Homer
Homer is a ghost town in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 304 m. Campbell Hill stands 469 m to the northwest, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Bigelow Cemetery State Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 2.2 miles away. Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway runs past it. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.
human settlement in Union County, Ohio, United States
How to reach it
- On the Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway
- 12.9 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 21.8 mi off the Scenic Olentangy Heritage Corridor
- 25.5 mi off the Lower Valley Pike Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stag · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Goshen Township Memorial Park: 6.5 mi
- Greenwood Park: 8.0 mi
- Barr Haven Park: 8.3 mi
- Trinity Park: 8.3 mi
- Ray Lewis Park: 8.6 mi
- Out of Bounds (4 of 7): 15.6 mi
- Out of Bounds (5 of 7): 15.7 mi
- Out of Bounds (3 of 7): 15.7 mi
- Out of Bounds (1 of 7): 15.7 mi
- Out of Bounds (2 of 7): 15.7 mi
- Chateau la King: 8.3 mi
- War of 1812 Blockhouse: 10.5 mi
- Soldiers Monument: 11.9 mi
- Blue Star Memorial Highway: 13.2 mi
- London Arch: 15.0 mi
- Bigelow Cemetery State Nature Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Big Darby Headwaters Nature Preserve: 13.8 mi
- Urbana Wildlife Propagation Unit: 14.6 mi
- Madison Lake State Park: 17.7 mi
- Dublin Kiwanis Riverway Park: 18.5 mi
- Champaign County Historical Society Museum: 14.9 mi
- Champaign Aviation Museum: 15.4 mi
- Mid America Flight Museum North: 15.4 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Education Center and Museum: 16.0 mi
- Marion W. Parks Railroad Educational Center: 16.0 mi
- Tradersville Hill: 9.0 mi
- Statler Hill: 11.5 mi
- Post Hill: 13.1 mi
- Somerford Hill: 13.2 mi
- Roseau Hill: 13.5 mi
- Wernli Community Garden: 14.9 mi
- 58 Partners Prayer Botanical Garden: 19.3 mi
- Prayer Garden: 20.1 mi
- Linworth Community Garden: 21.9 mi
- Rain Garden: 23.3 mi
- Ohio Caverns: 14.9 mi
- Franklin County Fairgrounds: 17.1 mi
- Asian Elephant: 18.1 mi
- Olentangy Caverns: 21.4 mi
- Buckeye Raceway Electric Indoor Karting: 21.7 mi
- Little Darby Picnic Area: 20.1 mi
- White Oak Grove Group Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Area: 22.2 mi
- River Bluffs: 22.4 mi
- Sandefur Wetland Pavilion: 24.2 mi
- Edinburgh: 16.7 mi
- Cones Mills: 21.9 mi
- Carpenter's Mill: 22.2 mi
- Indian Run Falls: 17.9 mi
- Milliken Falls: 21.2 mi
- Dublin Spring: 18.3 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 24.0 mi
- South Vienna Rest Area: 13.1 mi
- Prairie Oaks Dog Beach: 13.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Homer. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Hill | NW 321° | 469 m | 22.0 mi |
| Mount Miserable | NW 322° | 453 m | 20.5 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 313° | 434 m | 17.1 mi |
| The Knobs | SW 226° | 380 m | 15.1 mi |
| Jewel Hill | NW 308° | 373 m | 20.5 mi |
| Boundary Hill | SSW 198° | 367 m | 14.7 mi |
| Brighton Hill | SSW 197° | 367 m | 15.4 mi |
| Heck Hill | W 274° | 365 m | 24.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:10 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:26 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:57 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:29 | 17:12 |
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 | 40 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 4.1 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marysville, 11 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- London · 16 mi
- Urbana · 16 mi
- Springfield · 23 mi
- Columbus/University Area · 25 mi
- Columbus · 26 mi
- Columbus/South · 28 mi
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