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Locust Corner Nature Area

Locust Corner Nature Area from directly overhead

Locust Corner Nature Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 258 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Locust Corner Park, a park 0.7 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 1.6 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
258 m

What to expect

Operated by
Pierce Township

How to reach it

Coordinates39.02321, -84.27973

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Locust Corner Park: 0.7 mi
  • Del Troutman Memorial Park: 2.6 mi
  • Jenny Lind Park: 2.6 mi
  • Spencer Shank Memorial Park: 2.9 mi
  • Groh Park: 3.4 mi
Historic sites
Attractions
Gardens: 49
Museums: 48
Nature reserves: 38
Picnic sites: 26
  • Badger Bluff: 2.7 mi
  • Monarch Meadow: 2.8 mi
  • Lower Picnic Area: 10.0 mi
  • Area 23: 18.1 mi
  • Area 19, Stone Steps: 18.2 mi
Peaks: 20
  • Woodland Mound: 2.2 mi
  • Galley Hill: 9.8 mi
  • Mount Tusculum: 10.1 mi
  • Johns Hill: 10.4 mi
  • Pye Hill: 11.1 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Buckeye Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Lower Buckeye Falls: 18.9 mi
  • Georgetown Waterfall: 21.4 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rumpke MountainNW 316°319 m24.4 mi
Orchard HillW 275°268 m13.6 mi
Pleasant HillS 185°267 m17.3 mi
Galley HillNNE 26°265 m9.8 mi
Brighton HillWNW 298°257 m14.5 mi
Pye HillWSW 251°256 m11.1 mi
Mount EchoWNW 288°254 m16.2 mi
Goat HillWNW 298°250 m13.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4219:1419:49
June solstice06:1220:2721:07
September equinox07:2519:0119:36
December solstice07:5316:3717:19

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323544556472767568564536
Precip in2.92.83.94.44.74.64.43.43.13.12.93.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cincinnati Muni AP Lunken FLD, 9 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/199915836

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