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Upper Hopewell Forge Wildlife Sanctuary

Upper Hopewell Forge Wildlife Sanctuary from directly overhead

Upper Hopewell Forge Wildlife Sanctuary is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 130 m. Stony Mountain stands 491 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Rannels Kettle Run Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 3.5 miles off. 50 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Lancaster Conservancy
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.23850, -76.33590
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Penn-Elm Area Lions Club Park: 2.5 mi
  • Heidelberg Township Park: 4.3 mi
  • Ruhl's United Methodist Church Grove: 4.4 mi
  • Fountain Park: 4.5 mi
  • Schaefferstown Fireman's Park: 4.7 mi
Museums
Attractions
  • Schaeffer Farm: 4.4 mi
  • Mount Hope Mansion: 5.0 mi
  • Mother Tucker's Antiques: 9.7 mi
  • Bounce Kraze: 11.3 mi
  • Carousel: 13.2 mi
Historic sites: 58
  • Toll House: 2.7 mi
  • Wall of Rememberance: 5.8 mi
  • 16th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry at Camp Hastings.: 7.4 mi
  • The "Governor's Troop": 7.6 mi
  • Ephrata War Memorial: 8.5 mi
Nature reserves: 56
Peaks: 50
  • Eagle Rock: 1.0 mi
  • White Oak Hill: 1.4 mi
  • Forge Hill: 1.5 mi
  • Cannon Hill: 2.6 mi
  • Spring Hill: 4.2 mi
Artworks: 38
  • Egg: 5.6 mi
  • Lion Statue: 5.8 mi
  • Mount Gretna Outdoor Art Show: 7.1 mi
  • Winters Leadership Memorial: 9.3 mi
  • Cuewe-Pehelle Statue: 11.4 mi
Gardens: 21
  • Weidner Garden: 5.7 mi
  • Fern Island: 5.8 mi
  • Community Garden: 7.1 mi
  • The Courtyard: 8.8 mi
  • Grow-Up Garden: 9.4 mi
Picnic sites: 15
  • Penryn Church Grove: 2.7 mi
  • Sunfish Pond Picnic Area: 5.0 mi
  • Red Rock Picnic Area: 5.7 mi
  • Boy Scout Pavilion: 5.8 mi
  • Bortz Pavilion: 5.8 mi
Springs: 9
  • Schaefferstown Spring: 4.5 mi
  • Lititz Spring: 5.8 mi
  • Penryth Spring: 10.5 mi
  • Bethany Childrens Home Spring: 11.2 mi
  • Donegal Spring: 15.4 mi
Cliffs: 7
Beaches: 1
  • Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 7.5 mi
Covered bridges: 1
Waterfalls: 1
  • Acrigg's Falls: 20.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Upper Hopewell Forge Wildlife Sanctuary. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Stony MountainNW 311°491 m24.5 mi
Panther HeadNNW 346°473 m24.5 mi
Eagle PeakNE 49°396 m10.5 mi
Governor Dick HillW 275°350 m6.3 mi
Mount PennENE 72°342 m24.0 mi
Little MountainNNW 343°337 m17.2 mi
Swope MountainNNW 343°332 m20.1 mi
Spring HillW 278°331 m4.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:1018:4219:18
June solstice05:3719:5820:39
September equinox06:5418:2819:04
December solstice07:2516:0016:43

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313341526271757467554435
Precip in2.62.23.33.33.44.84.23.54.73.83.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster AP, 8 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/466189748

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