State Game Lands Number 50
State Game Lands Number 50 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 715 m. Mount Davis stands 979 m to the south-southwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Kimberly Run Natural Area, a nature reserve 2.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Maryland passes 19 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pennsylvania Game Commission
How to reach it
- 18.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Maryland, National
- 17.3 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
- 19.0 mi off the Mountain Maryland Byway
- 20.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
Overlooks nearby
- Paradise Overlook · 22 mi
- Monroe Run Valley · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Cover Hill: 3.0 mi
- Vought Rock: 11.4 mi
- 2768 feet: 12.2 mi
- Bald Knob: 12.7 mi
- Hunsrick Summit: 12.7 mi
- Ankeny Square: 3.0 mi
- Alexis Park: 3.0 mi
- Jager and Friends Dog Park: 3.9 mi
- Berlin Community Grove: 6.7 mi
- Somerset Historical Center: 7.2 mi
- Laurel Ridge State Park XC Skiing Concession Building: 16.3 mi
- Spruce Forest Artisan Village: 19.2 mi
- Fallingwater: 22.0 mi
- Treehouse (O the Owl, Katerina): 23.2 mi
- Museum-Go_Round (Miss Elaina): 23.2 mi
- Blue Star Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Quecreek Mine Accident And Rescue: 7.8 mi
- Monument for Life: 7.8 mi
- CCC Monument: 9.7 mi
- United 93 Impact Site: 10.1 mi
- Heritage Haus: 6.4 mi
- Laurel Hill Visitor Center: 9.7 mi
- Meyersdale Area Historical Society: 10.6 mi
- Flight 93 National Memorial Entrance: 12.2 mi
- William H Hoppee Quemahoning Dam & Steelmaking Museum: 15.5 mi
- Kimberly Run Natural Area: 2.1 mi
- Laurel Summit State Park: 12.1 mi
- Mount Davis Natural Area: 13.9 mi
- State Game Lands Number 231: 14.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 271: 17.4 mi
- Beam Rocks: 12.5 mi
- Wolf Rocks: 13.8 mi
- Shelter Rocks: 14.6 mi
- Ninety Foot Rocks: 16.0 mi
- St Johns rock scenic overlook: 21.3 mi
- Cole Run Falls: 11.8 mi
- Sugar Run Falls: 23.1 mi
- Ohiopyle Falls: 24.0 mi
- Turtle Falls: 24.2 mi
- Cucumber Falls: 24.5 mi
- Paterson Spring: 12.3 mi
- Kooser Spring: 12.6 mi
- Baughman Spring: 13.3 mi
- Linng Water Spring: 21.5 mi
- White Sulphur Springs: 24.0 mi
- Mountain View: 22.2 mi
- Babcock Picnic Area: 23.2 mi
- Tharp Knob Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Birdhouse: 3.0 mi
- Art: 22.5 mi
- US-219 Cove Overlook Rest Area: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.2 miles of State Game Lands Number 50. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Davis | SSW 206° | 979 m | 13.9 mi |
| Baughman Rocks | SSW 206° | 961 m | 13.3 mi |
| Glade Mountain | SSW 212° | 936 m | 14.3 mi |
| 2768 feet | WNW 295° | 923 m | 12.2 mi |
| Zehner Hill | SSW 204° | 914 m | 19.0 mi |
| Ringer Hill | SSW 205° | 903 m | 17.4 mi |
| Maust Hill | SSW 204° | 901 m | 18.0 mi |
| Vought Rock | SSW 204° | 898 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| June solstice | 05:48 | 20:08 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:04 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:12 | 16:55 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Sep.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 24 | 26 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 64 | 69 | 67 | 61 | 49 | 38 | 30 |
| Precip in | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 5.0 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hidden Valley, 12 mi away.
- Ring-necked Snake5 obs
- pink lady's slipper3 obs
- red maple3 obs
- eastern hemlock3 obs
- Black-capped Chickadee3 obs
- Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander2 obs
- Eastern Skunk Cabbage2 obs
- American beech2 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/13238772
Day trips start here
- Somerset · 3 mi
- Grantsville · 19 mi
- Donegal · 20 mi
- Ohiopyle · 24 mi
- Connellsville · 28 mi
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