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Mackey Ford State Wildlife Area

Mackey Ford State Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Mackey Ford State Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Fairfield County HP stands 380 m to the east-southeast, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Main Park, a park 2.7 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 70 miles off. 20 named summits stand within 25 miles.

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Ohio Department of Natural Resources

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Coordinates39.77351, -83.00047

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Main Park: 2.7 mi
  • Lock Meadows Park: 3.0 mi
  • Marvin Webster Memorial Park: 3.7 mi
  • Teays Valley Fields: 4.1 mi
  • Ashville West Side Park: 4.4 mi
Historic sites
  • Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #30: 3.0 mi
  • Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #29: 3.2 mi
  • Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #27: 3.4 mi
  • Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #26: 3.8 mi
  • John Hoover Memorial: 8.5 mi
Nature reserves
Artworks
Gardens: 52
Museums: 40
  • Ohio’s Small Town Museum: 4.8 mi
  • Slate Run Living Historical Farm: 8.1 mi
  • Motts Military Museum: 8.4 mi
  • National Barber Museum and Hall of Fame: 11.4 mi
  • COSI: 12.9 mi
Attractions: 23
  • Scioto Downs Racetrack & Casino: 4.5 mi
  • Hollywood Casino Columbus: 13.4 mi
  • Pacific Island Water Garden: 13.5 mi
  • Palm House: 13.5 mi
  • Dorothy M. Davis Showhouse: 13.5 mi
Peaks: 20
Picnic sites: 6
  • White Oak Grove Group Picnic Area: 14.1 mi
  • Little Darby Picnic Area: 14.4 mi
  • Sandefur Wetland Pavilion: 17.1 mi
  • Brevoort Park: 18.2 mi
  • Picnic Area: 18.6 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Milliken Falls: 16.3 mi
  • Indian Run Falls: 23.5 mi
  • Indian Run Falls: 23.5 mi
Springs: 2
  • Hocking River ?: 11.7 mi
  • Dublin Spring: 23.3 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Beaches: 1
  • Prairie Oaks Dog Beach: 20.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mackey Ford State Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fairfield County HPESE 111°380 m18.5 mi
Jacobs LadderESE 114°361 m20.9 mi
Emmanuel KnobSE 126°354 m21.3 mi
Christmas RocksESE 112°346 m21.3 mi
Allen KnobESE 107°344 m19.2 mi
Becks KnobESE 105°339 m19.0 mi
Christmas RocksESE 114°335 m20.9 mi
Waterworks HillE 98°335 m21.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0919:44
June solstice06:0520:2421:04
September equinox07:2018:5519:31
December solstice07:5016:2817:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293241526372757367554334
Precip in3.42.63.94.04.43.94.63.63.62.93.03.3

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus-valley Crossing, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/515377772

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