Thomas P. Bentley Nature Preserve
Thomas P. Bentley Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 127 m. Mount Penn stands 342 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Warwick Furnace, a historic site 0.3 miles away. Exton Bypass passes 9.4 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- French & Pickering Creeks Conservation Trust
How to reach it
- 9.4 mi off the Exton Bypass
- 13.8 mi off the Brandywine Valley Scenic Byway, National
- 21.3 mi off the Blue Route
- 22.6 mi off the Red Clay Valley Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Hawk Point · 19 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Warwick Furnace: 0.3 mi
- James Joseph "Jim" Croce: 6.0 mi
- Spring House: 6.4 mi
- Bathhouse for Six Penny Day Use Area: 6.6 mi
- Lightfoot Mill (Mill at Anselma): 6.6 mi
- Thomas P. Bentley Nature Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Great Marsh: 2.7 mi
- Woody's Woods: 4.1 mi
- Hopewell Tract: 5.5 mi
- Bryn Coed Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Thomas Hill: 3.8 mi
- Mount Pleasure: 4.1 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 5.1 mi
- Williams Hill: 5.5 mi
- Sheep Hill: 5.9 mi
- Windsor Ridge Playground (Garrison Dr): 3.9 mi
- Connie Batdorf Park: 4.2 mi
- Fellowship Field: 4.4 mi
- Route 401 Open Space: 4.4 mi
- Andrew Evans Park: 4.5 mi
- Jim Croce's Apartment: 6.0 mi
- Louis J. Mascaro Automotive Museum: 9.1 mi
- The Schuylkill River Heritage Center: 11.6 mi
- Caernarvon Historical Society and Museum: 11.7 mi
- Duffy’s Cut Museum: 11.9 mi
- Let's Cultivate Food: 7.4 mi
- Culp's Clearing: 8.7 mi
- Brightside Farm Park Community Garden: 9.7 mi
- Phoenixville Community Garden: 11.5 mi
- YouthGrow Farm: 11.6 mi
- Welkinweir: 3.0 mi
- Hank St Peters (a photogenic wild turkey): 5.2 mi
- Graffitti Tree: 6.5 mi
- Norco Fairgrounds: 7.3 mi
- Pottsgrove Mansion: 8.1 mi
- Mascot: 8.8 mi
- Rock Snake: 9.4 mi
- Exeter Eagle: 13.9 mi
- Eternal Flame: 14.1 mi
- Statue of Mary: 14.4 mi
- Park Pavillion #3: 1.7 mi
- Park Pavillion #2: 1.8 mi
- Sweinhart Pavilion: 4.9 mi
- Picnic Grove: 10.7 mi
- Pavilion 1: 15.4 mi
- Baptism Creek Spring: 4.6 mi
- Micajah Posey Spring: 5.6 mi
- Yellow Spring: 6.8 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 6.9 mi
- Magnesium Spring: 7.0 mi
- Millers Point: 5.6 mi
- Pinnacle Point: 15.4 mi
- Monkey Rock: 19.5 mi
- Old Quarry Pit: 22.5 mi
- Milford Mills: 5.6 mi
- Fricks Locks Historic District: 9.1 mi
- Darling: 21.9 mi
- King of Prussia Service Plaza: 19.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.7 miles of Thomas P. Bentley Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Penn | NNW 328° | 342 m | 16.4 mi |
| Long Hill | N 8° | 332 m | 14.0 mi |
| Church Hill | NNW 341° | 332 m | 16.4 mi |
| Fancy Hill | N 8° | 331 m | 12.5 mi |
| Deer Path Hill | NNW 335° | 326 m | 18.0 mi |
| Sand Hill | NNE 13° | 318 m | 13.2 mi |
| Sand Hill | NNW 345° | 314 m | 19.9 mi |
| Welsh Mountain | W 259° | 313 m | 10.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:07 | 18:39 | 19:15 |
| June solstice | 05:35 | 19:56 | 20:36 |
| September equinox | 06:51 | 18:26 | 19:02 |
| December solstice | 07:23 | 15:58 | 16:41 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 74 | 72 | 65 | 54 | 44 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Hopewell Morgantown, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/821483399
Day trips start here
- Pottstown · 9 mi
- Downingtown · 10 mi
- Exton · 10 mi
- Honey Brook · 10 mi
- Chester County · 12 mi
- Phoenixville · 12 mi
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