State Game Lands Number 305
State Game Lands Number 305 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. Big Flat Tower stands 628 m to the west-southwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Center Point Knob, a peak 0.6 miles away. Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway passes 16 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pennsylvania Game Commission
How to reach it
- 16.0 mi off the Journey Through Hallowed Ground Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- CS Sharpshooter's position · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Center Point Knob: 0.6 mi
- White Rocks: 1.0 mi
- Long Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Keller Hill: 2.4 mi
- Stone Head: 2.7 mi
- Center Point Knob: 0.8 mi
- 88th Infantry "Blue Devil" Division: 6.1 mi
- 8th Armored Division: 6.1 mi
- 44th Bomb Group: 6.1 mi
- 80th Infantry "Blue Ridge" Division: 6.1 mi
- OA Cerimony Circle: 1.8 mi
- South Middleton Township & Leaman Park: 1.9 mi
- Waterfront: 1.9 mi
- Lenni Lenapi Site: 2.0 mi
- Flag Plaza: 2.0 mi
- Boiler Room Museum: 5.1 mi
- Equipment Museum: 5.1 mi
- U.S. Army Heritage and Education Center: 6.3 mi
- Cumberland County Historical Society: 6.9 mi
- Eastern Museum of MotorSports Racing: 7.0 mi
- Liberation Pointe: 6.5 mi
- Benjamin Rush: 7.0 mi
- Sundial: 7.9 mi
- River Cow: 12.2 mi
- Lion Statue: 13.7 mi
- West Locust Community Garden: 7.0 mi
- Grantham Community Garden: 7.5 mi
- Cameron-Masland Mansion Garden: 7.9 mi
- Special Needs Garden: 7.9 mi
- Special Needs Garden: 7.9 mi
- Letort Spring: 5.2 mi
- Alexander Spring: 8.3 mi
- Bucher Spring: 10.1 mi
- Orr's Bridge Spring: 12.2 mi
- Eichelberger Spring: 13.1 mi
- Cave Hill Nature Center: 7.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 242: 8.8 mi
- Peiffer Memorial Arboretum and Nature Preserve: 14.4 mi
- Tumbling Run Game Preserve: 14.7 mi
- McCormick Island: 17.1 mi
- Dellville Covered Bridge: 16.9 mi
- Indian Echo Caverns: 23.3 mi
- John Eisenhower Bridge: 23.5 mi
- Memorial Flag Pole: 23.6 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 23.7 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 23.9 mi
- Concrete Beach: 15.4 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 22.0 mi
- Sachs Covered Bridge: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.3 miles of State Game Lands Number 305. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Big Flat Tower | WSW 242° | 628 m | 17.2 mi |
| Ram Hill | WSW 237° | 595 m | 18.2 mi |
| Flat Rock | WNW 301° | 578 m | 18.1 mi |
| Lewis Rocks | WSW 241° | 527 m | 14.8 mi |
| Piney Mountain | SW 232° | 513 m | 17.9 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | WSW 253° | 489 m | 13.6 mi |
| Buck Ridge Tower | WSW 248° | 488 m | 8.3 mi |
| Bear Mountain | SW 222° | 487 m | 14.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:13 | 18:45 | 19:21 |
| June solstice | 05:40 | 20:01 | 20:42 |
| September equinox | 06:57 | 18:32 | 19:07 |
| December solstice | 07:28 | 16:04 | 16:47 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 29 | 31 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 3.8 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 3.1 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carlisle WTP, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/409904174
Day trips start here
- Gettysburg · 21 mi
- Hanover · 23 mi
- York · 23 mi
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