Francine's Garden
Francine's Garden is a garden in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 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
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Oakwood, OH, USA
- Access
- Yes
- Fee
- No
How to reach it
- 10.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 11.8 mi off the Accommodation Line Scenic Byway
- 12.7 mi off the Lower Valley Pike Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Friendship Park: 0.1 mi
- Houk Stream Park: 0.1 mi
- Elizabeth Gardens Park: 0.2 mi
- Loy Park: 0.3 mi
- Hawthorn Hill: 0.4 mi
- John Patterson Memorial: 0.3 mi
- Stone Tower: 0.5 mi
- Erma Bombeck: 1.6 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Natalie Clifford Barney Historic Marker: 3.0 mi
- Long-Romspert Homestead House Museum: 0.6 mi
- Dayton Holocaust Resource Center: 1.0 mi
- Patterson Homestead: 1.2 mi
- John W. Berry Sr. Wright Brothers National Museum: 1.3 mi
- Moraine Farm: 1.9 mi
- Dayton Country Club: 0.6 mi
- SunWatch Indian Village/Archaeological Park: 2.6 mi
- Columbia Care: 2.7 mi
- White House Event Center: 3.1 mi
- Second Street Market: 3.1 mi
- Staged Gates: 0.6 mi
- Saint Kateri: 1.3 mi
- Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Three O'Clock Prayer: 1.5 mi
- Immaculate Conception: 1.6 mi
- Mission of Mary Cooperative Hawker St. Garden: 2.3 mi
- Mission of Mary Cooperative Lincoln Hill garden: 2.3 mi
- South Park Urban Garden: 2.3 mi
- Mission of Mary’s Farm Headquarters: 2.4 mi
- Ruskin PreK-8 and Streetpeace Community Garden: 2.6 mi
- Sweet Arrow Reserve: 5.8 mi
- Overlook Reserve: 6.8 mi
- Narrows Reserve: 8.0 mi
- Huffman Prairie State Natural Landmark: 9.1 mi
- Russ Nature Reserve: 9.1 mi
- The Grotto: 16.9 mi
- The Cascades: 17.1 mi
- Crawdad Falls: 17.6 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 17.9 mi
- Amphitheater Falls: 19.2 mi
- Fishburg: 8.9 mi
- Manor: 9.1 mi
- Tadmor: 12.4 mi
- Venable: 13.2 mi
- New Burlington: 15.7 mi
- Stoddard Hill: 3.6 mi
- Little Mount: 11.1 mi
- Reeds Hill: 12.0 mi
- Cedar Mound: 15.0 mi
- Warren Interstate 71 Southbound Rest Area: 21.1 mi
- Warren Interstate 71 Northbound Rest Area: 21.2 mi
- Butler Interstate 75 Southbound: 22.4 mi
- Butler Interstate 75 Northbound: 22.6 mi
- Twin Oak Shelter: 0.3 mi
- Oak Camp: 8.4 mi
- Equestrian Day Use: 9.8 mi
- Yellow spring: 16.9 mi
- Traveler's Spring: 17.0 mi
- Ricciardi Spring: 17.1 mi
- Caesar Creek State Park Beach: 16.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reeds Hill | ENE 58° | 296 m | 12.0 mi |
| Little Mount | SSW 207° | 286 m | 11.1 mi |
| Cedar Mound | WSW 254° | 257 m | 15.0 mi |
| Stoddard Hill | NNW 342° | 241 m | 3.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:13 | 19:49 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:28 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:25 | 19:00 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:33 | 17:16 |
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 | 28 | 31 | 41 | 53 | 64 | 73 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.4 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton MCD, 5 mi away.
- Virginia bluebells83 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee79 obs
- Amur honeysuckle70 obs
- Western Honey Bee69 obs
- American Robin64 obs
- Bald Eagle59 obs
- Black Swallowtail58 obs
- common ivy54 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element node/7110757577
Day trips start here
- Dayton · 2 mi
- Beavercreek · 6 mi
- Miamisburg · 8 mi
- Springboro · 12 mi
- Franklin · 13 mi
- Xenia · 13 mi
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