Historic Bear's Mill Preserve
Historic Bear's Mill Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 301 m. Hills of Judea stands 328 m to the southwest, 10 miles off. The nearest named place is Vietnam War Memorial, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Miami & Erie Canal Scenic Byway passes 15 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Darke County Parks
How to reach it
- 14.5 mi off the Miami & Erie Canal Scenic Byway
- 17.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 20.8 mi off the Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches Scenic Byway
- 23.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Indiana, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Gettysburg Community Park: 2.5 mi
- Sater Heights Park: 4.1 mi
- Treaty of Greenville State Park: 4.5 mi
- North Park: 4.6 mi
- YOLO Park: 4.6 mi
- Routzong Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Prairie Ridge Meadow: 4.8 mi
- Holzapfel Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Tecumseh Point: 5.0 mi
- Shawnee Prairie Preserve: 5.1 mi
- Garst Museum: 4.9 mi
- Bradford Ohio Railroad Museum: 6.3 mi
- Versailles Area Historical Society: 8.3 mi
- Union City Interlocking Tower: 15.4 mi
- Johnston Farm Museum: 16.2 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 0.1 mi
- Altar of Peace: 4.6 mi
- Treaty of Greene Ville signed near here: 4.9 mi
- Fort Jefferson: 8.1 mi
- John Johnston: 15.7 mi
- Historic Bear's Mill: 0.2 mi
- Darke County Fairgrounds: 5.3 mi
- Melody 49 Drive-In Theatre: 19.0 mi
- The Lost Land Corn Maze: 21.0 mi
- VanDemark Farm: 21.1 mi
- Herb Garden: 3.9 mi
- Community Garden: 4.0 mi
- Old Thyme Garden: 5.5 mi
- Community Gardens: 15.5 mi
- Roger Presley Garden: 22.0 mi
- Miami Interstate 75 SB: 17.4 mi
- Miami Interstate 75 NB: 17.5 mi
- Preble Rest Area (Westbound): 22.1 mi
- Preble Rest Area (Westbound): 22.2 mi
- Preble Welcome Center (Eastbound): 22.3 mi
- Gabriel Bear: 0.1 mi
- Little Turtle: 4.5 mi
- Jim Buchy Bench: 4.9 mi
- Tecumseh Statue: 5.5 mi
- Ohio: 23.5 mi
- Hagerstown: 13.9 mi
- Crawfordsville: 23.6 mi
- Tadmor: 24.7 mi
- Greenville Falls: 8.9 mi
- Ludlow Falls: 13.2 mi
- Cedar Bluff: 17.0 mi
- Freedom Rock: 21.8 mi
- Hills of Judea: 10.1 mi
- Equestrian Day Use: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Historic Bear's Mill Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hills of Judea | SW 226° | 328 m | 10.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:43 | 19:15 | 19:50 |
| June solstice | 06:10 | 20:31 | 21:12 |
| September equinox | 07:26 | 19:01 | 19:37 |
| December solstice | 07:58 | 16:33 | 17:16 |
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 | 30 | 40 | 52 | 63 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.8 | 2.2 | 3.2 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Greenville WTP, 6 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/916004624
Day trips start here
- Greenville · 5 mi
- Troy · 19 mi
- Tipp City · 22 mi
- Richmond · 26 mi
- New Carlisle · 29 mi
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