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State Game Lands Number 272

State Game Lands Number 272 from directly overhead

State Game Lands Number 272 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 513 m. Jackson Hill stands 587 m to the north-northeast, 8.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Eastman Hill, a peak 6.2 miles away. 134 named places lie within 25 miles, 32 of them named summits.

What to expect

Operated by
Pennsylvania Game Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates41.73647, -79.60230

134 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 51
  • Spartansburg Fairgrounds: 7.4 mi
  • Burgess Park: 8.0 mi
  • Robert's Grove public park: 8.2 mi
  • Flemming Park: 8.4 mi
  • Scheide Park: 8.5 mi
Peaks: 32
  • Eastman Hill: 6.2 mi
  • Jackson Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Cole Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Turner Hill: 10.0 mi
  • Babylon Hill: 10.0 mi
Historic sites: 9
Museums: 9
Artworks: 4
  • Jon's Fish Statue: 17.4 mi
  • Graffiti Gallery: 21.6 mi
  • Chief Cornplanter: 21.6 mi
  • Venango Campus Statue: 23.5 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Attractions: 3
  • Tidioute Overlook: 11.6 mi
  • Boulder Ridge Stables: 13.9 mi
  • Panama Rocks: 24.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Oil Seeps: 14.7 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 17.3 mi
  • Sandstone Springs: 17.5 mi
Gardens: 2
  • Clear Lake: 7.5 mi
  • Memorial Garden: 23.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
Waterfalls: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of State Game Lands Number 272. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Jackson HillNNE 33°587 m8.7 mi
Cole HillENE 73°584 m9.0 mi
Brooks RocksNNE 32°583 m13.2 mi
Yankee Bush HillENE 67°582 m23.4 mi
Brown HillNE 49°578 m19.2 mi
Crippen HillENE 67°574 m15.4 mi
Baker HillNNE 15°572 m12.9 mi
Crippen HillENE 67°570 m15.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2318:5419:31
June solstice05:4520:1520:57
September equinox07:0618:4119:18
December solstice07:4316:0716:52

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242533455665696761493929
Precip in3.52.73.54.24.04.94.23.64.14.23.63.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Titusville WTR WKS, 9 mi away.

  • Spotted Salamander1 obs
  • Eastern Red-backed Salamander1 obs
  • Eastern Newt1 obs
  • Borage1 obs
  • splitgill mushroom1 obs
  • black cherry1 obs
  • wild teasel1 obs
  • Meadow Fritillary1 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/884205838

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