California Woods Nature Preserve
California Woods Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 162 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Royal Oaks Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Riverboat Row Scenic Byway passes 4.1 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 162 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- Cincinnati Parks Department
How to reach it
- 4.1 mi off the Riverboat Row Scenic Byway
- On the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 18.3 mi off the Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway
- 20.1 mi off the Big Bone Lick Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Bird Watching Shelter · 23 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Royal Oaks Park: 1.5 mi
- Riggs Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Highland Hills Park: 2.0 mi
- Kellogg Park & Dog Field: 2.3 mi
- Lunken Airport Recreation Area: 2.4 mi
- Trail Shark: 1.5 mi
- Stephen C. Foster: 2.4 mi
- Cincinnati: 3.9 mi
- Box sculpture: 4.1 mi
- Blessed Virgin Mary: 4.6 mi
- Model Native Garden: 1.6 mi
- Rain Garden: 1.8 mi
- Three's Company: 3.8 mi
- Grandma's Garden: 3.8 mi
- Shady Practices: 3.8 mi
- High Water Marker: 1.7 mi
- World War II Comes to Lunken Field: 1.8 mi
- Hon. Henry Stanbery: 2.4 mi
- Beverly Hills Supper Club Memorial: 2.4 mi
- Peace Pole Garden: 2.7 mi
- Riverbend Music Center: 1.8 mi
- Belterra Park Gaming & Entertainment Center: 1.9 mi
- Area History: 2.1 mi
- Newport on the Levee: 4.3 mi
- BB Riverboats: 4.6 mi
- Fort Thomas Military Museum: 1.6 mi
- Cincinnati Aviation Heritage Society Museum: 1.8 mi
- Irish Heritage Center of Cincinnati: 2.3 mi
- Tharp Dayton Heritage Museum: 3.7 mi
- Newport History Museum: 4.2 mi
- Stern (Elstun Rd.) Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Scarborough Woods: 4.6 mi
- Bettman Preserve: 4.6 mi
- Bauer Preserve: 4.7 mi
- Kroger Hills: 7.1 mi
- Lower Picnic Area: 2.4 mi
- Monarch Meadow: 5.5 mi
- Badger Bluff: 5.6 mi
- Area 23: 9.8 mi
- Area 22, Furnas Hill: 9.9 mi
- Mount Tusculum: 2.4 mi
- Mount Lookout: 4.2 mi
- Johns Hill: 4.4 mi
- Mount Adams: 4.8 mi
- Goat Hill: 5.2 mi
- Buckeye Falls: 14.0 mi
- Lower Buckeye Falls: 14.0 mi
- Simpkinsville: 15.7 mi
- Butterworth: 17.8 mi
- Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 23.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of California Woods Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rumpke Mountain | NW 325° | 319 m | 16.7 mi |
| Orchard Hill | WSW 247° | 268 m | 6.6 mi |
| Pleasant Hill | SSE 164° | 267 m | 21.9 mi |
| Galley Hill | ENE 67° | 265 m | 12.8 mi |
| Brighton Hill | WNW 299° | 257 m | 6.2 mi |
| Pye Hill | SSW 202° | 256 m | 8.0 mi |
| Mount Echo | W 278° | 254 m | 8.0 mi |
| Goat Hill | WNW 301° | 250 m | 5.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:42 | 19:15 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:13 | 20:28 | 21:08 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:36 |
| December solstice | 07:54 | 16:37 | 17:19 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 32 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.8 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.4 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken FLD, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/414748648
Day trips start here
- Fort Thomas · 2 mi
- Newport · 3 mi
- Cincinnati/Eastern · 4 mi
- Cincinnati · 5 mi
- Cincinnati/Downtown · 5 mi
- Covington · 5 mi
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