Gladys Riley
Gladys Riley is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 177 m. Durrell Mountain stands 389 m to the southwest, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Jones Knob, a peak 1.8 miles away. Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway runs past it.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Arc of Appalachia
How to reach it
- On the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
- 11.9 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 27.0 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- River Overlook · 14 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Jones Knob: 1.8 mi
- Hoffer Hill: 2.5 mi
- Shawnee Knob: 5.1 mi
- Newman Hill: 5.6 mi
- Walker Hill: 5.7 mi
- Hike the Buckeye Trail, treat yourself to the Edge: 11.6 mi
- Welcome to Adams County: 12.9 mi
- Welcome to Peebles: 12.9 mi
- Portsmouth Area Labor Unions: 13.3 mi
- Tour of the Scioto River Valley: 13.3 mi
- Shawnee State Forest: 9.1 mi
- Nile Township Community Park: 12.0 mi
- Earl Thomas Conley Park: 12.4 mi
- Earl Thomas Conley Riverside Park: 13.0 mi
- Clay Township Park: 13.2 mi
- Mineral Springs: 7.3 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Game Preserve: 8.7 mi
- The Edwin H. Davis State Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Brush Creek Iron Furnace: 10.5 mi
- Cedar Mills: 10.5 mi
- Davis Memorial State Nature Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Shoemaker State Nature Preserve: 10.5 mi
- John and Marion Becker Cedar Falls Preserve: 10.5 mi
- Ka-ma-ma Prairie: 10.8 mi
- Plum Run Prarie: 11.4 mi
- Candyland Children's Museum: 13.5 mi
- Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center: 13.7 mi
- Serpent Mound Museum: 17.1 mi
- Depot Museum: 18.4 mi
- Lewis County Historical Society: 18.5 mi
- Raven Rock: 12.1 mi
- Murphin Point: 14.0 mi
- Violet Point: 18.1 mi
- Slate Point: 18.7 mi
- Shawnee State Park Lookout: 9.0 mi
- Dogwood Pass: 19.7 mi
- Cedar Falls: 9.9 mi
- Peebles Community Garden: 13.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 18.1 miles of Gladys Riley. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durrell Mountain | SW 236° | 389 m | 14.7 mi |
| Mist Mountain | WSW 237° | 388 m | 14.9 mi |
| Peach Mountain | WNW 289° | 386 m | 9.1 mi |
| North Cedar Knob | SW 232° | 377 m | 15.4 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | SSE 166° | 373 m | 6.3 mi |
| Buckeye Knob | SW 235° | 373 m | 14.9 mi |
| Tener Mountain | NNW 330° | 368 m | 10.2 mi |
| Smith Hill | N 356° | 368 m | 10.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:10 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:22 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:33 | 17:15 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lucasville, 11 mi away.
- rue anemone49 obs
- Long-spurred violet39 obs
- early blue cohosh36 obs
- squirrel corn29 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty28 obs
- large white trillium26 obs
- bloodroot23 obs
- Yellow Corydalis23 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1486122774
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