Parish Rocks
Parish Rocks is a cliff in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 276 m. Sand Hill stands 395 m to the west, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Whispering Cave, a waterfall 0.3 miles away. Hocking Hills Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 52 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 276 m
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 19.5 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 37.4 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 27.7 mi off the Morgan County Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 1 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- John Glenn Astronomy Park: 0.7 mi
- Old Mans Cave Recreation Area: 1.3 mi
- Cedar Falls Recreation Area: 1.8 mi
- Hocking Hills State Park Mountain Bike Trail Head: 1.9 mi
- Ash Cave Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
- Schultz Hill: 9.5 mi
- Carrick Hill: 9.9 mi
- Rock Hill: 12.3 mi
- Furnace Ridge: 12.6 mi
- Long Ridge: 12.6 mi
- Deer Crossing Reserve: 2.5 mi
- Conkles Hollow State Nature Preserve: 2.6 mi
- Resilience Woods: 5.1 mi
- Scott Creek Preserve: 10.4 mi
- Rockbridge State Nature Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Washington County grindstone: 10.1 mi
- Washington County grindstone: 10.2 mi
- Stewart's Folly: 10.8 mi
- Logan High School bell: 11.6 mi
- Hocking Valley Canal Lock 17 and Aqueduct Park: 13.0 mi
- Ash Cave: 1.7 mi
- Table Rock/Fat Mans Squeeze: 2.4 mi
- Airplane Rock: 2.8 mi
- Indian Head: 2.9 mi
- Twin Falls: 3.4 mi
- Hocking County Historical and Geneaological Society and Museum: 11.6 mi
- Schempp House Museum: 11.6 mi
- Goslin Nature Center: 17.9 mi
- Sherman House State Memorial: 20.3 mi
- Decorative Arts Center of Ohio: 20.3 mi
- Whispering Cave: 0.3 mi
- Broken Rock Falls: 0.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 1.0 mi
- Whispering Falls: 1.2 mi
- Devil's Bathtub: 1.3 mi
- Chief Logan: 11.3 mi
- Ten Commandments: 11.4 mi
- Hawk Sculpture: 16.1 mi
- The Space Between Us: 20.3 mi
- Richard Outcault mural: 20.4 mi
- Wellston Community Garden: 20.8 mi
- Orchard Hill Arboretum: 21.1 mi
- Ohio University Student Garden: 24.3 mi
- Ohio University Student Garden: 24.3 mi
- Third Tier: 24.9 mi
- Sphinx Head: 1.0 mi
- Hocking Cliffs: 1.2 mi
- Airplane Rock: 2.7 mi
- Hunters Rock: 3.4 mi
- Cantwell Cliffs: 8.5 mi
- Moonville: 14.9 mi
- Ingham: 15.7 mi
- King's Station: 16.2 mi
- Vinton Furnace: 16.2 mi
- Richland: 16.4 mi
- Picnic table: 2.3 mi
- Rest Area 10-34: 23.3 mi
- South Ridge: 12.4 mi
- Buchtel Spring: 20.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Parish Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | W 263° | 395 m | 19.9 mi |
| Rocky Knob | W 259° | 390 m | 19.6 mi |
| Rock Garden Hill | W 261° | 384 m | 20.6 mi |
| Bunker Hill | W 261° | 384 m | 21.1 mi |
| Fairfield County HP | NNW 340° | 380 m | 18.6 mi |
| Mount Logan | WSW 258° | 378 m | 21.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf | W 266° | 370 m | 20.2 mi |
| Bald Hill | W 264° | 363 m | 20.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:21 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:28 | 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 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Logan, 12 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357484144
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