Adams Lake Prarie State Nature Preserve
Adams Lake Prarie State Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 250 m. Fort Hill stands 392 m to the north-northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Adams Lake State Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 7.2 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Division of Natural Areas & Preserves, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 7.2 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 14.7 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- River Overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Coon Hill: 4.4 mi
- Cave Hill: 4.7 mi
- Spencer Hill: 5.5 mi
- Sugar Hill: 6.2 mi
- Black Bear Mountain: 6.3 mi
- Adams Lake State Park: 0.3 mi
- Chaparral Prairie Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Richard and Lucile Durrell Edge of Appalachia Preserve, Red Rock: 5.9 mi
- Wayne Township Community Park: 7.1 mi
- Richard and Lucile Durrell Edge of Appalachia Preserve: 8.8 mi
- The Oklahoma Cowboy: 1.5 mi
- Adams County War Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Bradford Tavern: 1.5 mi
- The Bentonville Anti-Horse Thief Society: 6.1 mi
- Anti-Horse Thief Society: 6.3 mi
- Adams County Historical Society: 1.4 mi
- Manchester Historical Society: 9.5 mi
- Serpent Mound Museum: 15.7 mi
- Aberdeen–Huntington Township Museum: 16.5 mi
- Kentucky Gateway Museum Center: 17.1 mi
- Buzzardroost Rock: 1.4 mi
- Wildflowers of Adams County: 1.5 mi
- Hike the Buckeye Trail, treat yourself to the Edge: 10.9 mi
- The Ten Commandments: 11.2 mi
- Praying For The Children: 11.2 mi
- Johnson Ridge State Nature Preserve: 3.0 mi
- Buzzardroost Rock Preserve: 6.2 mi
- John and Marion Becker Cedar Falls Preserve: 7.4 mi
- E. Lucy Braun Lynx Prairie Preserve: 7.5 mi
- Ka-ma-ma Prairie: 8.4 mi
- Winchester Community Garden: 11.3 mi
- Peebles Community Garden: 11.5 mi
- Ripley Community Garden: 17.5 mi
- Murphin Point: 6.8 mi
- Slate Point: 19.4 mi
- Cedar Falls: 8.0 mi
- Georgetown Waterfall: 22.0 mi
- Shawnee State Park Lookout: 20.1 mi
- Brown County SR 32 Rest Area: 21.4 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 22.7 miles of Adams Lake Prarie State Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fort Hill | NNE 17° | 392 m | 21.9 mi |
| Durrell Mountain | SE 135° | 389 m | 7.7 mi |
| Mist Mountain | SE 136° | 388 m | 7.5 mi |
| Peach Mountain | ENE 57° | 386 m | 10.7 mi |
| Stultz Hill | NNE 20° | 386 m | 22.7 mi |
| Easton Hill | NNE 19° | 385 m | 21.9 mi |
| Palmer Mountain | NNE 25° | 378 m | 20.6 mi |
| Jarnigan Knob | NNE 16° | 378 m | 21.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:11 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:23 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:34 | 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 | 28 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.3 | 3.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ripley EXP Farm, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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