Historic site · Ohio
Spring Valley Wildlife Area
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 RiversEdge Canoe & Kayak Outfitters, a attraction 1.1 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
How to reach it
Coordinates39.56402, -84.01862
- 0.6 mi off the Accommodation Line Scenic Byway
- 38.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 20.8 mi off the Lower Valley Pike Scenic Byway
- 22.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Spring Valley Wildlife Area: 1.2 mi
- Constitution Park: 2.8 mi
- Founder's Park: 3.1 mi
- Bledsoe Park: 3.2 mi
- Bieser Reserve: 4.1 mi
Historic sites
- Historic Little Miami River: 2.9 mi
- George Barrett Cement House: 3.2 mi
- Council Ring: 5.0 mi
- Memorial Bench: 7.8 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 7.9 mi
Museums: 55
- George Barrett Concrete House: 3.2 mi
- Caesar’s Creek Pioneer Village: 5.5 mi
- Bellbrook Historical Museum: 5.8 mi
- Asahel Wright Museum: 8.7 mi
- Ohio Soldiers and Sailors Orphans Home Museum: 9.0 mi
Attractions: 35
- RiversEdge Canoe & Kayak Outfitters: 1.1 mi
- Kiddie Maze: 4.2 mi
- The Corn Maze Adventure: 4.2 mi
- Caesar Creek Lake Fossil Collecting Area: 6.2 mi
- Baltimore & Ohio Caboose: 9.3 mi
Artworks: 29
- 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
Gardens: 28
- Seed Nursery: 6.8 mi
- Shoup Cemetery: 9.3 mi
- Mount Zion Cemetery: 9.3 mi
- Olive Branch Fairy Garden: 10.1 mi
- Butterfly House: 12.7 mi
Nature reserves: 20
- Sweet Arrow Reserve: 8.2 mi
- Narrows Reserve: 8.2 mi
- Doctor Nathan Hale Riparian Reserve: 10.9 mi
- Anliot-Davidson Woods: 11.1 mi
- Kinsey Road Mound: 11.6 mi
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
- New Burlington: 2.8 mi
- Manor: 6.9 mi
- Venable: 7.2 mi
- Fishburg: 20.2 mi
- Allentown: 20.3 mi
Waterfalls: 6
- Crawdad Falls: 4.8 mi
- Horseshoe Falls: 6.1 mi
- Cedar Cliff Falls: 16.2 mi
- The Grotto: 18.1 mi
- The Cascades: 18.1 mi
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
Rest areas: 5
- Warren Interstate 71 Southbound Rest Area: 11.6 mi
- Warren Interstate 71 Northbound Rest Area: 11.8 mi
- Butler Interstate 75 Southbound: 20.2 mi
- Butler Interstate 75 Northbound: 20.3 mi
- Dupre Roadside Park: 24.6 mi
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.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dumpling Hill | ENE 68° | 343 m | 23.5 mi |
| Reeds Hill | N 5° | 296 m | 17.0 mi |
| Little Mount | W 273° | 286 m | 13.8 mi |
| Cedar Mound | WNW 286° | 257 m | 24.1 mi |
| Stoddard Hill | NW 325° | 241 m | 17.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:40 | 19:13 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:27 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:33 | 17:16 |
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 | 30 | 34 | 43 | 54 | 64 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 67 | 56 | 45 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.7 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 3.3 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.2 |
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 siteOpenStreetMap element node/12810816189
Day trips start here
- Waynesville · 4 mi
- Xenia · 9 mi
- Springboro · 11 mi
- Beavercreek · 12 mi
- Warren County · 12 mi
- Lebanon · 14 mi
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