Edward S. Thomas Nature Preserve
Edward S. Thomas Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 274 m. Hulse Hill stands 433 m to the northeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Sharon Woods Metro Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Scenic Olentangy Heritage Corridor passes 3.5 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 274 m
How to reach it
- 3.5 mi off the Scenic Olentangy Heritage Corridor
- 8.3 mi off the Jefferson Township Scenic Byway
- 10.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 11.2 mi off the Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stag · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sharon Woods Metro Park: 0.3 mi
- Pingue Park: 0.5 mi
- Apple Ridge Picnc Area: 0.5 mi
- Metzger Park: 0.9 mi
- Northgate Park: 1.0 mi
- Veterans' Memorial: 1.5 mi
- Hobbie's Dilemma: 1.6 mi
- Venus Redux: 1.6 mi
- Community Center Statue: 1.8 mi
- Le Poilu: 2.1 mi
- The North Star: 1.9 mi
- The Family: 2.1 mi
- The Innis Sisters: 3.6 mi
- Quincy: 3.7 mi
- Nessie: 3.7 mi
- Cremation & Scattering Garden: 2.4 mi
- Veteran's Garden: 2.5 mi
- Medetation Garden: 2.5 mi
- Children's Memorial Garden: 2.5 mi
- Conifer Garden: 3.6 mi
- Woodward Nature Preserve: 3.2 mi
- Olentangy River State Wildlife Access Area: 3.4 mi
- Edward F. Hutchins Nature Preserve: 3.6 mi
- Rush Run Parkland: 4.4 mi
- Makris Parkland: 4.7 mi
- Hanby House: 1.7 mi
- Frank Museum of Art: 2.1 mi
- Ohio Railway Museum: 2.7 mi
- Orange Johnson House Museum: 3.1 mi
- Old Rectory: 3.5 mi
- 13th Floor Haunted House: 2.6 mi
- Dragon with Toothbrush: 4.1 mi
- Animal Swings: 4.6 mi
- Oak Grove at Jorgensen Farms: 7.1 mi
- Olentangy Caverns: 7.3 mi
- River Bluffs: 3.7 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
- Brevoort Park: 5.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- Sandefur Wetland Pavilion: 7.2 mi
- Baker Hill: 14.6 mi
- Beavers Hill: 14.6 mi
- Marlboro Hill: 15.5 mi
- Spangler Hill: 18.2 mi
- Rich Hill: 19.2 mi
- Carpenter's Mill: 9.3 mi
- Wonderland: 9.4 mi
- Hibernia: 13.0 mi
- Edinburgh: 17.1 mi
- Coles Mills: 18.0 mi
- Indian Run Falls: 8.1 mi
- Indian Run Falls: 8.1 mi
- Milliken Falls: 10.4 mi
- Alum Creek Beach: 5.1 mi
- Prairie Oaks Dog Beach: 17.1 mi
- Dublin Spring: 7.7 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 13.4 mi
- Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area: 7.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Edward S. Thomas Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hulse Hill | NE 36° | 433 m | 23.2 mi |
| Rich Hill | NE 42° | 414 m | 19.2 mi |
| Beavers Hill | E 99° | 383 m | 14.6 mi |
| Flowerpot Hill | E 100° | 334 m | 23.7 mi |
| Parnassus Hill | E 98° | 325 m | 24.3 mi |
| Sugarloaf Hill | E 98° | 321 m | 23.6 mi |
| Spangler Hill | S 185° | 243 m | 18.2 mi |
| Baker Hill | S 180° | 241 m | 14.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:08 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:24 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 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 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.4 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Westerville, 1 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/546945201
Day trips start here
- Columbus/University Area · 8 mi
- Columbus · 11 mi
- Columbus/South · 12 mi
- Heath · 29 mi
- London · 30 mi
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