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Caldwell Preserve

Caldwell Preserve from directly overhead

Caldwell Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 169 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the northwest, 7.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Caldwell Playground, a park 0.2 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 5.4 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
169 m

What to expect

Operated by
Cincinnati Park Board

How to reach it

Coordinates39.20165, -84.48866

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Caldwell Playground: 0.2 mi
  • Hillside Park: 0.4 mi
  • Carthage Recreation Area: 0.5 mi
  • Caldwell Triangle: 0.6 mi
  • Hamilton County Fairgrounds: 0.8 mi
Artworks
Historic sites
Gardens
Attractions
  • Wyoming Fine Arts Center: 2.1 mi
  • Elephant Trek: 3.9 mi
  • Temple of Love: 3.9 mi
  • Siegfried and Roy's White Lions: 4.0 mi
  • Bonobos: 4.0 mi
Museums: 59
Nature reserves: 49
Peaks: 30
Picnic sites: 29
  • Elm Ridge Overlook Shelter: 4.4 mi
  • Area 11: 4.5 mi
  • Kingfisher Shelter: 4.5 mi
  • Area 10, Rail Fence: 4.6 mi
  • Area 1: 4.7 mi
Rest areas: 5
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lower Buckeye Falls: 7.1 mi
  • Buckeye Falls: 7.2 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 18.9 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rumpke MountainNW 311°319 m7.8 mi
Elkhorn HillWNW 296°308 m23.8 mi
New Trenton HillWNW 290°287 m22.7 mi
Harrison HillW 279°284 m19.8 mi
Harrison HillW 281°279 m19.5 mi
Heitsmanns HillNNW 333°274 m15.8 mi
Snow HillWNW 294°274 m21.9 mi
Whites HillW 281°273 m21.7 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 solstice07:5516:3717:19

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, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/30431952

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