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Francine's Garden

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Elevation, modelled
277 m
Tallest summit within 25 miles
Reeds Hill296 m · 12.0 mi
Nearest byway
Historic National Road - Ohio10.9 mi off
Sunset, June solstice
21:09local time
Coordinates
39.7175, -84.1818
Francine's Garden from directly overhead

Francine's Garden is a garden in Ohio, at a modelled 277 m. Reeds Hill stands 296 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Friendship Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 11 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Francine's Garden is a small unique treasure hidden in the hills of Centennial Park at Houk Stream and was named in honor and memory of Francine van der Hoeven in 2009. This once hidden garden was created, restored and nurtured by Francine and her family

Operated by
City of Oakwood, OH, USA
Access
Yes
Fee
No

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reeds HillENE 58°296 m12.0 mi
Little MountSSW 207°286 m11.1 mi
Cedar MoundWSW 254°257 m15.0 mi
Stoddard HillNNW 342°241 m3.6 mi

Named places within 25 miles

Waterfalls: 7
Ghost towns: 6
Peaks: 4
Picnic sites: 3
Springs: 3
DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1319:49
June solstice06:1020:2821:09
September equinox07:2519:0019:36
December solstice07:5516:3317:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Months averaging 5080 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283141536473767568554333
Precip in3.22.43.54.44.44.44.03.13.03.03.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton MCD, 5 mi away.

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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