Ohio Caverns
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Ohio Caverns is an attraction in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 382 m. Campbell Hill stands 469 m to the north, 9.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Lions Park, a park 2.9 miles away. Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway passes 7.6 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
The story
Ohio Caverns is a show cave located 30 miles (48 km) from Dayton, Ohio near West Liberty, in Salem Township, Champaign County, Ohio in the United States. A popular tourist destination and member of the National Caving Association, it is the largest of all the cave systems in Ohio and contains many crystal formations. Approximately 90% of its stalactite and stalagmite formations are still active. The cavern system was originally an aquifer, holding an underground river of melted glacier water. This river eventually receded to lower levels of the ground and is now unseen.
From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Wikidata Q7080761, referenced by the OpenStreetMap record.
What to expect
- Step-free access
- No
How to reach it
- 7.6 mi off the Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway
- 21.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 23.4 mi off the Lower Valley Pike Scenic Byway
- 29.2 mi off the Miami & Erie Canal Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Lions Park: 2.9 mi
- Dodge Park: 3.7 mi
- The Woods of Meeker Manor: 5.3 mi
- Church Park/Ball Field: 6.9 mi
- Hall Faucett Park: 7.0 mi
- Bald Knob: 3.6 mi
- Jewel Hill: 5.8 mi
- Mount Miserable: 8.1 mi
- Campbell Hill: 9.2 mi
- Heck Hill: 13.6 mi
- Champaign Aviation Museum: 7.6 mi
- Mid America Flight Museum North: 8.1 mi
- Champaign County Historical Society Museum: 8.7 mi
- Logan County Historical Society Museum: 9.0 mi
- Marion W. Parks Railroad Educational Center: 9.5 mi
- Urbana Wildlife Propagation Unit: 3.8 mi
- Owens Fen State Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Mccracken Fen State Nature Preserve: 6.6 mi
- Big Darby Headwaters Nature Preserve: 7.7 mi
- Siegenthaler-Kaestner Esker State Nature Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Warren G. Grimes/Grimes Field: 7.8 mi
- Pennsylvania Railroad Depot: 9.5 mi
- War of 1812 Blockhouse: 15.9 mi
- Margarat Wilt Memorial: 21.2 mi
- Shortest Street in America: 9.2 mi
- Madonna of the Trail: 22.5 mi
- Homer: 14.9 mi
- White Town: 18.4 mi
- South Vienna Rest Area: 22.2 mi
- South Vienna Rest Area: 22.4 mi
- Fox Island Beach: 19.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ohio Caverns. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Hill | N 352° | 469 m | 9.2 mi |
| Mount Miserable | N 0° | 453 m | 8.1 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 1° | 434 m | 3.6 mi |
| The Knobs | S 175° | 380 m | 18.6 mi |
| Jewel Hill | NW 323° | 373 m | 5.8 mi |
| Boundary Hill | SSE 160° | 367 m | 23.5 mi |
| Brighton Hill | SSE 160° | 367 m | 24.2 mi |
| Heck Hill | WSW 242° | 365 m | 13.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:11 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:28 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:29 | 17:13 |
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 | 26 | 28 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellefontaine, 9 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/3927941197
Day trips start here
- Urbana · 9 mi
- Springfield · 22 mi
- New Carlisle · 27 mi
- London · 28 mi
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