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Alum Creek State Park

Alum Creek State Park from directly overhead

Alum Creek State Park is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 278 m. Hulse Hill stands 433 m to the northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area, a rest area 2.4 miles away. Scenic Olentangy Heritage Corridor passes 5.1 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Getting there

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Coordinates40.25146, -82.96225

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Columbus City Park: 3.6 mi
  • Glenross Park: 3.8 mi
  • Hogback Ridge Park: 4.1 mi
  • Delaware City Wetlands Park: 4.8 mi
  • Char Mar Ridge Preserve: 4.8 mi
Historic sites
  • Ohio Fallen Heroes Memorial: 5.3 mi
  • Community Center Statue: 8.0 mi
  • Venus Redux: 8.1 mi
  • Hobbie's Dilemma: 8.1 mi
  • Veterans' Memorial: 8.1 mi
Artworks
Gardens: 52
  • Kensington Rain Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Kensington Rain Garden: 4.9 mi
  • Veteran's Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Children's Memorial Garden: 8.6 mi
  • Cremation & Scattering Garden: 8.6 mi
Nature reserves: 36
Museums: 35
  • Myers Inn Museum\ Big Walnut Area Historical Society: 5.4 mi
  • Nash House Museum: 6.1 mi
  • Powell Liberty Historical Society: 8.7 mi
  • Hanby House: 8.8 mi
  • Frank Museum of Art: 8.9 mi
Attractions: 23
  • Olentangy Caverns: 6.7 mi
  • Asian Elephant: 10.4 mi
  • 13th Floor Haunted House: 11.7 mi
  • Oak Grove at Jorgensen Farms: 11.9 mi
  • Dragon with Toothbrush: 12.7 mi
Ghost towns: 7
Picnic sites: 7
  • Big Meadows Picnic Area: 7.8 mi
  • River Bluffs: 8.9 mi
  • Equestrian Day Use: 12.7 mi
  • Ze Goat Picnic: 14.6 mi
  • Picnic Area: 14.9 mi
Peaks: 6
Rest areas: 3
  • Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area: 2.4 mi
  • Marion County Rest Area: 19.9 mi
  • Marion County Rest Area: 20.0 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Indian Run Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Indian Run Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Milliken Falls: 18.7 mi
Beaches: 2
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hulse HillNE 55°433 m16.4 mi
Rich HillENE 68°414 m13.5 mi
Beavers HillSE 130°383 m18.4 mi
Graveyard HillN 356°302 m23.8 mi
Baker HillS 181°241 m23.8 mi
Marlboro HillS 184°190 m24.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0819:44
June solstice06:0320:2521:06
September equinox07:2018:5519:31
December solstice07:5216:2617:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303342546472757468564435
Precip in2.92.43.43.94.25.04.63.63.32.92.93.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westerville, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • common jewelweed10 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle10 obs
  • Zebra Mussel10 obs
  • Virginia Springbeauty10 obs
  • Red-spotted Admiral9 obs
  • Hickory Tussock Moth9 obs
  • common selfheal8 obs
  • American Bullfrog8 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/463192816

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