Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge - Gallipolis Island
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge - Gallipolis Island is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 166 m. Rich Knob stands 315 m to the south, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Haskins Memorial Park, a park 0.6 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway runs past it. 77 named places lie within 25 miles, 17 of them named summits.
Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge acquired Gallipolis Island in 2023. Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge owns to the historic low water line thus the area should not follow the boundary of the land shown above water.
What to expect
- Operated by
- United States Fish and Wildlife Service
How to reach it
- On the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 1.9 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
77 named places within 25 miles
- Haskins Memorial Park: 0.6 mi
- Elizabeth L Evans Waterfowl and Bird Sanctuary: 0.7 mi
- Gallipolis City Park: 0.9 mi
- Texas Road Wildlife Area: 1.3 mi
- Bobin Park: 3.1 mi
- Fortification Hill: 1.9 mi
- Prospect Hill: 6.7 mi
- Poplar Knob: 9.4 mi
- Big Four Hill: 14.4 mi
- Parker Hill: 16.1 mi
- Our House Tavern Museum: 0.7 mi
- Our House Museum: 0.7 mi
- Mothman Museum: 3.5 mi
- Esther Allen Greer Museum: 11.2 mi
- Welsh Museum: 21.0 mi
- Anderson Compass Plant Prairie: 20.5 mi
- Cackley Swamp Preserve: 20.5 mi
- Cackley Swamp Preserve: 20.8 mi
- Old Town Creek Access: 22.2 mi
- Broken Aro Wildlife Area: 22.7 mi
- Battle of Point Pleasant Monument: 3.3 mi
- Silver Bridge Memorial Plaque: 3.6 mi
- General John Hunt Morgan Memorial Plaque: 19.5 mi
- Sergeant Danny C. Hayes Memorial: 21.9 mi
- Mothman Statue: 3.5 mi
- The White Falcon: 15.9 mi
- Huntsville: 19.0 mi
- Stony Point: 24.8 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ohio River Islands National Wildlife Refuge - Gallipolis Island. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Knob | S 174° | 315 m | 24.0 mi |
| Stewart Knob | WSW 248° | 307 m | 21.5 mi |
| Roundknob | E 96° | 307 m | 21.7 mi |
| Phillips Knob | WSW 258° | 306 m | 22.2 mi |
| Poplar Knob | WSW 257° | 305 m | 9.4 mi |
| Tipton Knob | WSW 242° | 305 m | 21.1 mi |
| Gobbler Knob | S 179° | 302 m | 23.4 mi |
| Huddleston Knob | S 180° | 301 m | 24.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:18 | 20:58 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:44 | 16:29 | 17:11 |
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 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 75 | 68 | 57 | 45 | 37 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Gallipolis, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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