Ohio Hanging Rock Preserve
Ohio Hanging Rock Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Pyramid Mountain stands 373 m to the west, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Tick Ridge, a peak 1.5 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off. 46 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Arc of Appalachia
How to reach it
- 6.9 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 13.6 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
- 16.7 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
- 17.4 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- River Overlook · 13 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Welcome to the Portsmouth City Floodwall Murals: 13.4 mi
- Mound Builders: 13.4 mi
- Shawnee Village: 13.4 mi
- Celeron de Blainville: 13.4 mi
- Alexandria: 13.4 mi
- South Webster Athletic Fields: 2.7 mi
- Porter Township Community Park: 7.0 mi
- Porter Township Community Pool: 7.0 mi
- Millbrook Park: 9.1 mi
- Clay Township Park: 10.7 mi
- Tick Ridge: 1.5 mi
- Lair Hill: 2.8 mi
- White Hill: 3.3 mi
- Taylor Hill: 3.4 mi
- Sharps Hill: 4.6 mi
- Marquette Cement: 10.4 mi
- The Kinney Spring: 12.4 mi
- Human Rights Diversity Walkway: 12.8 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 12.9 mi
- Spock Memorial: 13.2 mi
- Samson-Obrist Woods: 11.6 mi
- Baker Swamp State Nature Preserve: 12.7 mi
- Cackley Swamp Preserve: 13.7 mi
- Cackley Swamp Preserve: 14.3 mi
- Raven Rock: 16.5 mi
- Welsh Museum: 12.5 mi
- Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center: 13.1 mi
- Candyland Children's Museum: 13.5 mi
- Lillian Jones Museum: 17.9 mi
- Lawrence County Museum: 20.0 mi
- Violet Point: 5.4 mi
- Raven Rock: 16.4 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 24.7 mi
- Dogwood Pass: 14.9 mi
- Shawnee State Park Lookout: 22.3 mi
- Big Bend Swimming Beach: 15.6 mi
- Central Park Picnic Area: 24.5 mi
- Wellston Community Garden: 24.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ohio Hanging Rock Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pyramid Mountain | W 261° | 373 m | 21.7 mi |
| Shawnee Knob | W 264° | 365 m | 22.3 mi |
| Jasper Knob | NW 315° | 359 m | 21.8 mi |
| Swiger Knob | NW 312° | 355 m | 22.4 mi |
| Poplar Knob | NW 314° | 348 m | 21.9 mi |
| Painters Knob | NW 319° | 347 m | 23.8 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | N 354° | 342 m | 24.7 mi |
| Campbell Hill | WNW 287° | 341 m | 14.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:08 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:20 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:31 | 17:13 |
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 | 32 | 35 | 44 | 55 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.0 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 3.3 | 3.3 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 3.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Portsmouth-sciotoville, 7 mi away.
- trailing arbutus8 obs
- bloodroot6 obs
- round-lobed hepatica6 obs
- Christmas fern5 obs
- Virginia bluebells5 obs
- Purple Cress5 obs
- Guyandotte beauty5 obs
- common jewelweed4 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1486178503
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