mi |
| Big Savage Mountain | SSW 194° | 913 m | 15.7 mi |
| High Rock | SSW 194° | 910 m | 15.8 mi |
| Ringer Hill | WSW 258° | 903 m | 9.3 mi |
| Maust Hill | WSW 255° | 901 m | 9.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:20 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:49 | 20:08 | 20:48 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:13 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 27 | 35 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 66 | 60 | 49 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 4.3 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Meyersdale 2 SSW, 1 mi away.
- Eastern Milksnake7 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander5 obs
- Hickory Tussock Moth5 obs
- Ring-necked Snake4 obs
- Eastern Newt4 obs
- Little White Lichen Moth4 obs
- Smooth Greensnake4 obs
- Pale Homochlodes Moth4 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/13238961
Day trips start here
- Grantsville · 8 mi
- Somerset · 17 mi
- McHenry · 23 mi
- Ohiopyle · 26 mi
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