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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

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
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 60
  • 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
Nature reserves: 59
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
Attractions: 25
  • GLOW PUTT LLC: 1.7 mi
  • Himalayan Mountains: 5.0 mi
  • Tropical Rainforest: 5.0 mi
  • Desert: 5.1 mi
  • Dorothy M. Davis Showhouse: 5.1 mi
Peaks: 19
Picnic sites: 9
  • Ze Goat Picnic: 4.1 mi
  • Brevoort Park: 7.3 mi
  • Sandefur Wetland Pavilion: 8.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Equestrian Day Use: 9.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Milliken Falls: 11.6 mi
  • Indian Run Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Indian Run Falls: 14.8 mi
Springs: 3
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 HillNNE 19°414 m23.6 mi
Beavers HillENE 60°383 m10.8 mi
Fairfield County HPSSE 155°380 m24.9 mi
Allen KnobSSE 152°344 m24.3 mi
Becks KnobSSE 151°339 m23.7 mi
Waterworks HillSE 142°335 m23.9 mi
Flowerpot HillENE 78°334 m18.7 mi
Sand HillSSE 163°332 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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