Hansel Nature Preserve
Marked no entry. Do not count on getting in.
Hansel Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 330 m. Fairfield County HP stands 380 m to the west-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Mambourg Park, a nature reserve 0.2 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 53 miles off. 27 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 53.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 12.0 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 14.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 24.9 mi off the Jefferson Township Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 22 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Wacker Park: 4.3 mi
- Soccer Complex: 4.4 mi
- Huffer Durdin Park: 4.4 mi
- Bremen Park: 4.7 mi
- Ottie Park: 4.8 mi
- Mambourg Park: 0.2 mi
- Colfax Lake: 1.5 mi
- Keller-Kirn Park: 5.9 mi
- Charles Alley Nature Park: 6.5 mi
- Hocking Canal Lock No. 8: 7.6 mi
- Mambourg Nature Center: 0.4 mi
- Decorative Arts Center of Ohio: 6.2 mi
- Sherman House State Memorial: 6.2 mi
- Georgian Museum: 6.2 mi
- Goslin Nature Center: 6.6 mi
- Waterworks Hill: 5.5 mi
- Mount Pleasant: 5.7 mi
- Main Hill: 6.2 mi
- Buck Run Knob: 6.7 mi
- Claypool Knob: 8.4 mi
- William Tecumseh Sherman: 6.3 mi
- Fairfield County Veterans Memorial: 6.3 mi
- Stonewall Cemetery: 8.8 mi
- General Phillip Sheridan Monument: 11.0 mi
- Washington County grindstone: 12.8 mi
- Walker Farm: 12.8 mi
- Secret Dreams Festival in Legend Valley: 13.6 mi
- Christmas Lights Extravaganza: 14.4 mi
- Adventure Golf: 14.6 mi
- National Trail Raceway: 14.9 mi
- Rock House Falls: 18.6 mi
- Rim Trail Falls (off-trail): 20.5 mi
- Lower Falls: 20.5 mi
- Upper Falls: 21.8 mi
- Devil's Bathtub: 21.8 mi
- Richard Outcault mural: 6.3 mi
- The Space Between Us: 6.3 mi
- Hawk Sculpture: 7.4 mi
- Chief Logan: 15.1 mi
- Ten Commandments: 15.1 mi
- Orchard Hill Arboretum: 5.4 mi
- Pickerington Community Gardens: 15.5 mi
- Magnolias: 16.0 mi
- Flowering Shrubs: 16.0 mi
- Zen Garden: 16.4 mi
- Cantwell Cliffs: 14.9 mi
- Hunters Rock: 19.5 mi
- Airplane Rock: 20.3 mi
- Hocking Cliffs: 21.9 mi
- Sphinx Head: 22.0 mi
- Hocking River ?: 15.4 mi
- Picnic table: 20.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hansel Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield County HP | WSW 243° | 380 m | 11.0 mi |
| Coffman Knob | NNE 18° | 375 m | 20.0 mi |
| Bald Knob | NNE 18° | 366 m | 20.7 mi |
| Jacobs Ladder | SW 230° | 361 m | 10.4 mi |
| Bucks Knob | NNE 19° | 361 m | 21.3 mi |
| Buzzard Glory Knob | NE 40° | 356 m | 18.3 mi |
| Emmanuel Knob | SW 222° | 354 m | 14.6 mi |
| Christmas Rocks | SW 229° | 346 m | 9.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:22 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:27 | 17:09 |
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 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Heath · 20 mi
- Newark · 22 mi
- Southeast Ohio · 22 mi
- Columbus/South · 29 mi
- Zanesville · 29 mi
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