State Game Lands Number 72
State Game Lands Number 72 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 442 m. Songer Hill stands 579 m to the east, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Clarion County, a historic site 2.0 miles away. 126 named places lie within 25 miles, 35 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pennsylvania Game Commission
How to reach it
126 named places within 25 miles
- Veterans Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Gemmell Park: 2.3 mi
- Paul A. Weaver Community Park: 2.5 mi
- Student Recreation Area: 2.5 mi
- Helen Furnace Park: 4.5 mi
- Groce Hill: 3.7 mi
- Zagst Hill: 7.8 mi
- Thompson Hill: 8.6 mi
- McClays Peak: 9.0 mi
- Pine Hill: 11.0 mi
- Clarion County: 2.0 mi
- Helen Furnace: 4.7 mi
- Memorial Fountain: 11.3 mi
- Buchanan Furnace: 11.7 mi
- Buchanan Furnace: 11.8 mi
- Sutton-Ditz House Museum: 2.0 mi
- American Rabbit Breeders Association: 9.1 mi
- American Rabbit Breeders Association: 9.1 mi
- Jefferson County History Center: 17.0 mi
- Coolspring Power Museum: 21.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 330: 8.8 mi
- State Game Lands Number 47: 17.4 mi
- State Game Lands Number 320: 23.0 mi
- Venango Campus Statue: 21.2 mi
- Chief Cornplanter: 21.3 mi
- Graffiti Gallery: 21.3 mi
- Belltower: 2.3 mi
- Farmer's Inn: 15.7 mi
- Freedom Falls: 18.7 mi
- Potters Falls: 20.4 mi
- Pithole: 21.9 mi
- Petroleum Center: 24.3 mi
- Bradys Spring: 21.9 mi
- Oil Seeps: 24.6 mi
- Jefferson County Rest Area Eastbound: 23.5 mi
- Jefferson County Rest Area Westbound: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of State Game Lands Number 72. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Songer Hill | E 82° | 579 m | 12.3 mi |
| Edeburn Hill | ENE 74° | 573 m | 18.7 mi |
| Kahletown Hill | E 80° | 567 m | 12.0 mi |
| Beartown Rocks | ENE 76° | 561 m | 17.5 mi |
| Stahlman Roundtop | E 82° | 559 m | 16.8 mi |
| Stony Point | NNE 19° | 558 m | 20.7 mi |
| Shawkey Hill | E 79° | 557 m | 13.7 mi |
| Gumbert Hill | E 86° | 545 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:22 | 18:53 | 19:30 |
| June solstice | 05:45 | 20:13 | 20:55 |
| September equinox | 07:06 | 18:40 | 19:17 |
| December solstice | 07:41 | 16:08 | 16:52 |
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 | 34 | 46 | 57 | 66 | 70 | 68 | 62 | 50 | 39 | 30 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Clarion 3 SW, 4 mi away.
- Common Garter Snake41 obs
- Chinese Mantis30 obs
- White-tailed Deer26 obs
- Hickory Tussock Moth19 obs
- Large Maple Spanworm Moth18 obs
- Ring-necked Snake17 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander16 obs
- Allegheny Mountain Dusky Salamander15 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/297491501
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