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Morris Woods State Nature Preserve

Morris Woods State Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Morris Woods State Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 376 m. Hulse Hill stands 433 m to the north-northwest, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Tech Lake, a park 1.3 miles away. Jefferson Township Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
376 m
Visiting

What to expect

Access
Yes
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.16489, -82.63648

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Tech Lake: 1.3 mi
  • Meadowview Park: 3.2 mi
  • Parker's Park: 5.4 mi
  • Bevelhymer Park - Orange Zone: 8.5 mi
  • Silverstein Park: 8.5 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Gardens: 53
Museums: 42
  • Rose Taylor Dryer house: 8.7 mi
  • Granville Historical Society Museum: 9.1 mi
  • Robbins Hunter Museum: 9.2 mi
  • Kerr-Harrington House Museum: 10.7 mi
  • Ealy House: 11.2 mi
Nature reserves: 35
Attractions: 20
  • Oak Grove at Jorgensen Farms: 11.1 mi
  • Haunted Hootchie: 13.4 mi
  • National Trail Raceway: 14.9 mi
  • GLOW PUTT LLC: 16.8 mi
  • 13th Floor Haunted House: 17.4 mi
Peaks: 19
Picnic sites: 7
  • Equestrian Day Use: 8.8 mi
  • Ze Goat Picnic: 13.3 mi
  • River Bluffs: 21.1 mi
  • Brevoort Park: 21.2 mi
  • Big Meadows Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Beaches: 4
  • Alum Creek Beach: 17.7 mi
  • Sutton Beach: 23.0 mi
  • Davis Beach: 24.3 mi
  • King Beach: 24.6 mi
Rest areas: 1
  • Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area: 16.1 mi
Springs: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hulse HillNNW 346°433 m15.9 mi
Rich HillNNW 337°414 m12.0 mi
Beavers HillSSW 208°383 m6.5 mi
Coffman KnobSE 125°375 m17.0 mi
Bald KnobESE 123°366 m16.6 mi
Fox Den KnobE 87°366 m20.9 mi
Bucks KnobESE 120°361 m16.8 mi
Buzzard Glory KnobSE 127°356 m24.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3519:0719:43
June solstice06:0220:2321:04
September equinox07:1918:5419:29
December solstice07:5016:2517:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F252838506069727064524131
Precip in3.12.53.44.54.55.04.23.93.63.03.33.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Centerburg 2 SE, 9 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • great blue lobelia12 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle10 obs
  • rue anemone10 obs
  • Monarch9 obs
  • common jewelweed8 obs
  • American sweetgum7 obs
  • Wingstem7 obs
  • Hickory Tussock Moth6 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/463297786

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