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Johnson Nature Preserve

Johnson Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Johnson Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 248 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the west, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Harris Miller Benedict Botanical Preserve, a nature reserve 0.3 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
248 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.26036, -84.35607

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Attractions
  • Montgomery Inn: 2.3 mi
  • Gorman Heritage Farm: 3.8 mi
  • Castle Skateland: 4.5 mi
  • Loveland Canoe & Kayak: 5.1 mi
  • Christ’s Church at Mason: 5.6 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 58
Gardens: 50
Nature reserves: 37
Picnic sites: 27
  • Firehawk: 7.2 mi
  • Vortex: 7.2 mi
  • Picnic Grove: 7.2 mi
  • Patio: 7.5 mi
  • The Mercado: 7.5 mi
Peaks: 19
  • Chill Hill: 7.2 mi
  • Mount Lookout: 9.1 mi
  • Mount Tusculum: 11.0 mi
  • Galley Hill: 11.4 mi
  • Mount Storm: 11.9 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Buckeye Falls: 2.7 mi
  • Lower Buckeye Falls: 2.8 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 22.3 mi
  • Crawdad Falls: 24.0 mi
Rest areas: 4
Ghost towns: 3

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Johnson Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rumpke MountainW 275°319 m13.0 mi
Little MountN 11°286 m22.1 mi
Heitsmanns HillNW 305°274 m17.4 mi
Orchard HillSSW 212°268 m17.9 mi
Galley HillSE 132°265 m11.4 mi
Brighton HillSW 222°257 m13.0 mi
Pye HillSSW 198°256 m20.9 mi
Mount EchoSW 225°254 m16.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1419:50
June solstice06:1220:2821:08
September equinox07:2619:0119:36
December solstice07:5416:3617:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303342536472757567554435

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford, 7 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/44710260

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