Charles Alley Nature Park
Charles Alley Nature Park is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 274 m. Fairfield County HP stands 380 m to the west, 5.4 miles off. The nearest named place is Goslin Nature Center, a museum 0.3 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 52 miles off. 24 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Lancaster
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 51.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 7.3 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 19.3 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 26.7 mi off the Jefferson Township Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 17 mi
- Stag · 30 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Alley Park: 0.8 mi
- Flight of the Hawk Sculpture Park: 1.8 mi
- Utica Park: 2.0 mi
- Mary Burnham Park: 2.4 mi
- Elmwood Park: 2.4 mi
- Stone Canyon Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Hintz Hollow Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Hocking Canal Lock No. 8: 2.2 mi
- Kleinmaier State Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Stoney Hill Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Buck Run Knob: 0.5 mi
- Main Hill: 2.8 mi
- Christmas Rocks: 3.2 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 3.4 mi
- Stony Hill: 3.5 mi
- Fairfield County Veterans Memorial: 2.9 mi
- William Tecumseh Sherman: 2.9 mi
- Stonewall Cemetery: 3.6 mi
- Washington County grindstone: 8.6 mi
- Washington County grindstone: 8.6 mi
- Goslin Nature Center: 0.3 mi
- Decorative Arts Center of Ohio: 2.9 mi
- Sherman House State Memorial: 2.9 mi
- Georgian Museum: 3.0 mi
- Mambourg Nature Center: 6.4 mi
- Christmas Lights Extravaganza: 7.9 mi
- Walker Farm: 9.2 mi
- Adventure Golf: 11.9 mi
- Rock House Cave: 12.7 mi
- Nelly Billie Adventure Park: 13.7 mi
- Rock House Falls: 12.7 mi
- Lower Falls: 15.1 mi
- Rim Trail Falls (off-trail): 15.1 mi
- Upper Falls: 16.8 mi
- Devil's Bathtub: 16.9 mi
- Hawk Sculpture: 1.7 mi
- The Space Between Us: 2.9 mi
- Richard Outcault mural: 3.0 mi
- Chief Logan: 12.9 mi
- Ten Commandments: 13.0 mi
- Orchard Hill Arboretum: 3.5 mi
- Pickerington Community Gardens: 16.2 mi
- Magnolias: 22.0 mi
- Flowering Shrubs: 22.0 mi
- Zen Garden: 22.4 mi
- Cantwell Cliffs: 9.3 mi
- Hunters Rock: 14.6 mi
- Airplane Rock: 15.0 mi
- Hocking Cliffs: 16.9 mi
- Sphinx Head: 17.0 mi
- Hocking River ?: 12.9 mi
- Picnic table: 15.5 mi
- South Ridge: 25.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Charles Alley Nature Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield County HP | W 268° | 380 m | 5.4 mi |
| Jacobs Ladder | WSW 243° | 361 m | 4.0 mi |
| Buzzard Glory Knob | NE 40° | 356 m | 24.8 mi |
| Emmanuel Knob | SW 223° | 354 m | 8.0 mi |
| Rock Hill | SSW 211° | 354 m | 22.1 mi |
| Christmas Rocks | WSW 246° | 346 m | 3.2 mi |
| Allen Knob | WNW 283° | 344 m | 4.5 mi |
| Jobs Knob | SW 220° | 342 m | 23.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:22 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:27 | 17:10 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster, 3 mi away.
- Lilypad Forktail66 obs
- Eastern Pondhawk49 obs
- Eastern Amberwing47 obs
- Slaty Skimmer46 obs
- Widow Skimmer35 obs
- Blue Dasher35 obs
- Blue-fronted Dancer15 obs
- Double-striped Bluet15 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/514840664
Day trips start here
- Southeast Ohio · 18 mi
- Heath · 26 mi
- Columbus/South · 28 mi
- Newark · 28 mi
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