Mccracken Fen State Nature Preserve
Mccracken Fen State Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 344 m. Campbell Hill stands 469 m to the northeast, 5.5 miles off. The nearest named place is Jewel Hill, a peak 1.1 miles away. Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 8 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 12.2 mi off the Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway
- 25.6 mi off the Land of the Cross-Tipped Churches Scenic Byway
- 26.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 26.2 mi off the Miami & Erie Canal Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Iron City Park: 2.9 mi
- Logan County Fairgrounds: 3.2 mi
- Blue Jacket Park: 3.3 mi
- Lewis Ratcliff Park: 3.6 mi
- Dodge Park: 3.8 mi
- Owens Fen State Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Siegenthaler-Kaestner Esker State Nature Preserve: 6.5 mi
- Urbana Wildlife Propagation Unit: 9.0 mi
- Myeerah Nature Preserve: 9.6 mi
- Big Darby Headwaters Nature Preserve: 11.0 mi
- Jewel Hill: 1.1 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.8 mi
- Campbell Hill: 5.5 mi
- Mount Miserable: 5.8 mi
- Heck Hill: 13.3 mi
- Logan County Historical Society Museum: 4.2 mi
- Champaign Aviation Museum: 12.0 mi
- Mid America Flight Museum North: 12.4 mi
- Champaign County Historical Society Museum: 13.3 mi
- Marion W. Parks Railroad Educational Center: 13.7 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.5 mi
- Warren G. Grimes/Grimes Field: 12.2 mi
- Pennsylvania Railroad Depot: 13.7 mi
- Bonnyconnellan Castle: 19.9 mi
- War of 1812 Blockhouse: 20.6 mi
- Shortest Street in America: 4.0 mi
- Ohio Caverns: 6.6 mi
- VanDemark Farm: 21.8 mi
- The Lost Land Corn Maze: 21.9 mi
- White Town: 14.4 mi
- Homer: 21.4 mi
- Fox Island Beach: 12.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Mccracken Fen State Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Hill | NE 37° | 469 m | 5.5 mi |
| Mount Miserable | NE 54° | 453 m | 5.8 mi |
| Bald Knob | ESE 103° | 434 m | 4.8 mi |
| The Knobs | SSE 165° | 380 m | 24.0 mi |
| Jewel Hill | E 95° | 373 m | 1.1 mi |
| Heck Hill | SSW 214° | 365 m | 13.3 mi |
| Anstine Hill | N 352° | 337 m | 19.9 mi |
| Mount Lookout | NNW 328° | 318 m | 23.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:11 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:28 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:29 | 17:13 |
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 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellefontaine, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1470112791
Day trips start here
- Urbana · 14 mi
- Springfield · 26 mi
- New Carlisle · 28 mi
- Troy · 29 mi
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