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Buzzard's Roost Nature Preserve

Buzzard's Roost Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Buzzard's Roost Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 299 m. Horseback Knob stands 403 m to the south, 6.1 miles off. The nearest named place is Environmental Learning Center, a museum 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 40 miles off.

What to expect

Operated by
Ross County Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.32447, -83.07303

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Peaks
Parks: 43
Museums: 10
  • Environmental Learning Center: 0.1 mi
  • Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center: 4.8 mi
  • Ross County Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Mighty Children's Museum: 4.9 mi
  • Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Visitor Center: 5.1 mi
Attractions: 7
  • Natural Bathtub: 0.7 mi
  • Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 3.6 mi
  • The Grove: 3.7 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre: 9.2 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain Prospecting Company: 9.2 mi
Historic sites: 6
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 3
  • Ornimental Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Vegetable Garden: 3.7 mi
  • Third Tier: 3.7 mi
Artworks: 2
  • Carlisle Hill Star: 4.4 mi
  • Pumpkin Show Mural: 20.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Picnic sites: 1
  • South Ridge: 16.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • South Beach: 23.7 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 17.9 miles of Buzzard's Roost Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Horseback KnobS 189°403 m6.1 mi
Chestnut Oak KnobSSW 192°402 m7.7 mi
LongS 180°397 m12.4 mi
Sand HillENE 62°395 m8.9 mi
Ball KnobS 182°394 m7.2 mi
Nevins HillWSW 256°393 m14.0 mi
Davis KnobS 189°392 m7.2 mi
McMechen HillSW 227°392 m11.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0919:44
June solstice06:0720:2321:03
September equinox07:2118:5619:31
December solstice07:4916:3117:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303342536372757366554435

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chillicothe Mound City, 5 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

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OpenStreetMap element way/1167460132

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