Via I-79 it is 30 miles (48 km) south to downtown Pittsburgh and 99 miles (159 km) north to Erie. Pennsylvania Route 68 passes through the borough just south of the downtown and leads west into Zelienople and east 17 miles (27 km) to Butler, the county seat.
1 Daffodils, foxgloves, and poppies are common flowers that have a toxicity that deer avoid. 2  Deer also turn their noses up at fragrant plants with strong scents. 3  Herbs such as sages, ornamental salvias, lavenders, peonies, and bearded irises are just âstinkyâ to deer.
1 Neither do deer (unless theyâre desperate). Plants such as lambâs ear are not on their preferred menu.  Our favorite deer-resistant perennials are bleeding hearts (Dicentra spectabilis). They are popular with us, but not deer!