State Game Lands Number 47
State Game Lands Number 47 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 476 m. Stony Point stands 558 m to the east-northeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Hoag Hill, a peak 3.5 miles away. Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway passes 25 miles off. 120 named places lie within 25 miles, 27 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pennsylvania Game Commission
How to reach it
- 25.1 mi off the Lake Wilhelm Scenic Byway
120 named places within 25 miles
- Hasson Park: 4.5 mi
- Polish Heritage Memorial Park of Oil City: 5.1 mi
- Rouseville Playground: 5.2 mi
- Justus Park: 5.3 mi
- Central Avenue Plaza: 5.3 mi
- Hoag Hill: 3.5 mi
- Cream Hill: 4.5 mi
- Pine Hill: 6.4 mi
- Foster Hill: 7.6 mi
- Point Hill: 11.3 mi
- Edith C Justus Park: 5.3 mi
- Cornplanter's Gift: 5.3 mi
- Cornplanter: 5.3 mi
- Vandergrift: 5.3 mi
- Fort Machault: 11.6 mi
- Venango County Museum: 5.3 mi
- Clifford's Rug Gallery & Studio: 5.4 mi
- DeBence Antique Music World: 11.9 mi
- Drake Well Museum: 12.6 mi
- American Rabbit Breeders Association: 17.1 mi
- Graffiti Gallery: 5.3 mi
- Chief Cornplanter: 5.3 mi
- Venango Campus Statue: 6.5 mi
- Pithole: 6.4 mi
- Petroleum Center: 7.0 mi
- Fagundus: 16.4 mi
- Gregg Falls: 8.1 mi
- Potters Falls: 13.9 mi
- Freedom Falls: 15.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 72: 17.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 272: 21.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 330: 21.0 mi
- Belltower: 19.3 mi
- Tidioute Overlook: 20.0 mi
- Venango County Rest Area Westbound: 23.7 mi
- Venango County Rest Area Eastbound: 24.2 mi
- Oil Seeps: 7.4 mi
- Big Rocks: 14.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of State Game Lands Number 47. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stony Point | ENE 70° | 558 m | 19.1 mi |
| Zagst Hill | ESE 118° | 525 m | 21.0 mi |
| Maze Hill | ESE 103° | 520 m | 24.2 mi |
| Pine Hill | SE 146° | 515 m | 6.4 mi |
| Fools Knob | NE 50° | 509 m | 19.9 mi |
| Wheeling Hill | WNW 287° | 504 m | 19.0 mi |
| Cream Hill | SSE 169° | 502 m | 4.5 mi |
| Butcherknife Hill | NNE 32° | 497 m | 15.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:23 | 18:54 | 19:31 |
| June solstice | 05:46 | 20:14 | 20:56 |
| September equinox | 07:07 | 18:41 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:42 | 16:08 | 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 | 28 | 36 | 48 | 59 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Tionesta 2 SE Lake, 9 mi away.
- Smallmouth Bass20 obs
- Rock Bass17 obs
- Short-headed Garter Snake5 obs
- Bluegill5 obs
- Clubshell Pearly Mussel5 obs
- Bald Eagle4 obs
- Ring-necked Snake4 obs
- Common Mudpuppy4 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/883623923
Day trips start here
- Oil City · 5 mi
- Titusville · 14 mi
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