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Raven Rocks

Raven Rocks from directly overhead

Raven Rocks is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 336 m. Riggs Knob stands 435 m to the east, 15 miles off. The nearest named place is Raven Rocks Falls, a waterfall 0.2 miles away. Drovers' Trail Scenic Byway passes 7.7 miles off. 137 named places lie within 25 miles, 21 of them named summits.

What to expect

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How to reach it

Coordinates39.87724, -81.03534

Overlooks nearby

137 named places within 25 miles

Parks: 59
Peaks: 21
Historic sites: 18
  • B&O Roundhouse: 19.7 mi
  • Walter Reuther Memorial: 21.0 mi
  • Fallen Fire Fighter Memorial: 21.0 mi
  • Augustus Pollack Monument: 21.0 mi
  • B&O Railroad: 21.0 mi
Museums: 12
Nature reserves: 7
Artworks: 6
  • Francis Pierpont: 21.0 mi
  • Heron: 21.1 mi
  • Tortoise: 21.1 mi
  • Bobo the Elephant: 21.1 mi
  • Mingo Statue: 21.7 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Raven Rocks Falls: 0.2 mi
  • Lower Piatt Falls: 7.8 mi
  • Upper Piatt Falls: 7.8 mi
Gardens: 3
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 1
  • Horsemans Picnic Area: 12.0 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Raven Rocks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Riggs KnobE 98°435 m15.0 mi
Mount JacobsSE 145°421 m20.8 mi
Chapel HillNNE 13°415 m9.3 mi
Galloway KnobNNE 20°414 m9.9 mi
Clark HillNNE 14°414 m16.2 mi
Buck KnobSSE 166°409 m20.3 mi
Kanzigg HillE 99°398 m7.7 mi
Hawthorn HillENE 59°397 m13.4 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2919:0119:36
June solstice05:5720:1620:57
September equinox07:1218:4719:23
December solstice07:4316:2017:03

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283139516169737165544233

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Barnesville, 11 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1171747600

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