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Brush Creek Wildlife Area

Brush Creek Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Brush Creek Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 390 m. Quakers Knob stands 443 m to the southeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Mooretown Soldiers Monument, a historic site 3.9 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 5.6 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
390 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.55645, -80.77202

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Waterford Park: 6.1 mi
  • Highlandtown Wildlife Area: 6.1 mi
  • Springfield Township Park: 6.2 mi
  • Hammond Park: 6.6 mi
  • Central Park: 6.8 mi
Museums: 17
Historic sites: 15
  • Mooretown Soldiers Monument: 3.9 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 10.9 mi
  • Toronto World War I Monument: 11.0 mi
  • Canal Lock #36: 14.5 mi
  • Death of Pretty Boy Floyd: 14.5 mi
Peaks: 15
Artworks: 10
Waterfalls: 6
Beaches: 6
Attractions: 3
Gardens: 2
Cliffs: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Rider's Ridge: 16.7 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quakers KnobSE 128°443 m24.0 mi
Round KnobNNE 33°433 m9.5 mi
Stewart HillENE 78°412 m13.2 mi
Norton HillSSE 169°408 m10.9 mi
Blackburn HillNNW 346°384 m24.5 mi
Tunnel HillWSW 255°380 m5.8 mi
Beatty HillNE 47°380 m18.3 mi
Mechling HillSE 139°380 m18.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2718:5919:35
June solstice05:5320:1720:58
September equinox07:1118:4619:22
December solstice07:4416:1617:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516169747266544334
Precip in3.12.63.33.64.04.44.03.63.93.02.93.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Cumberland L/D, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357389632

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