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Bigelow Cemetery State Nature Preserve

Bigelow Cemetery State Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Bigelow Cemetery State Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 302 m. Campbell Hill stands 469 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Homer, a ghost town 2.2 miles away. Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway passes 0.5 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
302 m
Getting there

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Coordinates40.10986, -83.41942

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Pastime Park: 7.8 mi
  • Greenwood Park: 7.8 mi
  • Goshen Township Memorial Park: 8.0 mi
  • Bicentennial Park: 8.1 mi
  • Barr Haven Park: 8.3 mi
Artworks
  • Out of Bounds (4 of 7): 13.6 mi
  • Out of Bounds (5 of 7): 13.7 mi
  • Out of Bounds (1 of 7): 13.7 mi
  • Out of Bounds (3 of 7): 13.8 mi
  • Out of Bounds (2 of 7): 13.8 mi
Museums: 31
Gardens: 30
Nature reserves: 30
  • Big Darby Headwaters Nature Preserve: 15.5 mi
  • Dublin Kiwanis Riverway Park: 16.4 mi
  • Madison Lake State Park: 16.5 mi
  • Urbana Wildlife Propagation Unit: 16.7 mi
  • Darby Plains/Wet Prairie Restoration Area: 17.2 mi
Peaks: 18
  • Tradersville Hill: 9.0 mi
  • Statler Hill: 11.5 mi
  • Post Hill: 13.1 mi
  • Somerford Hill: 13.2 mi
  • Roseau Hill: 13.5 mi
Attractions: 14
Picnic sites: 7
  • Little Darby Picnic Area: 18.2 mi
  • White Oak Grove Group Picnic Area: 18.3 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Area: 20.3 mi
  • River Bluffs: 20.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Indian Run Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Indian Run Falls: 15.8 mi
  • Milliken Falls: 19.1 mi
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 2
  • South Vienna Rest Area: 13.1 mi
  • South Vienna Rest Area: 13.2 mi
Springs: 2
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Campbell HillNW 319°469 m24.0 mi
Mount MiserableNW 320°453 m22.4 mi
Bald KnobNW 311°434 m19.2 mi
The KnobsSW 234°380 m16.2 mi
Jewel HillNW 307°373 m22.6 mi
Boundary HillSSW 206°367 m14.7 mi
Brighton HillSSW 205°367 m15.4 mi
Roseau HillSSW 207°361 m13.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1019:46
June solstice06:0520:2621:07
September equinox07:2218:5719:33
December solstice07:5316:2917:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283140526371757366544233
Precip in2.72.33.03.94.54.84.13.43.22.72.92.9

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

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/633711630

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