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Paul B Sears Woods State Nature Preserve

Paul B Sears Woods State Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Paul B Sears Woods State Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 297 m. Noblet Benchmark stands 462 m to the east, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Carmean Woods State Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway passes 1.5 miles off. 3 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
297 m

How to reach it

Coordinates40.78250, -83.04234

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Aumiller Park: 3.1 mi
  • Schines Art Park: 3.9 mi
  • Washington Square: 3.9 mi
  • Harmon Park: 4.2 mi
  • Lions Park: 4.5 mi
Historic sites: 14
Nature reserves: 13
Museums: 13
Attractions: 3
  • Marion County Steam Shovel: 13.0 mi
  • Alpaca Meadows: 21.6 mi
  • Alpaca Meadows: 21.8 mi
Peaks: 3
  • Graveyard Hill: 13.2 mi
  • Ralston Knob: 21.2 mi
  • Noblet Benchmark: 22.6 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Marion County Rest Area: 17.6 mi
  • Marion County Rest Area: 17.7 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Paul B Sears Woods State Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Noblet BenchmarkE 100°462 m22.6 mi
Ralston KnobE 90°430 m21.2 mi
Graveyard HillSSE 168°302 m13.2 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0819:44
June solstice06:0220:2621:08
September equinox07:2018:5519:31
December solstice07:5416:2517:08

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283039516272757367554333
Precip in2.82.12.53.54.04.54.13.33.42.92.92.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Bucyrus, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/465327377

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