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Jefferson Lake State Park

Jefferson Lake State Park from directly overhead

Jefferson Lake State Park is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 340 m. Quakers Knob stands 443 m to the east-southeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Mooretown Soldiers Monument, a historic site 4.3 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 9.8 miles off. 10 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
340 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Ohio Department of Natural Resources

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.46215, -80.80573

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Wolf Run Community Park: 4.4 mi
  • Springfield Township Park: 5.8 mi
  • Rogers Park: 6.0 mi
  • Allensworth Curry Park: 6.2 mi
  • Woodview Park: 6.3 mi
Nature reserves: 20
Historic sites: 18
  • Mooretown Soldiers Monument: 4.3 mi
  • Veterans Memorial: 10.7 mi
  • Toronto World War I Monument: 10.8 mi
  • Tomb of the Unborn Child: 11.5 mi
  • Fort Steuben: 12.4 mi
Museums: 15
Peaks: 10
Artworks: 10
Beaches: 9
Waterfalls: 6
Gardens: 3
Attractions: 2
Cliffs: 2
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Rider's Ridge: 18.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Jefferson Lake State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Quakers KnobESE 111°443 m22.4 mi
Round KnobNNE 26°433 m16.1 mi
Stewart HillENE 57°412 m17.4 mi
Norton HillSE 137°408 m5.7 mi
Tunnel HillNW 322°380 m6.3 mi
Mechling HillESE 119°380 m16.0 mi
Beatty HillNE 38°380 m24.3 mi
Myers KnobE 86°363 m10.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2818:5919:35
June solstice05:5420:1720:58
September equinox07:1118:4619:22
December solstice07:4416:1717:00

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293139516169747266544334
Precip in3.12.63.33.64.04.44.03.63.93.02.93.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Cumberland L/D, 10 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Amberwing24 obs
  • Eastern Pondhawk24 obs
  • Fragile Forktail18 obs
  • Ebony Jewelwing17 obs
  • Common Whitetail17 obs
  • Widow Skimmer16 obs
  • Blue Dasher16 obs
  • Variable Dancer14 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/466265111

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