Ohio River Bluffs
Ohio River Bluffs is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 244 m. Durrell Mountain stands 389 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Nathaniel Massie Park, a park 1.4 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway runs past it. 168 named places lie within 25 miles, 46 of them named summits.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Arc of Appalachia
How to reach it
- On the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 20.1 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
168 named places within 25 miles
- Hymes Knob: 4.0 mi
- Sycamore Hill: 4.7 mi
- Big Brier Knob: 7.4 mi
- Sulphur Knob: 7.8 mi
- Cedar Hill: 9.9 mi
- Nathaniel Massie Park: 1.4 mi
- Mertz Memorial Playground: 6.0 mi
- January Park: 6.7 mi
- Wald Park: 7.0 mi
- Aberdeen Community Park: 7.1 mi
- Massie's Station: 2.1 mi
- Anti-Horse Thief Society: 4.9 mi
- The Bentonville Anti-Horse Thief Society: 5.1 mi
- Aberdeen: 6.9 mi
- Bradford Tavern: 9.2 mi
- Wildflowers of Adams County: 9.2 mi
- Buzzardroost Rock: 9.3 mi
- Hike the Buckeye Trail, treat yourself to the Edge: 15.6 mi
- Mail Pouch: 16.9 mi
- Mail Pouch: 16.9 mi
- Manchester Historical Society: 1.4 mi
- Aberdeen–Huntington Township Museum: 7.0 mi
- Kentucky Gateway Museum Center: 7.5 mi
- National Underground Railroad Museum: 7.6 mi
- Adams County Historical Society: 9.4 mi
- Simon Kenton Wildlife Management Area: 7.0 mi
- Adams Lake Prarie State Nature Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Buzzardroost Rock Preserve: 12.8 mi
- Johnson Ridge State Nature Preserve: 13.3 mi
- E. Lucy Braun Lynx Prairie Preserve: 13.4 mi
- Ripley Community Garden: 12.1 mi
- Winchester Community Garden: 18.2 mi
- Peebles Community Garden: 22.2 mi
- Cedar Falls: 17.2 mi
- Georgetown Waterfall: 20.9 mi
- Murphin Point: 17.5 mi
- Slate Point: 18.9 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ohio River Bluffs. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durrell Mountain | ENE 72° | 389 m | 11.7 mi |
| Mist Mountain | ENE 71° | 388 m | 11.5 mi |
| Peach Mountain | NE 44° | 386 m | 20.9 mi |
| North Cedar Knob | ENE 78° | 377 m | 11.4 mi |
| Blue Ridge Hill | SE 138° | 374 m | 22.5 mi |
| Buckeye Knob | ENE 73° | 373 m | 11.7 mi |
| Big Brier Knob | ESE 104° | 371 m | 7.4 mi |
| South Cedar Knob | E 79° | 368 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:12 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:11 | 20:23 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:33 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:35 | 17:17 |
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 | 43 | 54 | 63 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 69 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.6 | 3.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 5.0 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Maysville Wwtp, 8 mi away.
- dwarf larkspur93 obs
- Virginia bluebells69 obs
- spring blue-eyed Mary63 obs
- toadshade62 obs
- Celandine Poppy55 obs
- Jacob's ladder40 obs
- Dutchman's breeches34 obs
- blue phlox34 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/1485865919
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