Whites Woods Nature Center
Whites Woods Nature Center is a park in Pennsylvania, at a modelled elevation of 459 m. Rager Mountain stands 786 m to the southeast, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Fourth Ward Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway passes 17 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 17.0 mi off the Laurel Highlands Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Fourth Ward Park: 0.5 mi
- IUP Co-Op Park: 0.5 mi
- The Oak Grove: 1.2 mi
- Indiana Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
- Mack Memorial Park: 1.7 mi
- Indiana County War Memorial: 1.0 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Blairsville Veteran's Memorial: 15.1 mi
- Blanket Hill: 15.9 mi
- Eliza Furnace: 16.5 mi
- Coleman Hill: 0.9 mi
- Vinegar Hill: 1.0 mi
- Warner Hill: 3.3 mi
- Kunkle Hill: 5.4 mi
- Evans Hill: 6.2 mi
- Jimmy Stewart Statue: 1.0 mi
- The Crimson Hawk: 1.2 mi
- Ghost: 1.2 mi
- The Arch: 1.3 mi
- Castleform: 1.3 mi
- IUP Museum: 1.2 mi
- Vandergrift Museum-Historical Society: 20.8 mi
- Armstrong County Historical Museum & Genealogical Society, Inc: 22.5 mi
- Leechburg Area Museum and Historical Society: 22.9 mi
- Punxsutawney Weather Discovery Center: 23.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 273: 5.4 mi
- Yellow Creek State Park: 8.3 mi
- Buttermilk Falls Natural Area: 15.7 mi
- State Game Lands Number 185: 16.5 mi
- State Game Lands Number 320: 22.2 mi
- IUP Arch: 1.3 mi
- Community park: 12.7 mi
- Home of Punxsutawney Phil: 23.1 mi
- Suncliff: 10.2 mi
- Laurel Hill: 20.1 mi
- Tunnelville Beach: 18.3 mi
- Keystone Beach: 21.3 mi
- Granny Coon Spring: 18.5 mi
- Laurel Ave Community Garden: 22.9 mi
- Hinckston Falls: 23.3 mi
- Slovak Club Picnic Grounds: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Whites Woods Nature Center. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rager Mountain | SE 143° | 786 m | 19.6 mi |
| Bear Rocks | S 186° | 745 m | 17.6 mi |
| Kinter Hill | NE 42° | 630 m | 14.9 mi |
| Moose Hill | ESE 123° | 587 m | 6.6 mi |
| Doty Roundtop | NE 42° | 579 m | 17.0 mi |
| Penn View Mountain | S 183° | 577 m | 13.8 mi |
| Strongs Hill | ESE 112° | 555 m | 6.4 mi |
| Evans Hill | SE 136° | 552 m | 6.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:21 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| June solstice | 05:47 | 20:10 | 20:52 |
| September equinox | 07:05 | 18:40 | 19:16 |
| December solstice | 07:38 | 16:10 | 16:53 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 27 | 29 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 67 | 71 | 69 | 63 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Indiana 3 SE, 4 mi away.
- Eastern Gray Squirrel185 obs
- American Robin153 obs
- Eastern Cottontail108 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee98 obs
- Eastern Carpenter Bee91 obs
- Eastern Red-backed Salamander90 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle63 obs
- Western Honey Bee62 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/796333513
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