Malabar Farm State Park
Malabar Farm State Park is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 351 m. Noblet Benchmark stands 462 m to the west-northwest, 13 miles off. The nearest named place is Terraced Flower Garden, a garden 0.4 miles away. Wally Road Scenic Byway passes 8.4 miles off. 12 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 351 m
What to expect
How to reach it
- 8.4 mi off the Wally Road Scenic Byway
- 8.5 mi off the Amish Country Byway, National
- 9.2 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
- 13.2 mi off the Gateway to Amish Country
Named places within 25 miles
- Hitchman Park: 4.6 mi
- North Bellville Municipal Park: 6.6 mi
- Ruffner Monument: 7.4 mi
- Charles Mill Lake Park: 8.2 mi
- Central Park: 8.3 mi
- Mohican Memorial Forest Shrine: 5.3 mi
- Mohican-Memorial Shrine: 5.3 mi
- Former Leland Hotel site: 10.0 mi
- Verterans Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Johnny Appleseed Monument: 15.9 mi
- Site of the tree from the movie Shawshank Redemption, before felling.: 0.4 mi
- The Mound: 3.1 mi
- MTB Skills Course: 3.2 mi
- Covered Bridge: 4.6 mi
- Mohican 100 - Covered Bridge Aid Station: 4.6 mi
- Mt. Jeez Overlook: 0.6 mi
- Schweitzer Hill: 6.6 mi
- Gorman Airport: 7.4 mi
- Bald Knob: 8.0 mi
- Noblet Benchmark: 13.0 mi
- Dance Mother: 18.9 mi
- La Montagne: 18.9 mi
- Pivot: 18.9 mi
- The Kenyon Crowes: 18.9 mi
- Artificial Rock #85: 18.9 mi
- Pleasant Hill Lake Park: 2.7 mi
- Clear Fork Gorge State Nature Preserve: 5.3 mi
- Mohican Memorial State Forest: 5.8 mi
- Gorman Nature Park: 9.0 mi
- Ramser Arboretum: 9.5 mi
- The Cleo Redd Fisher Museum: 8.4 mi
- Mansfield Memorial Museum: 10.1 mi
- Richland County Museum: 10.3 mi
- BibleWalk: 11.0 mi
- The Mansfield Fire Museum: 12.1 mi
- Newville: 1.3 mi
- Winchester: 2.8 mi
- Rossville: 16.1 mi
- Custaloga: 16.8 mi
- Terraced Flower Garden: 0.4 mi
- Kingwood Center Gardens: 11.3 mi
- Gloria Miller Celebration Garden: 24.2 mi
- Hemlock Falls: 2.5 mi
- Little Lyons Falls: 3.8 mi
- Big Lyons Falls: 4.0 mi
- Covered Bridge Recreation Area: 4.7 mi
- Vista Point: 5.4 mi
- Gorge Overlook Picnic Area: 6.1 mi
- King Beach: 14.6 mi
- Davis Beach: 14.7 mi
- Sutton Beach: 16.3 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Malabar Farm State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Noblet Benchmark | WNW 295° | 462 m | 13.0 mi |
| Hulse Hill | SW 223° | 433 m | 24.5 mi |
| Ralston Knob | NW 305° | 430 m | 15.7 mi |
| Schweitzer Hill | WSW 248° | 400 m | 6.6 mi |
| Munson Knob | E 86° | 384 m | 24.3 mi |
| Gorman Airport | N 0° | 378 m | 7.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | E 87° | 373 m | 8.0 mi |
| Sprotts Hill | N 5° | 356 m | 18.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:00 | 20:23 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:52 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:51 | 16:22 | 17:06 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 37 | 49 | 59 | 69 | 72 | 70 | 64 | 52 | 41 | 31 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Ashland 2 SW, 13 mi away.
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail21 obs
- Black Swallowtail16 obs
- Silver-spotted Skipper14 obs
- Great Spangled Fritillary13 obs
- Christmas fern12 obs
- Spicebush Swallowtail11 obs
- Dutchman's breeches10 obs
- Meadow Fritillary10 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
National Register of Historic Places, reference 73001520OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/466257331
Day trips start here
- Mansfield · 10 mi
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