Oreton
Oreton is a ghost town in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 212 m. Pine Hill stands 346 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Welsh Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 187 named places lie within 25 miles, 30 of them named summits.
ghost town in Vinton County, Ohio
How to reach it
- 13.3 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 17.3 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 20.7 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 20 mi
187 named places within 25 miles
- Hooper Park: 6.2 mi
- Wellston Reservoir State Wildlife Park: 6.4 mi
- Hamden Ball Park: 6.5 mi
- ________Field: 6.9 mi
- Monument Square: 7.0 mi
- Dixon Hill: 6.0 mi
- The Pinnacle: 6.3 mi
- Peck Hill: 9.9 mi
- Furnace Ridge: 12.9 mi
- Irish Ridge: 13.5 mi
- Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area: 0.6 mi
- Lake Alma State Park: 5.5 mi
- Stroth-Rader Habitat Conservation Area: 6.1 mi
- Wellston Reservoir State Wildlife Park: 6.3 mi
- Broken Aro Wildlife Area: 10.1 mi
- Memory Garden: 6.4 mi
- Soldier's Square: 6.5 mi
- Harvey Wells: 7.0 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 7.1 mi
- David Ousley Memorial Field: 7.3 mi
- Devils Tea Table: 13.6 mi
- Ash Cave: 17.7 mi
- Athens County Fairgrounds: 19.6 mi
- Ohio University Alumni Gateway: 20.1 mi
- Table Rock/Fat Mans Squeeze: 21.6 mi
- Ash Cave: 17.7 mi
- Cedar Falls: 18.6 mi
- Whispering Falls: 18.9 mi
- Whispering Cave: 19.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 19.9 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 19.2 mi
- Parish Rocks: 19.4 mi
- Sphinx Head: 19.9 mi
- Hocking Cliffs: 19.9 mi
- Hunters Rock: 22.1 mi
- Vinton Furnace: 3.8 mi
- Richland: 10.0 mi
- Moonville: 11.0 mi
- Ingham: 11.8 mi
- King's Station: 12.8 mi
- Lillian Jones Museum: 14.5 mi
- Kennedy Museum of Art: 19.5 mi
- Esther Allen Greer Museum: 19.5 mi
- Southeast Ohio History Center: 20.2 mi
- Welsh Museum: 20.3 mi
- Apple Water Tower: 14.2 mi
- Mail Pouch: 19.2 mi
- Albatross: 20.1 mi
- The Green Lady / "American Woman": 20.1 mi
- The White Falcon: 22.8 mi
- Wellston Community Garden: 7.2 mi
- Ohio University Student Garden: 19.9 mi
- Wolfe Garden: 20.1 mi
- Blair Arch: 23.0 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 23.2 mi
- Rest Area 10-34: 13.5 mi
- South Ridge: 23.0 mi
- Buchtel Spring: 24.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oreton. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Hill | WNW 302° | 346 m | 22.6 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 271° | 342 m | 22.0 mi |
| Schultz Hill | N 360° | 337 m | 23.7 mi |
| Irish Ridge | NNE 18° | 326 m | 13.5 mi |
| Long Ridge | NNE 17° | 325 m | 14.4 mi |
| Weddington Hill | W 267° | 324 m | 22.8 mi |
| Starrett Ridge | NNE 19° | 323 m | 15.0 mi |
| Furnace Ridge | NNE 16° | 320 m | 12.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:20 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:28 | 17:11 |
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 | 31 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carpenter 2 S, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Day trips start here
- Southeast Ohio · 19 mi
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