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Morris Reserve

Morris Reserve from directly overhead

Morris Reserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 266 m. Mail Point Hill stands 348 m to the southeast, 25 miles off. The nearest named place is Deep Hollow-Dark Skies Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off. 38 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Athens Conservancy
Access
permit

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.27074, -81.87553

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Savannah Park: 2.9 mi
  • Ferndale Park: 6.9 mi
  • Camp Rotan: 11.6 mi
  • East State Street Park: 11.6 mi
  • Sells Park: 11.8 mi
Historic sites
Peaks: 38
Nature reserves: 32
Museums: 18
Artworks: 17
Attractions: 9
Gardens: 8
  • Garden: 9.1 mi
  • Wolfe Garden: 12.6 mi
  • Ohio University Student Garden: 13.6 mi
  • Ohio University Student Garden: 13.7 mi
  • mary's garden: 18.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Cliffs: 4
Rest areas: 4
Natural arches: 2
  • Tunnel Rock: 11.1 mi
  • Blair Arch: 11.2 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • Quincy Park: 17.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Buchtel Spring: 21.0 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Mail Point HillSE 131°348 m24.8 mi
Shafer KnobSSE 152°332 m19.2 mi
Stephens KnobSE 128°329 m22.7 mi
McKusic HillESE 112°325 m23.4 mi
Utah HillSSE 159°324 m22.4 mi
Starrett RidgeWNW 286°323 m24.8 mi
Peck HillW 274°316 m24.8 mi
Buzzard Roost KnobSSE 157°315 m17.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0419:40
June solstice06:0220:1820:58
September equinox07:1618:5119:26
December solstice07:4416:2617:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303341526169737165544335
Precip in2.92.93.63.84.24.54.33.23.22.92.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens OU, 13 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1347874274

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