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Madison Lake State Park

Madison Lake State Park from directly overhead

Madison Lake State Park is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 297 m. The Knobs stands 380 m to the west-northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Madison Lake State Reserve, a park 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 4.5 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
297 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.87329, -83.37477

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Madison Lake State Reserve: 0.1 mi
  • Community Mural Park: 3.3 mi
  • Merri-Mac Park: 3.7 mi
  • Cowling Park: 4.2 mi
  • Madison County Fairgrounds: 4.3 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves: 34
Gardens: 33
Museums: 27
Attractions: 20
Peaks: 19
  • Pitts Hill: 8.7 mi
  • Somerford Hill: 9.2 mi
  • Markley Hill: 9.2 mi
  • South Sister Hill: 9.3 mi
  • Brighton Hill: 9.3 mi
Picnic sites: 5
  • Little Darby Picnic Area: 8.3 mi
  • White Oak Grove Group Picnic Area: 8.8 mi
  • Sandefur Wetland Pavilion: 21.4 mi
  • Picnic Area: 21.7 mi
  • Brevoort Park: 22.8 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • South Vienna Rest Area: 9.5 mi
  • South Vienna Rest Area: 9.6 mi
  • Dupre Roadside Park: 19.2 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Milliken Falls: 17.4 mi
  • Indian Run Falls: 20.7 mi
  • Indian Run Falls: 20.8 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Prairie Oaks Dog Beach: 11.0 mi
Ghost towns: 1
Springs: 1
  • Dublin Spring: 20.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
The KnobsWNW 294°380 m16.8 mi
Brighton HillWNW 285°367 m9.3 mi
Boundary HillWNW 290°367 m9.4 mi
Roseau HillWNW 297°361 m9.4 mi
Pitts HillWNW 289°359 m8.7 mi
Pike HillWNW 295°358 m9.5 mi
Post HillWNW 300°358 m9.7 mi
Somerford HillWNW 299°356 m9.2 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3819:1019:46
June solstice06:0620:2521:06
September equinox07:2218:5719:32
December solstice07:5216:3017:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F262938506170727164534131
Precip in3.12.33.74.14.74.75.02.92.92.83.03.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — London Fish Hatchery, 7 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Pondhawk142 obs
  • Eastern Amberwing137 obs
  • Orange Bluet132 obs
  • Eastern Forktail80 obs
  • Fragile Forktail74 obs
  • Blue Dasher73 obs
  • Skimming Bluet64 obs
  • Stream Bluet59 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/1413111792

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