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Dillon Reservoir Wildlife Area

Dillon Reservoir Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Dillon Reservoir Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 231 m. Coffman Knob stands 375 m to the west-southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Dillon State Park, a park 1.5 miles away. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 7.8 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
231 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.06923, -82.18653

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dillon State Park: 1.5 mi
  • Dillion State Park: 5.6 mi
  • Flint Ridge State Park: 6.9 mi
  • Powelson State Wildlife Area: 9.5 mi
  • Dillon Falls Community Park: 9.6 mi
Historic sites: 25
Peaks: 21
  • Bald Knob: 2.9 mi
  • Coshocton Hill: 5.6 mi
  • The Highlands: 5.9 mi
  • Fox Den Knob: 8.2 mi
  • The Highlands: 8.7 mi
Museums: 18
Artworks: 14
Nature reserves: 8
Gardens: 8
Attractions: 4
  • World's Largest Apple Basket: 7.1 mi
  • World's Largest Basket: 10.0 mi
  • Secret Dreams Festival in Legend Valley: 14.5 mi
  • National Trail Raceway: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Reservoir Beach: 23.3 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Coffman KnobWSW 253°375 m10.4 mi
Fox Den KnobNNW 340°366 m8.2 mi
Bald KnobWSW 256°366 m10.2 mi
Bucks KnobWSW 258°361 m9.5 mi
1170ENE 58°357 m24.5 mi
Buzzard Glory KnobSSW 209°356 m9.2 mi
Hardscrabble HillNE 53°346 m23.5 mi
The HighlandsENE 67°338 m8.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0519:41
June solstice06:0120:2121:02
September equinox07:1718:5219:28
December solstice07:4816:2417:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273039506069737164524132
Precip in3.22.63.64.04.24.74.63.93.23.13.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark WTR WKS, 12 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element node/357440657

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