Olentangy River State Wildlife Access Area
Olentangy River State Wildlife Access Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 228 m. Rich Hill stands 414 m to the northeast, 22 miles off. The nearest named place is Northern Olentangy Parkland Extension, a park 0.5 miles away. Scenic Olentangy Heritage Corridor runs past it. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 228 m
How to reach it
- On the Scenic Olentangy Heritage Corridor
- 7.8 mi off the Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway
- 10.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 10.6 mi off the Jefferson Township Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stag · 11 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Northern Olentangy Parkland Extension: 0.5 mi
- Olentangy River Parklands: 0.6 mi
- Worthington Hills Park: 0.9 mi
- Hard Road Park: 1.2 mi
- Snouffer Road Park: 1.3 mi
- Memorial Wall: 1.8 mi
- Cole Earthworks: 2.0 mi
- Knights of Columbus Crucifixation Grotto: 2.4 mi
- Saint Michael Subdues Satan: 2.4 mi
- Le Poilu: 2.5 mi
- The North Star: 3.9 mi
- Daily Chores: 4.4 mi
- Horse Statue: 5.0 mi
- Imagination Garden: 5.5 mi
- The Family: 5.5 mi
- Linworth Community Garden: 1.7 mi
- Medetation Garden: 1.8 mi
- Children's Memorial Garden: 1.9 mi
- Cremation & Scattering Garden: 1.9 mi
- Veteran's Garden: 1.9 mi
- Edward F. Hutchins Nature Preserve: 1.7 mi
- Rush Run Parkland: 2.4 mi
- Makris Parkland: 2.7 mi
- Olentangy Nature Preserve: 2.9 mi
- Kenney Park Nature Preserve: 3.1 mi
- Orange Johnson House Museum: 1.4 mi
- Old Rectory: 1.8 mi
- Worthington Doll Museum: 1.8 mi
- Ohio Railway Museum: 2.1 mi
- Powell Liberty Historical Society: 3.9 mi
- Animal Swings: 2.6 mi
- Dragon with Toothbrush: 2.7 mi
- 13th Floor Haunted House: 4.8 mi
- Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees): 5.2 mi
- Asian Elephant: 5.6 mi
- River Bluffs: 1.7 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Area: 3.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 4.8 mi
- Brevoort Park: 5.4 mi
- Sandefur Wetland Pavilion: 6.3 mi
- Carpenter's Mill: 8.4 mi
- Wonderland: 11.3 mi
- Hibernia: 14.6 mi
- Edinburgh: 15.0 mi
- Coles Mills: 17.8 mi
- Baker Hill: 14.5 mi
- Marlboro Hill: 15.1 mi
- Spangler Hill: 17.8 mi
- Beavers Hill: 17.9 mi
- Rich Hill: 21.9 mi
- Indian Run Falls: 4.7 mi
- Indian Run Falls: 4.7 mi
- Milliken Falls: 8.4 mi
- Dublin Spring: 4.3 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 13.0 mi
- Alum Creek Beach: 6.4 mi
- Prairie Oaks Dog Beach: 14.0 mi
- Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area: 9.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Olentangy River State Wildlife Access Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Hill | NE 48° | 414 m | 21.9 mi |
| Beavers Hill | E 96° | 383 m | 17.9 mi |
| Spangler Hill | S 175° | 243 m | 17.8 mi |
| Baker Hill | SSE 167° | 241 m | 14.5 mi |
| Marlboro Hill | S 173° | 190 m | 15.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:25 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 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 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 73 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 33 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.5 | 2.4 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus Ohio State Univ AP, 3 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/556089805
Day trips start here
- Columbus/University Area · 8 mi
- Columbus · 10 mi
- Columbus/South · 12 mi
- London · 27 mi
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