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Lamb Preserve

Lamb Preserve from directly overhead

Lamb Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 238 m. Sand Hill stands 395 m to the south-southeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Gunning Preserve, a nature reserve 2.4 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 63 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Appalachia Ohio Alliance

How to reach it

Coordinates39.65972, -83.08951

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Jackson Township Park: 4.3 mi
  • Monroe Township Park: 5.0 mi
  • Community Square Park: 5.3 mi
  • Ballard Avenue Park: 6.0 mi
  • Marvin Webster Memorial Park: 6.7 mi
Artworks
Historic sites: 53
  • Pickaway County Veterans Memorial: 8.5 mi
  • A W Marion Memorial: 10.9 mi
  • Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #30: 12.1 mi
  • Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #29: 12.3 mi
  • Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #27: 12.5 mi
Nature reserves: 48
Gardens: 31
Peaks: 30
Museums: 29
Attractions: 20
Picnic sites: 2
  • White Oak Grove Group Picnic Area: 17.6 mi
  • Little Darby Picnic Area: 17.7 mi
Springs: 1
  • Hocking River ?: 18.3 mi
Waterfalls: 1
  • Milliken Falls: 23.4 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillSSE 155°395 m20.9 mi
Rocky KnobSSE 156°390 m22.2 mi
Asher HillSSW 201°390 m24.2 mi
Bunker HillSSE 159°384 m21.1 mi
Rock Garden HillSSE 158°384 m21.4 mi
Fairfield County HPE 87°380 m22.0 mi
Mount LoganSSE 160°378 m22.3 mi
Slate HillSSW 208°376 m22.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0919:45
June solstice06:0620:2421:04
September equinox07:2118:5619:31
December solstice07:5016:2917:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442546473757468564536
Precip in2.92.53.34.04.54.63.93.43.03.02.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Circleville, 8 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1063668290

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