Secrest Arboretum
Secrest Arboretum is a garden in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 311 m. Munson Knob stands 384 m to the south, 7.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Garden of Roses of Legend and Romance, a garden 0.1 miles away. Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ohio State University
How to reach it
- 0.8 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
- 14.8 mi off the Amish Country Byway, National
- 19.3 mi off the Wally Road Scenic Byway
- 17.8 mi off the Ohio & Erie Canalway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Grosjean Park: 0.9 mi
- Schellin Park: 1.2 mi
- Barnes Preserve: 1.2 mi
- Knights Field: 1.4 mi
- Jaycee Park: 2.1 mi
- Jump Yard: 4.7 mi
- Pumpkin House: 4.7 mi
- Mystery Maze: 4.8 mi
- Potato Box Maze: 4.8 mi
- Spud Slinger: 4.8 mi
- Wayne County Historical Museum: 1.7 mi
- Orrville Railroad Heritage Museum: 9.0 mi
- Victorian House Museum: 15.3 mi
- Rittman Historical Society: 15.9 mi
- Westfield Historical Society: 17.1 mi
- William J Robertson Nature Preserve: 15.4 mi
- Audubon Wetlands Preserve: 18.6 mi
- Swamp Cottonwood State Nature Preserve: 19.8 mi
- Mohican Memorial State Forest: 23.0 mi
- Clear Fork Gorge State Nature Preserve: 23.4 mi
- Sterrett Knob: 7.4 mi
- Munson Knob: 7.4 mi
- Weimers Hill: 17.7 mi
- Acme Hill: 18.1 mi
- Sand Run Hill: 18.3 mi
- General Grant Monument: 15.6 mi
- Robert J Kurtzman Jr. Memorial Plaque: 17.4 mi
- "Skypark" The Flying Community: 18.0 mi
- John H. Glenn, Jr.: 20.6 mi
- Verterans Memorial: 22.2 mi
- Area 7 Beach: 20.5 mi
- Gorge Overlook Picnic Area: 22.5 mi
- Vista Point: 22.9 mi
- Covered Bridge Recreation Area: 23.7 mi
- Garden of Roses of Legend and Romance: 0.1 mi
- College of Wooster Learning Garden: 2.1 mi
- Gloria Miller Celebration Garden: 15.5 mi
- Little Lyons Falls: 24.2 mi
- Big Lyons Falls: 24.2 mi
- Custaloga: 11.0 mi
- Turkeyfoot Beach: 23.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Secrest Arboretum. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munson Knob | S 184° | 384 m | 7.4 mi |
| Gorman Airport | W 266° | 378 m | 24.7 mi |
| Sterrett Knob | S 178° | 375 m | 7.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | WSW 243° | 373 m | 18.8 mi |
| Acme Hill | NNE 20° | 369 m | 18.1 mi |
| Sand Run Hill | S 176° | 360 m | 18.3 mi |
| Sprotts Hill | WNW 292° | 356 m | 24.8 mi |
| Weimers Hill | ESE 117° | 353 m | 17.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 05:57 | 20:22 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:20 | 17:04 |
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 | 27 | 29 | 38 | 50 | 60 | 69 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.7 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Wooster EXP STN, under a mile away.
- Black-bellied Whistling-Duck76 obs
- Painted Turtle69 obs
- Northern Mockingbird68 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee66 obs
- Silver-spotted Skipper63 obs
- American Robin61 obs
- Peck's Skipper51 obs
- Snowberry Clearwing51 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1300078566
Day trips start here
- Orrville · 9 mi
- Dalton · 12 mi
- Marshallville · 13 mi
- Northeast Ohio · 14 mi
- Canal Fulton · 18 mi
- Doylestown · 18 mi
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