Marie J. Desonier State Nature Preserve
Marie J. Desonier State Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Mail Point Hill stands 348 m to the southeast, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Deep Hollow-Dark Skies Preserve, a nature reserve 2.2 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 6.8 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 6.8 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 18.3 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
- 18.6 mi off the Little Kanawha Parkway
- 20.9 mi off the Morgan County Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Scenic overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Savannah Park: 4.7 mi
- Ferndale Park: 6.5 mi
- Chester Park: 10.5 mi
- Camp Rotan: 12.4 mi
- Dowler Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Jasper Hill: 3.7 mi
- West Twin Hill: 9.1 mi
- East Twin Hill: 9.1 mi
- Riley Hill: 9.4 mi
- Peach Knob: 10.8 mi
- Deep Hollow-Dark Skies Preserve: 2.2 mi
- Morris Reserve: 2.4 mi
- Skunk Run Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Lois Busch Winner Nature Preserve: 5.5 mi
- Acadia Cliffs Wildlife Area: 6.0 mi
- Mound Cemetery Mound: 8.9 mi
- Ephraim Cutler: 13.0 mi
- Campus Heights: 13.5 mi
- Ohio Sundial: 13.7 mi
- Class of 1990 Dedication: 13.7 mi
- Old Meigs County Courthouse and Chester Academy: 10.6 mi
- Southeast Ohio History Center: 14.0 mi
- Kennedy Museum of Art: 14.0 mi
- Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery: 14.3 mi
- Blennerhassett Mansion: 14.7 mi
- Albatross: 13.7 mi
- The Green Lady / "American Woman": 13.7 mi
- Mail Pouch: 15.7 mi
- The White Falcon: 17.9 mi
- Decorative wooden bear: 18.4 mi
- Garden: 10.5 mi
- Wolfe Garden: 13.7 mi
- Ohio University Student Garden: 14.8 mi
- Ohio University Student Garden: 14.9 mi
- mary's garden: 18.7 mi
- Flora: 7.5 mi
- King's Station: 22.8 mi
- Ingham: 23.5 mi
- Moonville: 24.5 mi
- Rock Bluff: 9.6 mi
- Stony Point: 10.8 mi
- Rockhouse Rock Cliff: 12.7 mi
- Cedarville Bluff: 14.5 mi
- Ohio University Alumni Gateway: 13.8 mi
- Athens County Fairgrounds: 14.6 mi
- Oakland: 17.7 mi
- Devils Tea Table: 22.2 mi
- Rest Area 10-34: 16.7 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Southbound: 18.7 mi
- Mineral Wells Rest Area Northbound: 18.8 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 12.6 mi
- Blair Arch: 12.7 mi
- Quincy Park: 17.2 mi
- Buchtel Spring: 22.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marie J. Desonier State Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mail Point Hill | SE 127° | 348 m | 23.1 mi |
| Balls Knob | SE 143° | 339 m | 24.3 mi |
| Shafer Knob | SSE 149° | 332 m | 17.0 mi |
| Stephens Knob | ESE 123° | 329 m | 21.2 mi |
| McKusic Hill | ESE 107° | 325 m | 22.4 mi |
| Utah Hill | SSE 157° | 324 m | 20.1 mi |
| Buzzard Roost Knob | SSE 154° | 315 m | 14.9 mi |
| Crumley Knob | NW 307° | 312 m | 12.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:32 | 19:04 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:18 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:16 | 18:51 | 19:26 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:26 | 17:08 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 30 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens OU, 14 mi away.
- silvery glade fern51 obs
- Christmas fern42 obs
- sensitive fern40 obs
- narrow-leaved glade fern36 obs
- meadow spikemoss35 obs
- spinulose wood fern29 obs
- rattlesnake fern28 obs
- northern maidenhair fern27 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/215938971
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