Gross Woods Nature Preserve
Gross Woods Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 310 m. Campbell Hill stands 469 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Botkins Community Park, a park 5.9 miles away. Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 7 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 310 m
How to reach it
- 11.5 mi off the Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches Scenic Byway
- 16.7 mi off the Miami & Erie Canal Scenic Byway
- 19.0 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
- 29.7 mi off the Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Botkins Community Park: 5.9 mi
- Blackhawk Park: 8.0 mi
- Anna City Park: 8.1 mi
- Veterans Memorial Park: 9.1 mi
- Indian Lake State Wildlife Area: 9.2 mi
- Statue of Mary: 11.5 mi
- Bonnyconnellan Castle: 13.7 mi
- White Feather's Town: 15.1 mi
- Miami and Erie Canal Lock 8: 16.6 mi
- Special Agent Michael J. Lynch: 17.5 mi
- Armstrong Air and Space Museum: 8.8 mi
- Wapakoneta Historical Museum: 10.0 mi
- Shelby County Historical Society: 13.6 mi
- Bicycle Museum of America: 17.0 mi
- New Bremen Historical Museum: 17.1 mi
- Auglaize Fish & Game Association: 7.6 mi
- Ferald Ritchie Nature Preserve: 10.3 mi
- Dr. Elizabeth Yahl Kuffner Nature Preserve: 17.9 mi
- Mccracken Fen State Nature Preserve: 18.4 mi
- Siegenthaler-Kaestner Esker State Nature Preserve: 19.6 mi
- Mount Lookout: 9.0 mi
- Anstine Hill: 14.4 mi
- Campbell Hill: 19.1 mi
- Jewel Hill: 19.3 mi
- Mount Miserable: 20.7 mi
- VanDemark Farm: 16.8 mi
- The Lost Land Corn Maze: 16.9 mi
- Shortest Street in America: 17.3 mi
- Nickel Plate 779: 18.7 mi
- Haunted Town Hall: 20.9 mi
- Auglaize Interstate 75 NB: 10.3 mi
- Auglaize Interstate 75 SB: 10.4 mi
- Miami Interstate 75 SB: 24.7 mi
- Miami Interstate 75 NB: 25.0 mi
- Temple of Tolerance Rock Garden: 9.5 mi
- The Mystery Stone: 15.1 mi
- Bird Bath: 18.2 mi
- Lynch Memorial Gardens: 17.5 mi
- The Children’s Garden: 19.0 mi
- Grand Lake St. Marys East Bank Park: 19.4 mi
- Fox Island Beach: 9.4 mi
- White Town: 19.3 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 23.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Gross Woods Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Hill | ESE 111° | 469 m | 19.1 mi |
| Mount Miserable | ESE 112° | 453 m | 20.7 mi |
| Bald Knob | ESE 123° | 434 m | 22.8 mi |
| Jewel Hill | SE 126° | 373 m | 19.3 mi |
| Heck Hill | SSE 162° | 365 m | 23.5 mi |
| Anstine Hill | NE 54° | 337 m | 14.4 mi |
| Mount Lookout | N 11° | 318 m | 9.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:41 | 19:12 | 19:48 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:30 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:24 | 18:59 | 19:35 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:30 | 17:13 |
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 | 27 | 31 | 39 | 51 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.1 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 2.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Huntsville 3N, 13 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/465543219
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