State Game Lands Number 78
State Game Lands Number 78 is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 484 m. Lost Mountain stands 804 m to the south-southwest, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Four Leaf Clover Fields, a park 3.5 miles away. High Plateau Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Pennsylvania Game Commission
How to reach it
- 13.2 mi off the High Plateau Scenic Byway
- 23.4 mi off the Bucktail Trail
Named places within 25 miles
- Four Leaf Clover Fields: 3.5 mi
- Kylertown Little League Fields: 4.3 mi
- Cold Stream Dam Recreation Area: 6.7 mi
- The Chalet Park: 7.5 mi
- Fairview Park: 8.8 mi
- Union Church: 6.7 mi
- Halehurst: 6.7 mi
- John Henry Simler House: 6.7 mi
- Philipsburg: 6.8 mi
- Clearfield Bison: 10.1 mi
- Black Bear Hill: 8.5 mi
- Clover Hill: 9.2 mi
- Moshannon Summit: 9.3 mi
- Pine Hill: 9.8 mi
- Hunters Rocks: 9.9 mi
- Moshannon Valley Heritage Center: 6.8 mi
- Grice Clearfield Community Museum: 9.8 mi
- Korb House Museum: 14.6 mi
- The David House Heritage Museum: 16.1 mi
- C.C.C. Museum: 19.6 mi
- Caterpillar: 23.7 mi
- Nautilus Shell: 23.7 mi
- Ridge and Valley Sculpture: 23.7 mi
- Bison: 23.7 mi
- Gyroscope: 23.7 mi
- Moose Creek Spring: 12.2 mi
- Big Sterling Spring: 13.2 mi
- Herder Spring: 14.2 mi
- Yellowsnake Spring water trough: 15.3 mi
- Mountain Blood Spring: 17.0 mi
- State Game Lands Number 98: 6.4 mi
- Soaring Eagle Wetland: 17.2 mi
- Parker Dam State Park: 19.6 mi
- Gray's Woods Preserve: 20.3 mi
- Grace Nature Trail: 20.4 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 19.3 mi
- Pollinator Garden: 19.6 mi
- Seeds of Hope (Tyrone Community Gardens): 22.0 mi
- Butterfly Garden: 22.8 mi
- Tudek Park Community Garden: 23.0 mi
- Carnivorous Pitcher Plant: 11.8 mi
- Bilger's Rocks: 17.7 mi
- Air Quality Learning and Demonstration Center: 23.2 mi
- Lion Shrine: 24.1 mi
- Millbrook Marsh Nature Center: 24.9 mi
- Black Moshannon Beach: 11.3 mi
- Parker Dam State Park Beach: 19.5 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Eastbound: 15.5 mi
- Centre County Rest Area Westbound: 15.7 mi
- Buck Point: 15.9 mi
- The Rock: 24.5 mi
- Table Falls: 19.3 mi
- 3 Runs Falls: 23.2 mi
- Picnic Spot- Christian Fellowship Church: 18.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of State Game Lands Number 78. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lost Mountain | SSW 197° | 804 m | 20.7 mi |
| Centre County Highpoint | SSW 193° | 795 m | 18.2 mi |
| Chestnut Ridge-Clearfield County Highpoint | NNW 335° | 735 m | 13.1 mi |
| Clearfield County Highpoint #2 | WNW 287° | 735 m | 17.2 mi |
| Big Knob | NNW 338° | 714 m | 11.7 mi |
| Bear Knob | E 100° | 713 m | 17.2 mi |
| Old Round Top | NNW 343° | 710 m | 18.4 mi |
| The Knobs | NNW 338° | 709 m | 11.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:17 | 18:49 | 19:25 |
| June solstice | 05:42 | 20:08 | 20:49 |
| September equinox | 07:01 | 18:36 | 19:12 |
| December solstice | 07:35 | 16:04 | 16:49 |
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 | 33 | 46 | 56 | 64 | 68 | 67 | 60 | 49 | 38 | 29 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 4.1 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Philipsburg 2 S, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/62230290
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