Pleasant Valley State Wildlife Area
Pleasant Valley State Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 247 m. Horseback Knob stands 403 m to the south-southwest, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Visitor Center, a museum 2.4 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 44 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Division of Wildlife, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 44.3 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 20.4 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 23.5 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 28.9 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Bunker Hill: 5.2 mi
- Mount Ives: 5.7 mi
- Mount Logan: 5.7 mi
- Rock Garden Hill: 5.8 mi
- Sugarloaf: 5.8 mi
- Adena State Memorial: 3.0 mi
- Coppel Athletic Complex: 3.4 mi
- Yoctangee Park: 4.7 mi
- Southern Playground: 5.4 mi
- Poland Park: 5.5 mi
- Buzzard's Roost Nature Preserve: 4.9 mi
- Ross Lake State Wildlife Area: 7.5 mi
- Cossin-Kreisel Preserve: 8.4 mi
- Marsha Gunder Schneider Preserve: 8.7 mi
- Spruce Hill: 8.9 mi
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Visitor Center: 2.4 mi
- Environmental Learning Center: 4.8 mi
- Mighty Children's Museum: 5.3 mi
- Ross County Museum: 5.3 mi
- Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center: 5.4 mi
- Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 3.0 mi
- The Grove: 3.1 mi
- Natural Bathtub: 4.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre: 6.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Prospecting Company: 6.0 mi
- Homestead Ruins: 4.0 mi
- Story Mound State Memorial: 4.1 mi
- Dard Hunter: 5.0 mi
- Pickaway County Veterans Memorial: 15.8 mi
- Soldiers’ Monument: 18.4 mi
- Alum Cliffs: 6.1 mi
- Lookout Point: 13.0 mi
- Sugar Point: 13.2 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 21.0 mi
- Ornimental Garden: 3.0 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 3.0 mi
- Third Tier: 3.0 mi
- Carlisle Hill Star: 5.0 mi
- Pumpkin Show Mural: 15.5 mi
- Ashville Fourth of July Parade: 22.8 mi
- Knockemstiff: 9.4 mi
- South Ridge: 14.9 mi
- Rock House Falls: 24.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 21.9 miles of Pleasant Valley State Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseback Knob | SSW 194° | 403 m | 10.9 mi |
| Chestnut Oak Knob | SSW 195° | 402 m | 12.6 mi |
| Long | S 186° | 397 m | 17.1 mi |
| Sand Hill | E 94° | 395 m | 6.2 mi |
| Ball Knob | S 189° | 394 m | 11.9 mi |
| Nevins Hill | WSW 242° | 393 m | 17.2 mi |
| Davis Knob | SSW 193° | 392 m | 12.1 mi |
| McMechen Hill | SW 219° | 392 m | 16.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:09 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:23 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:30 | 17:13 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Chillicothe Mound City, 2 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/699144331
Day trips start here
- Chillicothe · 5 mi
- Southeast Ohio · 30 mi
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