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Bettman Preserve

Bettman Preserve from directly overhead

Bettman Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the northwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Wulsin Triangle, a park 0.3 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 0.8 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Cincinnati Parks

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.13708, -84.45973

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Gardens: 60
  • Druffel Gardens: 2.1 mi
  • Medicinal Herb Garden: 2.3 mi
  • Passalongs and Volunteers: 2.5 mi
  • Witch's Corner: 2.5 mi
  • Les Fleurs du Soleil: 2.5 mi
Attractions
Museums: 55
Nature reserves: 44
Peaks: 30
Picnic sites: 29
  • Lower Picnic Area: 2.5 mi
  • Area 23: 5.9 mi
  • Area 19, Stone Steps: 6.0 mi
  • Area 11: 6.0 mi
  • Area 22, Furnas Hill: 6.1 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lower Buckeye Falls: 10.3 mi
  • Buckeye Falls: 10.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 20.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rumpke MountainNW 323°319 m12.1 mi
Harrison HillWNW 289°284 m22.4 mi
Harrison HillWNW 291°279 m22.2 mi
Heitsmanns HillNNW 335°274 m20.5 mi
Whites HillWNW 291°273 m24.5 mi
Orchard HillSSW 210°268 m7.7 mi
Galley HillE 86°265 m14.0 mi
Jackson RidgeW 281°259 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1519:50
June solstice06:1320:2821:08
September equinox07:2619:0119:37
December solstice07:5416:3717:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323544556472767568564536
Precip in2.92.83.94.44.74.64.43.43.13.12.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken FLD, 3 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1458916145

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