Whetzel Preserve
Whetzel Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 281 m. Fort Hill stands 478 m to the east-southeast, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Chess Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Historic National Road - Pennsylvania passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Allegheny Land Trust
How to reach it
- 10.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Pennsylvania, National
- 15.3 mi off the Grand View Scenic Byway
- 29.8 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Point Lookout · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Chess Park: 0.7 mi
- New Eagle Riverfront Park: 0.9 mi
- Monongahela Aquatorium: 1.0 mi
- Mounds Park: 1.0 mi
- Gallatin/Sunnyside Riverfront Park: 2.9 mi
- Pollocks Knob: 2.8 mi
- Sheppler Hill: 7.7 mi
- 1162: 8.3 mi
- 1166: 8.4 mi
- 1158: 8.4 mi
- Yohogania Courthouse: 3.7 mi
- Sutersville War Memorial: 7.3 mi
- Edgebrook Bridge: 7.6 mi
- Edgebrook Shelter: 7.6 mi
- Gratztown War Memorial: 8.2 mi
- statue base: 8.1 mi
- McKeesport Model Railroad Club: 9.7 mi
- The Sail: 10.3 mi
- Statue of Dr. Robert E Eberly: 10.6 mi
- Blaze the Vulcan: 10.6 mi
- Greater Monessen Historical: 4.5 mi
- Elizabeth Township Historical Society: 9.2 mi
- Bethel Park Historical Society: 9.3 mi
- McKeesport Heritage Center: 10.7 mi
- Spaceballs The Unauthorized Museum and Gift Shop: 12.4 mi
- Buffalo Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Dead Man's Hollow Conservation Area: 8.5 mi
- Shamrock Woods: 8.6 mi
- Lowber Passive Mine Water Treatment Plant: 9.4 mi
- South Taylor Environmental Park: 9.7 mi
- South Park Demonstration Garden: 8.0 mi
- Daffodil Hill: 9.0 mi
- Bethel Park Community Garden: 9.8 mi
- McKeesport Arboretum and Rose Garden: 10.7 mi
- Community Gardens: 11.1 mi
- Springvale: 4.9 mi
- Harvest: 4.9 mi
- Blue Grass 2: 5.0 mi
- Shepard: 5.0 mi
- Hay Loft: 5.1 mi
- Silent Brook Well: 8.8 mi
- Hundred Acres Manor Haunted House: 9.1 mi
- Canton Avenue: 14.4 mi
- Canton Avenue: 14.4 mi
- Canton Avenue: 14.4 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 1.0 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Left Side: 1.0 mi
- Aquatorium Beach Right Side: 1.1 mi
- Redds Beach: 5.8 mi
- Thornburg Beach: 16.8 mi
- Hay's Wall: 12.3 mi
- Fossils Cliff: 16.8 mi
- Francis Spring: 12.1 mi
- Thompson Run Falls: 12.4 mi
- West Overton: 20.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.2 miles of Whetzel Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hill | ESE 122° | 478 m | 15.4 mi |
| Mount Wheeler | WSW 251° | 450 m | 16.9 mi |
| Roundtop | ESE 120° | 432 m | 16.6 mi |
| Sheppler Hill | ESE 122° | 429 m | 7.7 mi |
| Rich Hill | SE 127° | 420 m | 10.6 mi |
| Garrett Hill | W 272° | 420 m | 20.2 mi |
| Hannas Knob | W 280° | 417 m | 12.9 mi |
| Pollocks Knob | NNW 347° | 407 m | 2.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:24 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| June solstice | 05:51 | 20:13 | 20:53 |
| September equinox | 07:08 | 18:43 | 19:19 |
| December solstice | 07:40 | 16:14 | 16:58 |
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 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.1 | 3.4 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Donora 1 SW, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/804462870
Day trips start here
- South Pittsburgh Region · 10 mi
- Mt. Lebanon · 13 mi
- Green Tree · 15 mi
- Irwin · 15 mi
- Washington · 17 mi
- New Stanton · 18 mi
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