Marsha Gunder Schneider Preserve
Marsha Gunder Schneider Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 195 m. Horseback Knob stands 403 m to the south-southwest, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Cossin-Kreisel Preserve, a nature reserve 1.0 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 52 miles off. 55 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Appalachia Ohio Alliance
How to reach it
- 52.3 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 19.5 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Logan Elm State Memorial: 2.1 mi
- Circleville Township Park: 4.6 mi
- Calamus Swamp: 5.0 mi
- Canal Park: 5.4 mi
- Bartley Preserve: 5.7 mi
- Black Mountain: 2.1 mi
- Burning Indian Mound: 5.8 mi
- Sugarloaf: 8.3 mi
- Bald Hill: 8.9 mi
- Hays Hill: 9.1 mi
- Cossin-Kreisel Preserve: 1.0 mi
- Kreisel Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Haddox Preserve: 1.3 mi
- Samuel L. Fox Preserve: 8.3 mi
- Pleasant Valley State Wildlife Area: 8.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Prospecting Company: 8.4 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre: 8.5 mi
- Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 11.0 mi
- The Grove: 11.0 mi
- Natural Bathtub: 12.9 mi
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Visitor Center: 9.5 mi
- Mighty Children's Museum: 12.4 mi
- Frankfort Museum: 12.5 mi
- Ross County Museum: 12.5 mi
- Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center: 12.7 mi
- Pickaway County Veterans Memorial: 7.1 mi
- A W Marion Memorial: 9.9 mi
- Story Mound State Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Dard Hunter: 12.4 mi
- Homestead Ruins: 12.7 mi
- Alum Cliffs: 14.9 mi
- Lookout Point: 21.6 mi
- Sugar Point: 21.8 mi
- Cantwell Cliffs: 22.3 mi
- Airplane Rock: 23.0 mi
- Rock House Falls: 20.3 mi
- Lower Falls: 22.5 mi
- Rim Trail Falls (off-trail): 22.5 mi
- Whispering Cave: 24.4 mi
- Broken Rock Falls: 24.5 mi
- Pumpkin Show Mural: 6.8 mi
- Carlisle Hill Star: 12.4 mi
- Ashville Fourth of July Parade: 14.1 mi
- Third Tier: 11.0 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 11.0 mi
- Ornimental Garden: 11.0 mi
- South Ridge: 16.5 mi
- Knockemstiff: 18.1 mi
- Hocking River ?: 21.5 mi
- Picnic table: 22.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Marsha Gunder Schneider Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseback Knob | SSW 195° | 403 m | 19.6 mi |
| Chestnut Oak Knob | SSW 196° | 402 m | 21.3 mi |
| Sand Hill | SSE 158° | 395 m | 9.5 mi |
| Ball Knob | SSW 193° | 394 m | 20.6 mi |
| Nevins Hill | SW 227° | 393 m | 24.2 mi |
| Davis Knob | SSW 195° | 392 m | 20.8 mi |
| McMechen Hill | SSW 211° | 392 m | 24.4 mi |
| Rocky Knob | SSE 158° | 390 m | 10.8 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:23 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:29 | 17:12 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Circleville, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/508788573
Day trips start here
- Chillicothe · 12 mi
- Southeast Ohio · 27 mi
- Columbus/South · 29 mi
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