State Game Lands Number 299
State Game Lands Number 299 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 513 m. Mount Ararat stands 803 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Hawks Nest, a peak 0.8 miles away. Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97) passes 4.7 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pennsylvania Game Commission
How to reach it
- 4.7 mi off the Upper Delaware Scenic Byway (Route 97)
- 11.5 mi off the Viaduct Valley Way Scenic Byway
- 28.5 mi off the Governor Casey Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Hawks Nest: 0.8 mi
- Kingsbury Hill: 3.5 mi
- Maple Hill: 3.5 mi
- Coon Hill: 4.2 mi
- Point Mountain: 4.4 mi
- Cat Hollow State Forest: 3.8 mi
- Robert W Nichol Nature Preserve and Science Center: 4.1 mi
- Tompkins Forest Preserve Detached Parcel: 4.5 mi
- Columbia Lake State Forest: 4.9 mi
- Whitaker Swamp State Forest: 5.7 mi
- Hancock Town Square: 4.5 mi
- Fireman's Park: 4.7 mi
- Willis Smith Riverside Memorial Park: 6.2 mi
- Kamp's Mohawk Field: 6.3 mi
- Firemen's Park: 6.3 mi
- Maple Tree Grove: 14.3 mi
- Priesthood Restoration Site: 14.3 mi
- banks Susquehanna River: 14.6 mi
- White Rock: 18.0 mi
- Home of Squire Zachariah Tarble: 18.5 mi
- Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society: 4.4 mi
- Deposit Historical Museum: 6.5 mi
- Bainbridge Museum: 22.3 mi
- Roscoe O&W Museum: 23.3 mi
- Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood: 14.4 mi
- Cat Hollow Legend: 22.3 mi
- Sidney Veterans Memorial Park: 22.8 mi
- Handen Covered Bridge: 24.2 mi
- East Branch Rest Area: 10.3 mi
- Pennsylvania Welcome Center: 19.9 mi
- Broome Gateway Rest Area: 21.7 mi
- 16-17 mile marker from possible priesthood site: 17.2 mi
- I Love NY Sculpture: 21.6 mi
- Beamoc Trout: 23.3 mi
- Overlook Cliff: 2.1 mi
- Money Point: 20.5 mi
- Jensen Cascade: 12.5 mi
- Russell Brook Falls: 21.7 mi
- Spencer Spring: 11.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 17.6 miles of State Game Lands Number 299. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Ararat | SSW 200° | 803 m | 14.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf Mountain | SSW 204° | 771 m | 12.0 mi |
| Houck Mountain | NE 51° | 748 m | 14.3 mi |
| Bear Spring Mountain | NE 47° | 746 m | 16.7 mi |
| Fork Mountain | ENE 61° | 741 m | 17.1 mi |
| South Mountain | NE 46° | 740 m | 15.7 mi |
| Rock Rift Mountain | ENE 57° | 730 m | 11.7 mi |
| Crane Hill | NE 39° | 708 m | 14.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:06 | 18:37 | 19:14 |
| June solstice | 05:27 | 19:59 | 20:41 |
| September equinox | 06:49 | 18:24 | 19:01 |
| December solstice | 07:27 | 15:49 | 16:34 |
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 | 24 | 26 | 35 | 47 | 58 | 66 | 71 | 69 | 62 | 51 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Deposit, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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