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Dillon State Wildlife Area

Dillon State Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Dillon State Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 219 m. High Hill stands 389 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Dillon Falls Community Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 50 miles off. 26 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
219 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.97876, -82.06810

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Dillon Falls Community Park: 0.7 mi
  • Trinity Lutheran Park: 2.4 mi
  • Genesis Recreational Area: 2.7 mi
  • Maple Hill Park: 2.7 mi
  • Dillion State Park: 3.2 mi
Peaks: 26
  • Nob Hill: 1.6 mi
  • Putnam Hill: 4.3 mi
  • The Highlands: 9.0 mi
  • The Highlands: 9.8 mi
  • Eagle Nest Hill: 10.8 mi
Historic sites: 14
  • Veterans Memorial Bench: 2.2 mi
  • Dough Boy Monument: 4.2 mi
  • Purple Heart Monument: 4.2 mi
  • Fallen Soldier Memorial: 4.2 mi
  • Soldier's Circle: 4.8 mi
Gardens: 8
Nature reserves: 5
Attractions: 3
  • World's Largest Basket: 10.5 mi
  • World's Largest Apple Basket: 10.9 mi
  • Secret Dreams Festival in Legend Valley: 17.4 mi
Artworks: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Reservoir Beach: 16.8 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High HillESE 122°389 m18.8 mi
Coffman KnobW 281°375 m16.5 mi
Bald KnobWNW 284°366 m16.6 mi
Fox Den KnobNNW 327°366 m16.6 mi
Bucks KnobWNW 286°361 m16.1 mi
1170NE 37°357 m24.0 mi
Buzzard Glory KnobW 260°356 m10.9 mi
Hardscrabble HillNNE 32°346 m23.9 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0519:40
June solstice06:0020:2021:01
September equinox07:1718:5119:27
December solstice07:4716:2417:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303342536271747366544335
Precip in2.82.33.23.93.84.33.73.23.12.82.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Zanesville Muni AP, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/460117715

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