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South Park Urban Garden

South Park Urban Garden from directly overhead

South Park Urban Garden is a garden in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. Reeds Hill stands 296 m to the east-northeast, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Burns-Jackson Park, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 8.5 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Historic South Park Inc.
Access
Yes
Fee
No

How to reach it

Coordinates39.75143, -84.18270

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Burns-Jackson Park: 0.1 mi
  • Oregon Park: 0.3 mi
  • Blommel Park: 0.3 mi
  • Trolley Plaza: 0.4 mi
  • Park Drive Boulevard: 0.4 mi
Museums
Historic sites
Attractions: 27
Artworks: 25
  • Land of Funk: 0.4 mi
  • Orville the Troll: 0.5 mi
  • Fluid Dynamics: 0.5 mi
  • FLYOVER: 0.6 mi
  • Omega Point: 0.8 mi
Gardens: 23
Nature reserves: 21
  • Overlook Reserve: 6.1 mi
  • Sweet Arrow Reserve: 7.5 mi
  • Huffman Prairie State Natural Landmark: 7.7 mi
  • Spring Run Conservation Area: 8.6 mi
  • Russ Nature Reserve: 8.8 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • The Grotto: 16.2 mi
  • The Cascades: 16.5 mi
  • Amphitheater Falls: 18.7 mi
  • Ludlow Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Falls: 19.5 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Peaks: 4
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Twin Oak Shelter: 2.4 mi
  • Equestrian Day Use: 8.6 mi
  • Oak Camp: 10.4 mi
Springs: 3
  • Yellow spring: 16.3 mi
  • Traveler's Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Ricciardi Spring: 16.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Caesar Creek State Park Beach: 18.6 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reeds HillENE 69°296 m11.0 mi
Little MountSSW 203°286 m13.2 mi
Cedar MoundWSW 246°257 m15.8 mi
Stoddard HillNW 315°241 m1.5 mi

When to go

Light through the year

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).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °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, 2 mi away.

  • Canada Goose89 obs
  • Mallard73 obs
  • Western Honey Bee64 obs
  • Bald Eagle54 obs
  • American Robin51 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider48 obs
  • American sycamore44 obs
  • great mullein43 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.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1297819345

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