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Genevieve Jones Preserve

Genevieve Jones Preserve from directly overhead

Genevieve Jones Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 208 m. Sand Hill stands 395 m to the south, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Cook Preserve, a nature reserve 0.5 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 64 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Appalachia Ohio Alliance
Getting there

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Coordinates39.68717, -82.98560

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves
Parks
  • Marvin Webster Memorial Park: 2.3 mi
  • Ashville Centennial Park: 2.5 mi
  • Ashville West Side Park: 2.5 mi
  • Ashville Community Park: 2.8 mi
  • Jackson Township Park: 3.4 mi
Artworks
  • Ashville Fourth of July Parade: 2.5 mi
  • Pumpkin Show Mural: 6.3 mi
  • Pickerington Ponds Mural: 16.5 mi
  • Columbus Art Memorial Company: 17.5 mi
  • Umbrella Girl Statue: 17.7 mi
Historic sites: 60
  • Pickaway County Veterans Memorial: 5.9 mi
  • A W Marion Memorial: 6.6 mi
  • Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #30: 8.5 mi
  • Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #29: 8.6 mi
  • Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #27: 8.8 mi
Museums: 34
  • Ohio’s Small Town Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Slate Run Living Historical Farm: 8.6 mi
  • Motts Military Museum: 13.0 mi
  • National Barber Museum and Hall of Fame: 14.4 mi
  • Historical Aircraft Squadron Museum: 17.7 mi
Gardens: 34
Peaks: 32
Attractions: 23
  • Scioto Downs Racetrack & Casino: 10.5 mi
  • Christmas Lights Extravaganza: 17.1 mi
  • Magic Mountain Fun Center East: 18.7 mi
  • Hollywood Casino Columbus: 19.2 mi
  • Pacific Island Water Garden: 19.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • White Oak Grove Group Picnic Area: 18.8 mi
  • Little Darby Picnic Area: 19.0 mi
  • Sandefur Wetland Pavilion: 23.1 mi
  • Brevoort Park: 24.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Waterfalls: 2
  • Milliken Falls: 22.2 mi
  • Rock House Falls: 23.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Hocking River ?: 12.5 mi
Cliffs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Genevieve Jones Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillS 171°395 m21.1 mi
Rocky KnobS 171°390 m22.4 mi
Bunker HillS 175°384 m21.7 mi
Rock Garden HillS 173°384 m21.9 mi
Fairfield County HPE 93°380 m16.5 mi
Mount LoganS 175°378 m23.0 mi
SugarloafS 172°370 m20.0 mi
Bald HillS 172°363 m20.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:44
June solstice06:0520:2321:04
September equinox07:2018:5519:31
December solstice07:5016:2917:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442546473757468564536
Precip in2.92.53.34.04.54.63.93.43.03.02.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Circleville, 6 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1065532924

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