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Spring Valley Wildlife Area

Spring Valley Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Spring Valley Wildlife Area is a historic site in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 224 m. Dumpling Hill stands 343 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Constitution Park, a park 2.8 miles away. Accommodation Line Scenic Byway passes 0.6 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Built
2003
Material
bronze
Inscription
Nearly 90% of Ohio’s wetlands are gone, but some remain in glaciated northern areas and near Lake Erie. Spring Valley Wildlife Area, once a fur farm, now hosts over 230 bird species and showcases diverse wetland, brushland, and forest wildlife.

What to expect

Operated by
Ohio History Connection

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.56402, -84.01862

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Constitution Park: 2.8 mi
  • Founder's Park: 3.1 mi
  • Bledsoe Park: 3.2 mi
  • Bieser Reserve: 4.1 mi
  • Morris Reserve: 4.9 mi
Historic sites: 56
Museums: 55
Attractions: 33
Gardens: 28
Artworks: 26
  • Fish Statue: 9.6 mi
  • Dog Statue: 9.8 mi
  • Port William, Ohio: 12.3 mi
  • Staged Gates: 13.2 mi
  • Saint Kateri: 14.7 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Picnic sites: 8
  • Oak Camp: 5.3 mi
  • Twin Oak Shelter: 13.9 mi
  • The Mercado: 20.1 mi
  • Patio: 20.2 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Peaks: 6
  • Little Mount: 13.8 mi
  • Reeds Hill: 17.0 mi
  • Stoddard Hill: 17.1 mi
  • Chill Hill: 22.9 mi
  • Dumpling Hill: 23.5 mi
Waterfalls: 5
Rest areas: 5
Springs: 3
  • Ricciardi Spring: 17.4 mi
  • Traveler's Spring: 17.8 mi
  • Yellow spring: 18.1 mi
Beaches: 2
  • Caesar Creek State Park Beach: 3.5 mi
  • Cowan Lake Public Beach: 14.1 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Dumpling HillENE343 m23.5 mi
Reeds HillN296 m17.0 mi
Little MountW286 m13.8 mi
Cedar MoundWNW257 m24.1 mi
Stoddard HillNW241 m17.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1319:48
June solstice06:1020:2721:08
September equinox07:2418:5919:35
December solstice07:5416:3317:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303443546471747367564535
Precip in3.42.73.74.64.84.74.03.32.73.13.13.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Xenia 6 SSE, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element node/12810816189

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