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Wonderland

Wonderland from directly overhead

Wonderland is a ghost town in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 241 m. Rich Hill stands 414 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Price Road Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Jefferson Township Scenic Byway passes 1.5 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

human settlement in Columbus, Ohio, United States of America

How to reach it

Coordinates40.00280, -82.87080

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites: 60
Parks
  • Price Road Park: 0.5 mi
  • Pizzurro Park: 0.8 mi
  • Gramercy Park: 0.8 mi
  • Geroux Herb Gardens: 0.8 mi
  • Friendship Park: 0.9 mi
Nature reserves: 58
Artworks: 57
Museums: 51
  • Gahanna Historical Society: 1.1 mi
  • The Log House: 1.1 mi
  • Otherworld: 5.9 mi
  • Ealy House: 6.1 mi
  • Ohio History Center: 6.2 mi
Gardens: 51
  • Children's Garden: 5.0 mi
  • North Courtyard: 5.1 mi
  • The Grove: 5.1 mi
  • Celebration Garden: 5.1 mi
  • Bonsai Courtyard: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 23
  • Himalayan Mountains: 5.0 mi
  • Tropical Rainforest: 5.0 mi
  • Desert: 5.1 mi
  • Dorothy M. Davis Showhouse: 5.1 mi
  • Pacific Island Water Garden: 5.1 mi
Peaks: 19
Picnic sites: 8
  • Ze Goat Picnic: 4.1 mi
  • Brevoort Park: 7.3 mi
  • Sandefur Wetland Pavilion: 8.0 mi
  • Equestrian Day Use: 9.2 mi
  • River Bluffs: 12.6 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Springs: 3
Waterfalls: 2
  • Milliken Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Indian Run Falls: 14.8 mi
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area: 15.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rich HillNNE414 m23.6 mi
Beavers HillENE383 m10.8 mi
Fairfield County HPSSE380 m24.9 mi
Allen KnobSSE344 m24.3 mi
Becks KnobSSE339 m23.7 mi
Waterworks HillSE335 m23.9 mi
Flowerpot HillENE334 m18.7 mi
Sand HillSSE332 m23.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0819:44
June solstice06:0420:2421:04
September equinox07:2018:5519:30
December solstice07:5116:2717:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303342536372757467554435
Precip in3.02.43.63.94.04.34.73.73.12.92.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — John Glenn Intl AP, under a mile away.

Where this comes from

Location confirmed against Wikidata.

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