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Cantwell Cliffs

Cantwell Cliffs, seen from above at true elevation

Cantwell Cliffs is a cliff in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 293 m. Sand Hill stands 395 m to the west-southwest, 22 miles off. Hocking Hills Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
293 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.54368, -82.57738

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cantwell Cliffs: 0.2 mi
  • Cantwell Cliffs: 0.3 mi
  • Conkles Hollow State Nature Preserve: 6.0 mi
  • Lake Logan State Park: 6.1 mi
  • Conkles Hollow Recreation Area: 6.3 mi
Peaks: 46
Nature reserves: 44
Attractions: 16
  • Rock House Cave: 3.7 mi
  • White Falls: 4.9 mi
  • Twin Falls: 5.1 mi
  • Walker Farm: 5.2 mi
  • Indian Head: 5.6 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Washington County grindstone: 3.9 mi
  • Washington County grindstone: 4.0 mi
  • Stewart's Folly: 7.5 mi
  • Logan High School bell: 9.0 mi
  • Stonewall Cemetery: 10.7 mi
Museums: 14
  • Hocking County Historical and Geneaological Society and Museum: 9.3 mi
  • Schempp House Museum: 9.3 mi
  • Goslin Nature Center: 9.4 mi
  • Sherman House State Memorial: 11.8 mi
  • Decorative Arts Center of Ohio: 11.8 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Rock House Falls: 3.8 mi
  • Lower Falls: 5.8 mi
  • Rim Trail Falls (off-trail): 5.8 mi
  • Upper Falls: 7.7 mi
  • Devil's Bathtub: 7.7 mi
Artworks: 7
Cliffs: 5
Ghost towns: 5
Gardens: 2
Springs: 2
  • Hocking River ?: 19.3 mi
  • Buchtel Spring: 22.0 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Picnic table: 6.3 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • South Ridge: 16.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cantwell Cliffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillWSW 240°395 m21.6 mi
Rocky KnobSW 236°390 m21.9 mi
Rock Garden HillWSW 239°384 m22.5 mi
Bunker HillWSW 240°384 m22.9 mi
Fairfield County HPNNW 330°380 m10.5 mi
Mount LoganWSW 237°378 m23.6 mi
SugarloafWSW 243°370 m21.5 mi
Bald HillWSW 241°363 m21.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0719:42
June solstice06:0420:2121:02
September equinox07:1918:5419:29
December solstice07:4816:2817:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293240516169737165534233
Precip in3.22.93.74.14.34.74.73.62.93.12.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Logan, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357390460

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