Windolph Landing Nature Preserve
Windolph Landing Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 64 m. Eagle Peak stands 396 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Windolph Landing Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Route 419 Scenic Byway passes 19 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Lancaster Conservancy
How to reach it
- 19.3 mi off the Route 419 Scenic Byway
- 20.1 mi off the Mason and Dixon Byway
- 24.6 mi off the Lower Susquehanna Scenic Byway
- 28.0 mi off the Horses and Hounds Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Kilgore Falls · 22 mi
- King & Queen Seat · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Windolph Landing Park: 0.5 mi
- D.F. Buchmiller County Park: 0.9 mi
- South End Park: 1.4 mi
- Brandon Park: 1.5 mi
- Lancaster Community Park: 1.6 mi
- Historic Rock Ford Plantation: 1.8 mi
- Demuth Museum: 2.3 mi
- Lancaster Museum of Art: 2.5 mi
- North Museum of Nature and Science: 2.6 mi
- Lancaster Historical Society: 2.6 mi
- Holly Pointe Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Spalding Conservancy: 3.4 mi
- Boyer Nature Preserve: 3.9 mi
- Shiprock Woods Nature Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Landis Woods Park: 6.0 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 2.2 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 2.2 mi
- Thaddeus Stevens Memorial: 2.6 mi
- Pequea Magnetic Iron Mining Company: 5.2 mi
- Indian Steps Museum: 10.4 mi
- Chestnut Hill: 6.7 mi
- Red Hill: 7.0 mi
- Bunker Hill: 7.3 mi
- Turkey Hill: 8.2 mi
- Oak Hill: 9.0 mi
- Lancaster Convention Center: 2.2 mi
- Trancending Flesh: 2.4 mi
- Carousel: 2.9 mi
- Bounce Kraze: 4.8 mi
- Pipline Plunge: 5.3 mi
- Steinman Statue: 2.2 mi
- Transcending Flesh: 2.4 mi
- Missles Into Plowshares: 4.9 mi
- Kids With Balloons: 4.9 mi
- Parallel Bar Carving: 4.9 mi
- Millersville Alumni Bell Court Garden: 2.1 mi
- Safe Harbor Arboretum: 6.1 mi
- Grow-Up Garden: 8.5 mi
- Fern Island: 10.4 mi
- George E. Stein Arboretum: 12.3 mi
- Indian Rock: 1.9 mi
- Trailside Wall: 8.1 mi
- Spectator Wall: 8.3 mi
- ZP16: 11.3 mi
- ZP34: 11.3 mi
- Trestle Trail Picnic Site: 3.6 mi
- Bortz Pavilion: 10.4 mi
- Boy Scout Pavilion: 10.4 mi
- Leaman Place Junction: 10.8 mi
- Penryn Church Grove: 14.3 mi
- Lititz Spring: 10.4 mi
- Black Rock Spring: 14.6 mi
- Donegal Spring: 14.7 mi
- Black Barren Spring: 19.9 mi
- Schaefferstown Spring: 20.0 mi
- Willow Hill Covered Bridge: 6.2 mi
- Mt. Gretna Lake & Beach: 18.6 mi
- Kilgore Falls: 22.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Windolph Landing Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle Peak | NNE 17° | 396 m | 23.9 mi |
| Governor Dick Hill | NNW 336° | 350 m | 18.1 mi |
| Spring Hill | NNW 342° | 331 m | 17.4 mi |
| Cushion Peak | NNE 32° | 320 m | 24.2 mi |
| Welsh Mountain | ENE 69° | 313 m | 21.9 mi |
| Eagle Rock | N 360° | 306 m | 16.3 mi |
| Silver Hill | ENE 57° | 283 m | 22.0 mi |
| Round Top | NW 307° | 281 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:10 | 18:42 | 19:17 |
| June solstice | 05:37 | 19:57 | 20:38 |
| September equinox | 06:54 | 18:28 | 19:04 |
| December solstice | 07:24 | 16:01 | 16:44 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 41 | 53 | 62 | 71 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 4.2 | 3.3 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster 2 NE Filt PLT, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1281840731
Day trips start here
- Lancaster · 2 mi
- Lancaster County · 4 mi
- Strasburg · 7 mi
- Intercourse · 11 mi
- Wrightsville · 11 mi
- Honey Brook · 22 mi
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