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Beavercreek Wildlife Recreation Area

Beavercreek Wildlife Recreation Area from directly overhead

Beavercreek Wildlife Recreation Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 253 m. The Knobs stands 380 m to the northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Russ Nature Reserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Lower Valley Pike Scenic Byway passes 8.0 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.75226, -84.00520
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Beaver Creek State Wildlife Area: 0.8 mi
  • Russ the Beaver: 0.8 mi
  • Hobson Park: 1.6 mi
  • Virgillato Park: 1.7 mi
  • Valle Green Park: 1.7 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 60
Attractions: 26
  • Kil-Kare Raceway: 3.7 mi
  • Baltimore & Ohio Caboose: 6.4 mi
  • Cowvin’s Corny Maze: 9.0 mi
  • The Corn Maze Adventure: 9.0 mi
  • Kiddie Maze: 9.1 mi
Artworks: 26
  • Photo Target: 6.2 mi
  • Springs: 6.7 mi
  • Kennedy’s Eternal Flame: 9.1 mi
  • Three O'Clock Prayer: 9.2 mi
  • Immaculate Conception: 9.2 mi
Gardens: 24
Nature reserves: 20
Peaks: 7
  • Reeds Hill: 4.0 mi
  • Stoddard Hill: 10.5 mi
  • Little Mount: 19.0 mi
  • Stokes Hill: 20.9 mi
  • Dumpling Hill: 21.5 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • The Grotto: 7.3 mi
  • The Cascades: 7.5 mi
  • Amphitheater Falls: 9.5 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Falls: 10.1 mi
  • Crawdad Falls: 17.9 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Springs: 3
  • Traveler's Spring: 7.3 mi
  • Yellow spring: 7.4 mi
  • Ricciardi Spring: 7.4 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • Oak Camp: 9.9 mi
  • Twin Oak Shelter: 10.0 mi
  • Equestrian Day Use: 17.7 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • Warren Interstate 71 Southbound Rest Area: 24.1 mi
  • Warren Interstate 71 Northbound Rest Area: 24.2 mi
  • Dupre Roadside Park: 24.6 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Caesar Creek State Park Beach: 16.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The KnobsNE 50°380 m23.5 mi
Stokes HillE 87°350 m20.9 mi
Dumpling HillE 101°343 m21.5 mi
Reeds HillNNE 12°296 m4.0 mi
Little MountSW 230°286 m19.0 mi
Cedar MoundWSW 255°257 m24.7 mi
Stoddard HillW 275°241 m10.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4019:1319:48
June solstice06:0920:2821:08
September equinox07:2418:5919:35
December solstice07:5416:3317:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283141536473767568554333
Precip in3.22.43.54.44.44.44.03.13.03.03.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton MCD, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/987545200

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