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Kleinmaier State Nature Preserve

Kleinmaier State Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Kleinmaier State Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 247 m. Fairfield County HP stands 380 m to the west-northwest, 6.9 miles off. The nearest named place is Hocking Canal Lock No. 8, a nature reserve 1.5 miles away. Hocking Hills Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Appalachia Ohio Alliace

How to reach it

Coordinates39.62932, -82.56052

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Flight of the Hawk Sculpture Park: 1.7 mi
  • Alley Park: 4.2 mi
  • Arney Run Park: 4.8 mi
  • Utica Park: 5.2 mi
  • Johnston Covered Bridge Park: 5.4 mi
Nature reserves: 43
Peaks: 32
  • Buck Run Knob: 3.7 mi
  • Christmas Rocks: 4.2 mi
  • Christmas Rocks: 4.5 mi
  • Jacobs Ladder: 4.6 mi
  • Stony Hill: 5.0 mi
Museums: 18
Historic sites: 18
Attractions: 15
  • Walker Farm: 6.1 mi
  • Christmas Lights Extravaganza: 6.8 mi
  • Adventure Golf: 8.9 mi
  • Rock House Cave: 9.5 mi
  • Nelly Billie Adventure Park: 10.5 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Rock House Falls: 9.6 mi
  • Lower Falls: 11.7 mi
  • Rim Trail Falls (off-trail): 11.7 mi
  • Upper Falls: 13.4 mi
  • Devil's Bathtub: 13.4 mi
Artworks: 8
Cliffs: 6
Gardens: 4
Springs: 2
  • Hocking River ?: 15.4 mi
  • Buchtel Spring: 23.4 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Picnic table: 12.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • South Ridge: 22.3 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fairfield County HPWNW 297°380 m6.9 mi
Jacobs LadderWNW 290°361 m4.6 mi
Emmanuel KnobWSW 248°354 m6.6 mi
Rock HillSW 218°354 m19.7 mi
Christmas RocksWNW 300°346 m4.2 mi
Pine HillSSW 209°346 m23.2 mi
Allen KnobNW 311°344 m6.7 mi
Jobs KnobSW 227°342 m21.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0719:42
June solstice06:0420:2221:02
September equinox07:1918:5419:29
December solstice07:4816:2717:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303342536372757367554334
Precip in2.92.33.43.94.24.14.23.43.23.12.72.9

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

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1435117652

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