Baker Preserve
Baker Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 237 m. Irish Ridge stands 326 m to the west, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Canaan Preserve, a nature reserve 0.8 miles away. Morgan County Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 37 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Athens Conservancy
How to reach it
- 12.6 mi off the Morgan County Scenic Byway
- 14.9 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 25.3 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 26.7 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic overlook · 29 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- East State Street Park: 4.3 mi
- Sells Park: 4.3 mi
- Sells Park: 4.3 mi
- Savannah Park: 4.8 mi
- Paw Print Park: 5.3 mi
- Riley Hill: 1.0 mi
- Crumley Knob: 3.8 mi
- Bong Hill: 4.6 mi
- Witches Hill: 5.0 mi
- Bloemer Berg: 5.2 mi
- Canaan Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Strouds Ridge Preserve Bean Tract: 2.0 mi
- Strouds Ridge Reserve Hope Drive Tract: 2.6 mi
- Strouds Run State Park: 2.7 mi
- Blair Preserve: 3.5 mi
- Ohio Sundial: 5.5 mi
- College Green: 5.6 mi
- Class of 1990 Dedication: 5.6 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 5.6 mi
- National Pan-Hellenic Council Plaza: 5.6 mi
- Southeast Ohio History Center: 5.7 mi
- Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery: 5.8 mi
- Kennedy Museum of Art: 6.1 mi
- Murray City Coal Mine Museum: 15.3 mi
- Old Meigs County Courthouse and Chester Academy: 17.2 mi
- Ohio University Alumni Gateway: 5.6 mi
- Athens County Fairgrounds: 6.4 mi
- Devils Tea Table: 14.7 mi
- Tinker's Cave: 19.2 mi
- B&O Caboose: 22.1 mi
- Flora: 11.5 mi
- King's Station: 15.4 mi
- Ingham: 16.4 mi
- Moonville: 17.5 mi
- San Toy: 22.6 mi
- Garden: 2.0 mi
- Wolfe Garden: 5.6 mi
- Ohio University Student Garden: 6.4 mi
- Ohio University Student Garden: 6.5 mi
- mary's garden: 24.3 mi
- Rockhouse Rock Cliff: 3.9 mi
- Rock Bluff: 17.5 mi
- Stony Point: 18.3 mi
- Cedarville Bluff: 21.1 mi
- The Green Lady / "American Woman": 5.6 mi
- Albatross: 5.6 mi
- Mail Pouch: 7.4 mi
- The White Falcon: 22.3 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 3.4 mi
- Blair Arch: 3.6 mi
- Rest Area 10-34: 11.6 mi
- Buchtel Spring: 13.4 mi
- Quincy Park: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Baker Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish Ridge | W 274° | 326 m | 18.2 mi |
| Long Ridge | W 277° | 325 m | 18.2 mi |
| Starrett Ridge | W 279° | 323 m | 17.6 mi |
| Willis Hill | NNE 22° | 323 m | 24.1 mi |
| Furnace Ridge | W 273° | 320 m | 18.7 mi |
| The Pinnacle | WSW 257° | 319 m | 22.3 mi |
| Cotton Hill | NNE 23° | 319 m | 23.2 mi |
| Peck Hill | W 262° | 316 m | 18.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:05 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:19 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 16:26 | 17:09 |
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 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens OU, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/906972813
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