Owens Fen State Nature Preserve
Owens Fen State Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 334 m. Campbell Hill stands 469 m to the north-northeast, 8.3 miles off. The nearest named place is Dodge Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 9 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 11.3 mi off the Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway
- 23.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 23.5 mi off the Lower Valley Pike Scenic Byway
- 25.7 mi off the Miami & Erie Canal Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Dodge Park: 0.5 mi
- Lions Park: 1.4 mi
- Iron City Park: 6.1 mi
- Logan County Fairgrounds: 6.3 mi
- Blue Jacket Park: 6.3 mi
- Logan County Historical Society Museum: 7.3 mi
- Champaign Aviation Museum: 8.5 mi
- Mid America Flight Museum North: 9.0 mi
- Champaign County Historical Society Museum: 9.9 mi
- Marion W. Parks Railroad Educational Center: 10.3 mi
- Mccracken Fen State Nature Preserve: 3.4 mi
- Siegenthaler-Kaestner Esker State Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Urbana Wildlife Propagation Unit: 5.6 mi
- Big Darby Headwaters Nature Preserve: 10.7 mi
- Kiser Lake Wetlands Nature Preserve: 10.9 mi
- Veterans Memorial: 6.6 mi
- Warren G. Grimes/Grimes Field: 8.7 mi
- Pennsylvania Railroad Depot: 10.3 mi
- War of 1812 Blockhouse: 19.8 mi
- Margarat Wilt Memorial: 20.5 mi
- Jewel Hill: 3.3 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.7 mi
- Mount Miserable: 7.9 mi
- Campbell Hill: 8.3 mi
- Heck Hill: 11.1 mi
- Ohio Caverns: 4.2 mi
- Shortest Street in America: 7.2 mi
- VanDemark Farm: 22.0 mi
- The Lost Land Corn Maze: 22.1 mi
- Madonna of the Trail: 23.1 mi
- White Town: 17.5 mi
- Homer: 19.1 mi
- Fox Island Beach: 16.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Owens Fen State Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Campbell Hill | NNE 19° | 469 m | 8.3 mi |
| Mount Miserable | NNE 31° | 453 m | 7.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | ENE 60° | 434 m | 4.7 mi |
| The Knobs | SSE 164° | 380 m | 20.6 mi |
| Jewel Hill | N 8° | 373 m | 3.3 mi |
| Heck Hill | SW 226° | 365 m | 11.1 mi |
| Tradersville Hill | SE 142° | 352 m | 22.8 mi |
| Statler Hill | SSE 147° | 351 m | 24.2 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:11 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:28 | 21:09 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:58 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:55 | 16:30 | 17:13 |
Local time (America/New_York).
Climate normals
Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg °F | 26 | 28 | 38 | 50 | 61 | 70 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 41 | 31 |
| Precip in | 3.0 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 3.2 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bellefontaine, 7 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1470113553
Day trips start here
- Urbana · 10 mi
- Springfield · 23 mi
- New Carlisle · 26 mi
- Troy · 27 mi
- Tipp City · 30 mi
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