State Game Lands Number 273
State Game Lands Number 273 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 375 m. Sugar Camp Hill stands 887 m to the south, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Evans Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pennsylvania Game Commission
How to reach it
- 11.8 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Floodway Park: 3.5 mi
- Mack Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
- Indiana Memorial Park: 4.1 mi
- The Oak Grove: 4.3 mi
- Getty Heights Park: 4.5 mi
- IUP Arch: 4.1 mi
- Community park: 14.8 mi
- The Dragon & Gwenevere: 23.1 mi
- The Elf Pond: 23.1 mi
- Little Boy Blue: 23.1 mi
- Evans Hill: 1.1 mi
- Moose Hill: 2.5 mi
- Strongs Hill: 3.4 mi
- Vinegar Hill: 4.4 mi
- Coleman Hill: 6.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.2 mi
- Indiana County War Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Eliza Furnace: 11.4 mi
- Mine Entrance Memorial: 11.9 mi
- Blairsville Veteran's Memorial: 13.0 mi
- IUP Museum: 4.2 mi
- Wagner-Ritter House: 18.5 mi
- Johnstown Flood Museum: 19.5 mi
- Cambria County Historical Society: 20.8 mi
- Cambria County Historical Society: 20.8 mi
- Spirit of the Warrior: 4.1 mi
- Castleform: 4.2 mi
- The Arch: 4.2 mi
- Ghost: 4.3 mi
- The Crimson Hawk: 4.3 mi
- Yellow Creek State Park: 4.1 mi
- Buttermilk Falls Natural Area: 10.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 185: 15.2 mi
- Nathan's Divided Nature Education Center: 20.9 mi
- Disaster’s Edge Environmental Education Center: 24.3 mi
- Suncliff: 5.5 mi
- Laurel Hill: 14.8 mi
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 17.6 mi
- Monastic Garden Area: 24.8 mi
- Hinckston Falls: 17.9 mi
- Turtle Falls: 22.7 mi
- Keystone Beach: 19.9 mi
- Tunnelville Beach: 22.9 mi
- Slovak Club Picnic Grounds: 21.3 mi
- Mechanic's Shanty: 24.7 mi
- Granny Coon Spring: 22.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of State Game Lands Number 273. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Camp Hill | S 180° | 887 m | 23.5 mi |
| Mystery Hill | S 180° | 878 m | 24.0 mi |
| Irwin Hill | S 177° | 868 m | 22.6 mi |
| Pine Hill | S 182° | 842 m | 24.3 mi |
| Rager Mountain | SE 143° | 786 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bear Rocks | SSW 201° | 745 m | 14.1 mi |
| Kinter Hill | NNE 24° | 630 m | 16.8 mi |
| Peyton Hill | S 186° | 595 m | 23.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:10 | 20:51 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:37 | 16:10 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indiana 3 SE, 2 mi away.
- Azure Bluet13 obs
- Song Sparrow9 obs
- White-tailed Deer9 obs
- Bluegill9 obs
- Wood Frog9 obs
- Slender Spreadwing9 obs
- Little Glassywing9 obs
- Eastern Gray Squirrel8 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/884211385
Day trips start here
- Greensburg · 30 mi
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