Plum Run Prarie
Plum Run Prarie is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 246 m. Washburn Hill stands 405 m to the north-northwest, 14 miles off. The nearest named place is Davis Memorial State Nature Preserve, a nature reserve 1.1 miles away. Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Arc of Appalachia
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
- 17.9 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- River Overlook · 25 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tolle Hill: 1.9 mi
- Weaver Hill: 2.4 mi
- Peach Mountain: 3.5 mi
- Pine Knob: 4.0 mi
- Pine Hill: 4.0 mi
- Welcome to Peebles: 1.7 mi
- Welcome to Adams County: 1.7 mi
- Buzzardroost Rock: 13.8 mi
- Wildflowers of Adams County: 13.9 mi
- Hike the Buckeye Trail, treat yourself to the Edge: 14.7 mi
- The Edwin H. Davis State Memorial: 1.2 mi
- Peebles: 1.6 mi
- Cairn of Peace: 1.7 mi
- Wickerham Inn 1800-01: 2.0 mi
- The Ten Commandments: 2.1 mi
- Floyd & Mae McCoy Memorial Park: 2.0 mi
- Serpent Mound Park: 6.3 mi
- Tranquility State Wildlife Area: 7.0 mi
- Sinking Spring Public Square: 8.9 mi
- Adams Lake State Park: 12.1 mi
- Davis Memorial State Nature Preserve: 1.1 mi
- Shoemaker State Nature Preserve: 1.4 mi
- Chalet Nivale Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Quiverheart Gorge: 3.5 mi
- Ka-ma-ma Prairie: 4.8 mi
- Serpent Mound Museum: 6.2 mi
- Fort Hill Education Center: 12.3 mi
- Adams County Historical Society: 13.8 mi
- Appalachian Forest Museum: 19.2 mi
- Harris Dental Museum: 20.3 mi
- Murphin Point: 5.7 mi
- Sugar Point: 22.4 mi
- Lookout Point: 22.7 mi
- Raven Rock: 23.3 mi
- Slate Point: 24.7 mi
- Peebles Community Garden: 1.8 mi
- Winchester Community Garden: 15.0 mi
- Shawnee State Park Lookout: 18.8 mi
- Three Sisters: 19.2 mi
- Cedar Falls: 7.8 mi
- South Beach: 17.3 mi
- Brown County SR 32 Rest Area: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 16.2 miles of Plum Run Prarie. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Washburn Hill | NNW 349° | 405 m | 13.6 mi |
| Long Lick Hill | N 355° | 405 m | 14.4 mi |
| McCoppin Hill | N 356° | 402 m | 15.2 mi |
| Brown Hill | N 351° | 399 m | 14.1 mi |
| Shepherds Mountain | N 11° | 397 m | 13.7 mi |
| Fort Hill | N 352° | 392 m | 11.8 mi |
| Durrell Mountain | S 191° | 389 m | 15.0 mi |
| Mist Mountain | SSW 192° | 388 m | 14.9 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:38 | 19:10 | 19:46 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:23 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:22 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:33 | 17:15 |
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 | 53 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lucasville, 21 mi away.
- Sullivant's Coolwort29 obs
- pale-spiked lobelia27 obs
- Painted-cup paintbrush26 obs
- sharp-lobed hepatica25 obs
- Canadian lousewort24 obs
- woodland stonecrop24 obs
- red columbine22 obs
- Pipevine Swallowtail22 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/699144356
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