Hocking Canal Lock No. 8
Hocking Canal Lock No. 8 is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. Fairfield County HP stands 380 m to the west-northwest, 6.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Flight of the Hawk Sculpture Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Hocking Hills Scenic Byway passes 5.2 miles off. 29 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Appalachia Ohio Alliance
How to reach it
- 5.2 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 49.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 21.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 28.4 mi off the Morgan County Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 15 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flight of the Hawk Sculpture Park: 0.4 mi
- Alley Park: 2.9 mi
- Utica Park: 4.1 mi
- Soccer Complex: 4.4 mi
- Mary Burnham Park: 4.5 mi
- Hintz Hollow Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Stone Canyon Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Kleinmaier State Nature Preserve: 1.5 mi
- Charles Alley Nature Park: 2.2 mi
- Clear Creek: 3.1 mi
- Buck Run Knob: 2.5 mi
- Christmas Rocks: 4.0 mi
- Jacobs Ladder: 4.6 mi
- Christmas Rocks: 4.6 mi
- Stony Hill: 4.7 mi
- Fairfield County Veterans Memorial: 5.1 mi
- William Tecumseh Sherman: 5.1 mi
- Stonewall Cemetery: 5.3 mi
- Washington County grindstone: 6.5 mi
- Washington County grindstone: 6.5 mi
- Goslin Nature Center: 2.4 mi
- Decorative Arts Center of Ohio: 5.0 mi
- Sherman House State Memorial: 5.0 mi
- Georgian Museum: 5.1 mi
- Mambourg Nature Center: 7.3 mi
- Walker Farm: 7.1 mi
- Christmas Lights Extravaganza: 7.7 mi
- Adventure Golf: 9.8 mi
- Rock House Cave: 11.0 mi
- Nelly Billie Adventure Park: 11.5 mi
- Rock House Falls: 11.1 mi
- Lower Falls: 13.2 mi
- Rim Trail Falls (off-trail): 13.2 mi
- Upper Falls: 14.8 mi
- Devil's Bathtub: 14.9 mi
- Hawk Sculpture: 0.4 mi
- The Space Between Us: 5.0 mi
- Richard Outcault mural: 5.1 mi
- Chief Logan: 10.9 mi
- Ten Commandments: 10.9 mi
- Orchard Hill Arboretum: 5.6 mi
- Pickerington Community Gardens: 18.4 mi
- Magnolias: 23.4 mi
- Flowering Shrubs: 23.5 mi
- Zen Garden: 23.8 mi
- Cantwell Cliffs: 7.5 mi
- Hunters Rock: 12.6 mi
- Airplane Rock: 13.2 mi
- Hocking Cliffs: 15.0 mi
- Sphinx Head: 15.1 mi
- Hocking River ?: 14.8 mi
- Buchtel Spring: 23.9 mi
- Picnic table: 13.7 mi
- Moscow: 21.9 mi
- South Ridge: 23.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Hocking Canal Lock No. 8. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield County HP | WNW 285° | 380 m | 6.7 mi |
| Jacobs Ladder | W 271° | 361 m | 4.6 mi |
| Emmanuel Knob | WSW 238° | 354 m | 7.6 mi |
| Rock Hill | SW 216° | 354 m | 21.1 mi |
| Christmas Rocks | W 279° | 346 m | 4.0 mi |
| Pine Hill | SSW 208° | 346 m | 24.6 mi |
| Allen Knob | WNW 299° | 344 m | 6.1 mi |
| Jobs Knob | SW 225° | 342 m | 23.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:22 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:27 | 17:10 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Southeast Ohio · 16 mi
- Heath · 27 mi
- Newark · 29 mi
- Columbus/South · 30 mi
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