Nature reserve · Pennsylvania

Stone Hills Preserve

Stone Hills Preserve from directly overhead

Stone Hills Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 101 m. Topton Mountain stands 378 m to the north-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Sunrise Mill, a park 0.9 miles away. Exton Bypass passes 16 miles off.

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Operated by: Natural Lands

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Coordinates40.26153, -75.52763

16.3 mi off the Exton Bypass
16.5 mi off the Blue Route
21.4 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
27.0 mi off the Delaware River Scenic Byway, National

Overlooks nearby

Hawk Point · 28 mi

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks

Sunrise Mill: 0.9 mi
Eastern State Game Farm: 1.1 mi
Limerick Community Park: 1.4 mi
Bob Wayland Memorial Park: 1.9 mi
Constable Charles Speelhoffer Memorial Park: 2.2 mi

Nature reserves

Historic sites

THE SMITH TRACT NATURAL LAND'S "MENG PRESERVE"-STONE HILL GREENWAY: 1.8 mi
Washington Revolutionary War Encampment Monument: 3.6 mi
Revolutionary War Soldier's Grave Marker: 3.7 mi
Trappe Schoolhouse Monument: 4.9 mi
Greenhouse Ruins: 5.0 mi

Museums

Limerick Township Historical Society: 1.8 mi
Dewee's Tavern: 5.4 mi
Henry Muhlenberg House: 5.4 mi
The Speaker's House: 5.5 mi
The Goschenhoppen Historians: 6.1 mi

Peaks

Spring Mountain: 3.9 mi
Gabel Hill: 7.5 mi
Sheep Hill: 8.1 mi
Poole Hill: 8.5 mi
Rattlesnake Hill: 9.2 mi

Attractions

The Training Center - WC Eagles: 5.0 mi
Swamp White Oak: 5.3 mi
Pottsgrove Mansion: 7.0 mi
Norco Fairgrounds: 7.1 mi
Colebrookdale Railroad Station: 7.5 mi

Artworks

Mascot: 5.7 mi
Love Statue: 6.0 mi
Rock Snake: 9.0 mi
Eternal Flame: 11.3 mi
Sacrifice and Devotion: 11.8 mi

Gardens

YouthGrow Farm: 6.1 mi
Let's Cultivate Food: 6.3 mi
Phoenixville Community Garden: 8.1 mi
P D Home & Garden: 10.3 mi
Prayer Garden: 11.6 mi

Picnic sites26

Meadows Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
Sweinhart Pavilion: 10.1 mi
Pavilion 1: 10.3 mi
Betzwood Trailhead: 11.9 mi
Park Pavillion #2: 12.0 mi

Springs15

Baptism Creek Spring: 12.1 mi
Magnesium Spring: 12.3 mi
Yellow Spring: 12.3 mi
Sulphur Spring: 12.3 mi
West Branch Trout Creek Spring: 15.4 mi

Ghost towns3

Cliffs3

Millers Point: 11.9 mi
Pinnacle Point: 12.5 mi
Monkey Rock: 15.4 mi

Rest areas2

King of Prussia Service Plaza: 14.5 mi
309 Truck Stop: 17.8 mi

On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 18.9 miles of Stone Hills Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

Summit	Bearing	Elevation	Distance
Topton Mountain	NNW 331°	378 m	17.0 mi
Gap Hill	NNW 339°	349 m	15.4 mi
Long Hill	WNW 303°	332 m	10.8 mi
Church Hill	WNW 295°	332 m	18.1 mi
Fancy Hill	WNW 296°	331 m	10.3 mi
Sand Hill	WNW 301°	318 m	9.4 mi
Sheep Hill	NW 309°	307 m	17.2 mi
Williams Hill	WSW 255°	306 m	15.6 mi

Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

Date	Sunrise	Golden hour	Sunset
March equinox	07:06	18:38	19:14
June solstice	05:33	19:55	20:36
September equinox	06:50	18:25	19:01
December solstice	07:22	15:57	16:40

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	30	32	40	51	60	69	74	72	65	53	43	34
Precip in	3.0	2.6	4.1	3.6	3.7	3.8	4.7	4.4	4.8	3.8	3.0	3.8

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Heritage FLD AP, 2 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap Official site

OpenStreetMap element way/841516528

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