Animal Swings
Animal Swings is an attraction in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 226 m. Rich Hill stands 414 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Broadmeadows Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Scenic Olentangy Heritage Corridor passes 2.7 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
Animal-shaped swing set
How to reach it
- 2.7 mi off the Scenic Olentangy Heritage Corridor
- 7.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 8.1 mi off the Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway
- 9.5 mi off the Jefferson Township Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stag · 8 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Broadmeadows Park: 0.1 mi
- Antrim Park: 0.4 mi
- Kenney Park: 0.6 mi
- Riverlea Ravine: 0.6 mi
- Riverglen Circle: 0.7 mi
- Saint Michael Subdues Satan: 0.8 mi
- Knights of Columbus Crucifixation Grotto: 0.8 mi
- Tee Jaye's Arrow: 1.1 mi
- Clintonville Woman's Club / Kiwanis Club of Northern Columbus: 2.3 mi
- In Memory of Rand P. Hollenback of Columbus, Ohio: 2.4 mi
- Horse Statue: 3.0 mi
- Breaker: 4.0 mi
- Glen Echo Bird Tunnel: 4.1 mi
- Teepee: 4.2 mi
- Old North: 4.2 mi
- Linworth Community Garden: 1.3 mi
- Columbus Park of Roses: 2.1 mi
- Prayer Garden: 2.8 mi
- Midgarden: 3.8 mi
- 58 Partners Prayer Botanical Garden: 3.9 mi
- Makris Parkland: 0.1 mi
- Rush Run Parkland: 0.2 mi
- Olentangy Nature Preserve: 0.3 mi
- Kenney Park Nature Preserve: 0.5 mi
- Webster Park: 2.4 mi
- Worthington Doll Museum: 1.1 mi
- Old Rectory: 1.2 mi
- Orange Johnson House Museum: 1.6 mi
- Ohio Railway Museum: 1.9 mi
- Nicklaus Museum: 4.4 mi
- Dragon with Toothbrush: 0.8 mi
- 13th Floor Haunted House: 4.5 mi
- Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees): 4.8 mi
- Ohio Village: 5.2 mi
- Ohio History Connection: 5.3 mi
- Picnic Area: 2.2 mi
- Brevoort Park: 3.1 mi
- Sandefur Wetland Pavilion: 3.7 mi
- River Bluffs: 4.2 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Area: 5.6 mi
- Wonderland: 9.9 mi
- Carpenter's Mill: 10.9 mi
- Hibernia: 12.8 mi
- Edinburgh: 17.0 mi
- Coles Mills: 20.4 mi
- Baker Hill: 12.0 mi
- Marlboro Hill: 12.5 mi
- Spangler Hill: 15.2 mi
- Beavers Hill: 17.9 mi
- Rich Hill: 23.8 mi
- Dublin Spring: 4.5 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 15.5 mi
- Hocking River ?: 24.6 mi
- Indian Run Falls: 5.0 mi
- Indian Run Falls: 5.0 mi
- Milliken Falls: 6.0 mi
- Alum Creek Beach: 8.7 mi
- Prairie Oaks Dog Beach: 12.7 mi
- Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area: 11.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Animal Swings. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Hill | NE 43° | 414 m | 23.8 mi |
| Beavers Hill | E 88° | 383 m | 17.9 mi |
| Spangler Hill | S 173° | 243 m | 15.2 mi |
| Baker Hill | SSE 164° | 241 m | 12.0 mi |
| Marlboro Hill | S 171° | 190 m | 12.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:25 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:27 | 17:11 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus Ohio State Univ AP, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/4643440919
Day trips start here
- Columbus/University Area · 5 mi
- Columbus · 8 mi
- Columbus/South · 10 mi
- London · 25 mi
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