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State Game Lands Number 282

State Game Lands Number 282 from directly overhead

State Game Lands Number 282 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 376 m. Shutts Hill stands 733 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Sturdevant Hill, a peak 1.5 miles away. Longhouse Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Pennsylvania Game Commission

How to reach it

Coordinates41.98989, -79.13914

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks
  • Frewsburg Park: 4.3 mi
  • Erlandson Overview Park: 4.6 mi
  • Allen Park: 7.8 mi
  • Lincoln Park: 8.0 mi
  • Plumber Park: 8.0 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Historic sites: 14
Museums: 13
Gardens: 4
Artworks: 4
  • Reuben E. Fenton: 8.7 mi
  • Robert H. Jackson: 9.0 mi
  • Big Chair: 9.1 mi
  • Lucille Ball: 11.1 mi
Attractions: 3
  • I Love Lucy Mural: 8.8 mi
  • Boulder Ridge Stables: 16.6 mi
  • Panama Rocks: 18.8 mi
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 2
  • Sandstone Springs: 19.3 mi
  • Sulfur Spring: 20.6 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Bridal falls: 20.9 mi
  • Hector Falls: 22.7 mi
Beaches: 1
Rest areas: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 23.2 miles of State Game Lands Number 282. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Shutts HillNE 46°733 m22.2 mi
Parker HillNE 50°708 m18.4 mi
Blacksnake MountainE 90°708 m21.8 mi
Blacksnake MountainE 87°676 m19.6 mi
Jimmerson HillNE 56°675 m19.7 mi
Mount OnondagaE 81°672 m18.2 mi
Cherry HillESE 118°672 m23.1 mi
Mount OneidaE 83°665 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2118:5219:29
June solstice05:4220:1420:56
September equinox07:0518:3919:16
December solstice07:4216:0416:49

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F242533455765696861503930
Precip in3.82.73.23.93.94.44.63.64.24.13.73.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jamestown 4 ENE, 8 mi away.

  • Blue Dasher19 obs
  • Autumn Meadowhawk13 obs
  • Canada Goose12 obs
  • Eastern Forktail12 obs
  • Red-winged Blackbird9 obs
  • Spotted Salamander9 obs
  • Sandhill Crane8 obs
  • Ring-necked Duck7 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/19754421

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