Delaware Reservoir Wildlife Area
Delaware Reservoir Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 282 m. Hulse Hill stands 433 m to the east, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Coles Mills, a ghost town 2.4 miles away. Scenic Olentangy Heritage Corridor passes 10 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 282 m
How to reach it
- 10.2 mi off the Scenic Olentangy Heritage Corridor
- 21.3 mi off the Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway
- 26.0 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
- 27.0 mi off the Jefferson Township Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Waldo Community Park: 4.1 mi
- Gallant Woods Farm: 4.8 mi
- Gallant Woods Preserve: 5.2 mi
- Oakhurst Park: 5.3 mi
- Shelbourne Forest Park: 5.7 mi
- 9/11 Memorial: 4.4 mi
- Veterans Memorial Plaza: 8.5 mi
- Harding Tomb: 12.3 mi
- Ohio Fallen Heroes Memorial: 15.0 mi
- Victory Memorial Shaft: 15.6 mi
- Kensington Rain Garden: 7.2 mi
- Kensington Rain Garden: 7.3 mi
- Veteran's Garden: 18.8 mi
- Children's Memorial Garden: 18.8 mi
- Cremation & Scattering Garden: 18.9 mi
- Greenspur: 9.3 mi
- Stratford Ecological Center: 10.1 mi
- Alum Creek State Park: 11.5 mi
- Shale Hollow Park: 13.8 mi
- Foundation Lake: 15.1 mi
- Nash House Museum: 7.2 mi
- Warren G. Harding Home: 13.2 mi
- Hueber Steam Shovel Mueseum: 14.4 mi
- Myers Inn Museum\ Big Walnut Area Historical Society: 15.1 mi
- Terradise Nature Center: 15.4 mi
- Imagination Garden: 14.8 mi
- The North Star: 18.4 mi
- Out of Bounds (6 of 7): 19.8 mi
- Jack Nicklas Statue: 19.8 mi
- Out of Bounds (5 of 7): 19.8 mi
- Marion County Steam Shovel: 14.4 mi
- Olentangy Caverns: 14.5 mi
- Asian Elephant: 17.2 mi
- Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees): 22.3 mi
- Animal Swings: 22.8 mi
- Coles Mills: 2.4 mi
- Tyrone: 3.8 mi
- Cones Mills: 7.5 mi
- Carpenter's Mill: 11.9 mi
- Edinburgh: 12.1 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Area: 17.2 mi
- River Bluffs: 18.5 mi
- Equestrian Day Use: 23.8 mi
- Picnic Area: 25.0 mi
- Marion County Rest Area: 8.6 mi
- Marion County Rest Area: 8.7 mi
- Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area: 13.8 mi
- Graveyard Hill: 13.7 mi
- Rich Hill: 18.2 mi
- Hulse Hill: 18.2 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 7.4 mi
- Dublin Spring: 21.2 mi
- Indian Run Falls: 21.1 mi
- Indian Run Falls: 21.2 mi
- Alum Creek Beach: 15.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Delaware Reservoir Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hulse Hill | E 93° | 433 m | 18.2 mi |
| Rich Hill | ESE 107° | 414 m | 18.2 mi |
| Graveyard Hill | NNE 14° | 302 m | 13.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:08 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:25 | 21:07 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:53 | 16:26 | 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 | 27 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Marion Muni AP, 15 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/463189669
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- Columbus/University Area · 28 mi
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