Oldtown Creek Preserve
Oldtown Creek Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 223 m. Fairfield County HP stands 380 m to the west-northwest, 18 miles off. The nearest named place is Aqueduct Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Hocking Hills Scenic Byway passes 7.4 miles off. 39 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Logan, Ohio
How to reach it
- 7.4 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 18.2 mi off the Morgan County Scenic Byway
- 38.5 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 28.8 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Aqueduct Park: 0.5 mi
- East Park: 0.5 mi
- Worthington Park: 1.0 mi
- Kachelmacher Park: 1.1 mi
- Mingo Park: 1.7 mi
- Scott Creek Preserve: 1.8 mi
- Rockbridge State Nature Preserve: 6.2 mi
- Resilience Woods: 7.5 mi
- Gosnell Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Mercer Woods Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Schultz Hill: 2.7 mi
- Carrick Hill: 5.5 mi
- Buchtel Hill: 12.1 mi
- Starrett Ridge: 12.3 mi
- Long Ridge: 12.6 mi
- Logan High School bell: 1.0 mi
- Stewart's Folly: 2.5 mi
- Hocking Valley Canal Lock 17 and Aqueduct Park: 4.7 mi
- Washington County grindstone: 6.4 mi
- Washington County grindstone: 6.5 mi
- Adventure Golf: 2.4 mi
- Nelly Billie Adventure Park: 3.6 mi
- Walker Farm: 5.2 mi
- Tinker's Cave: 8.7 mi
- Twin Falls: 10.1 mi
- Schempp House Museum: 0.6 mi
- Hocking County Historical and Geneaological Society and Museum: 0.6 mi
- Murray City Coal Mine Museum: 12.3 mi
- Goslin Nature Center: 13.9 mi
- Mambourg Nature Center: 15.1 mi
- Upper Falls: 10.7 mi
- Devil's Bathtub: 10.7 mi
- Cedar Falls: 11.0 mi
- Lower Falls: 11.0 mi
- Broken Rock Falls: 11.1 mi
- Ten Commandments: 1.0 mi
- Chief Logan: 1.0 mi
- Hawk Sculpture: 12.0 mi
- The Space Between Us: 16.4 mi
- Richard Outcault mural: 16.5 mi
- Hunters Rock: 9.2 mi
- Cantwell Cliffs: 9.9 mi
- Hocking Cliffs: 10.9 mi
- Airplane Rock: 10.9 mi
- Sphinx Head: 11.0 mi
- King's Station: 16.2 mi
- Ingham: 16.5 mi
- Moonville: 16.6 mi
- San Toy: 20.5 mi
- Vinton Furnace: 22.3 mi
- Orchard Hill Arboretum: 16.7 mi
- Ohio University Student Garden: 20.3 mi
- Ohio University Student Garden: 20.3 mi
- Wolfe Garden: 21.5 mi
- Garden: 24.3 mi
- Picnic table: 11.4 mi
- Rest Area 10-34: 23.0 mi
- Blair Arch: 22.1 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 22.2 mi
- Buchtel Spring: 12.5 mi
- South Ridge: 24.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Oldtown Creek Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield County HP | WNW 302° | 380 m | 17.8 mi |
| Jacobs Ladder | WNW 300° | 361 m | 15.4 mi |
| Emmanuel Knob | WNW 284° | 354 m | 15.6 mi |
| Rock Hill | WSW 246° | 354 m | 23.1 mi |
| Christmas Rocks | WNW 303° | 346 m | 15.1 mi |
| Pine Hill | SW 235° | 346 m | 24.7 mi |
| Allen Knob | NW 307° | 344 m | 17.6 mi |
| Becks Knob | NW 308° | 339 m | 18.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:21 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:27 | 17:10 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Logan, under a mile away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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