Pike Lake State Park
Pike Lake State Park is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Long Lick Hill stands 405 m to the west, 9.7 miles off. The nearest named place is Potts Hill, a peak 2.8 miles away. Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Division of Parks & Watercraft, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 11.0 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
- 24.4 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 30.7 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Potts Hill: 2.8 mi
- McMechen Hill: 3.7 mi
- Little Copperas Mountain: 4.1 mi
- Campbell Hill: 4.2 mi
- Massies Heaven: 4.4 mi
- Bainbridge Park: 5.2 mi
- Village Park: 5.6 mi
- Sinking Spring Public Square: 10.8 mi
- Canal Park: 12.5 mi
- Walnut Street Park: 12.8 mi
- Spruce Hill: 9.7 mi
- Cliff Run Nature Preserve: 9.7 mi
- Miller Sanctuary State Nature Preserve: 9.8 mi
- Buzzard's Roost Nature Preserve: 13.9 mi
- Chalet Nivale Nature Preserve: 14.7 mi
- Homestead Ruins: 14.8 mi
- Wickerham Inn 1800-01: 16.1 mi
- Soldiers’ Monument: 16.4 mi
- The Edwin H. Davis State Memorial: 16.7 mi
- Dard Hunter: 17.1 mi
- Harris Dental Museum: 5.6 mi
- Appalachian Forest Museum: 8.7 mi
- Fort Hill Education Center: 9.8 mi
- Environmental Learning Center: 14.0 mi
- Serpent Mound Museum: 14.6 mi
- Three Sisters: 9.0 mi
- Natural Bathtub: 14.6 mi
- Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 17.3 mi
- The Grove: 17.4 mi
- Dogwood Pass: 20.2 mi
- Sugar Point: 5.4 mi
- Lookout Point: 5.7 mi
- Alum Cliffs: 12.8 mi
- Murphin Point: 22.4 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 24.0 mi
- Carlisle Hill Star: 17.1 mi
- Welcome to Peebles: 17.6 mi
- Welcome to Adams County: 17.7 mi
- World's Largest Horseshoe Crab: 20.3 mi
- Ornimental Garden: 17.3 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 17.3 mi
- Third Tier: 17.3 mi
- Peebles Community Garden: 17.7 mi
- Knockemstiff: 9.2 mi
- South Beach: 13.9 mi
- Cedar Falls: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 10.7 miles of Pike Lake State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long Lick Hill | W 268° | 405 m | 9.7 mi |
| Horseback Knob | NE 51° | 403 m | 8.8 mi |
| Chestnut Oak Knob | ENE 57° | 402 m | 7.3 mi |
| McCoppin Hill | W 272° | 402 m | 9.6 mi |
| Brown Hill | W 266° | 399 m | 10.6 mi |
| Shepherds Mountain | WSW 258° | 397 m | 6.0 mi |
| Long | E 97° | 397 m | 7.8 mi |
| Ball Knob | ENE 60° | 394 m | 8.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:10 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:08 | 20:23 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:32 | 17:14 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 74 | 67 | 55 | 44 | 36 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 3.5 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Waverly, 13 mi away.
- Imperial Moth27 obs
- Eastern Pondhawk22 obs
- Slaty Skimmer20 obs
- Blue Dasher17 obs
- Clymene Moth17 obs
- Basswood Leafroller Moth17 obs
- Smaller Parasa Moth17 obs
- Fragile Forktail16 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/699144394
Day trips start here
- Chillicothe · 18 mi
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