Cossin-Kreisel Preserve
Cossin-Kreisel Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Horseback Knob stands 403 m to the south-southwest, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Kreisel Preserve, a nature reserve 0.7 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 52 miles off. 56 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Appalachia Ohio Alliance
How to reach it
- 51.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 18.7 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 24.4 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 24 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Logan Elm State Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Circleville Township Park: 4.8 mi
- Calamus Swamp: 5.7 mi
- Bartley Preserve: 5.8 mi
- Canal Park: 5.9 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.4 mi
- Burning Indian Mound: 5.8 mi
- Sugarloaf: 7.4 mi
- Bald Hill: 8.0 mi
- Hays Hill: 8.1 mi
- Kreisel Preserve: 0.7 mi
- Marsha Gunder Schneider Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Haddox Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Pleasant Valley State Wildlife Area: 8.4 mi
- Samuel L. Fox Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Visitor Center: 8.9 mi
- Mighty Children's Museum: 11.8 mi
- Ross County Museum: 11.9 mi
- Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center: 12.0 mi
- Frankfort Museum: 12.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Prospecting Company: 7.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre: 7.6 mi
- The Grove: 10.5 mi
- Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 10.5 mi
- Natural Bathtub: 12.6 mi
- Pickaway County Veterans Memorial: 7.5 mi
- A W Marion Memorial: 10.0 mi
- Story Mound State Memorial: 11.1 mi
- Dard Hunter: 11.8 mi
- Homestead Ruins: 12.4 mi
- Rock House Falls: 19.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 21.6 mi
- Rim Trail Falls (off-trail): 21.6 mi
- Whispering Cave: 23.4 mi
- Broken Rock Falls: 23.6 mi
- Alum Cliffs: 14.5 mi
- Lookout Point: 21.4 mi
- Sugar Point: 21.6 mi
- Cantwell Cliffs: 21.6 mi
- Airplane Rock: 22.1 mi
- Pumpkin Show Mural: 7.1 mi
- Carlisle Hill Star: 11.8 mi
- Ashville Fourth of July Parade: 14.7 mi
- Hawk Sculpture: 24.7 mi
- The Space Between Us: 24.8 mi
- Third Tier: 10.5 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 10.5 mi
- Ornimental Garden: 10.5 mi
- South Ridge: 15.4 mi
- Knockemstiff: 17.8 mi
- Hocking River ?: 21.7 mi
- Picnic table: 22.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Cossin-Kreisel Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseback Knob | SSW 198° | 403 m | 19.2 mi |
| Chestnut Oak Knob | SSW 199° | 402 m | 20.9 mi |
| Sand Hill | SSE 161° | 395 m | 8.6 mi |
| Ball Knob | SSW 195° | 394 m | 20.2 mi |
| Nevins Hill | SW 230° | 393 m | 24.4 mi |
| Davis Knob | SSW 197° | 392 m | 20.4 mi |
| McMechen Hill | SW 214° | 392 m | 24.3 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SSE 161° | 390 m | 9.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:23 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:29 | 17:12 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Circleville, 8 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/515372125
Day trips start here
- Chillicothe · 11 mi
- Southeast Ohio · 27 mi
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