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Ray and Betty Wampler Preserve

Ray and Betty Wampler Preserve from directly overhead

Ray and Betty Wampler Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 203 m. Sand Hill stands 395 m to the south, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Katie Wilson Schneider Preserve, a nature reserve 0.4 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 62 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Appalachia Ohio Alliance
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates39.65679, -82.96502

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 60
Parks
  • Jackson Township Park: 2.7 mi
  • Northwood Park: 3.0 mi
  • Ted Lewis Park: 3.6 mi
  • Mary Virginia Crites Hannan Park: 3.6 mi
  • Garden City Park: 3.7 mi
Artworks
  • Pumpkin Show Mural: 3.9 mi
  • Ashville Fourth of July Parade: 4.0 mi
  • Pickerington Ponds Mural: 17.7 mi
  • The Space Between Us: 19.7 mi
  • Richard Outcault mural: 19.7 mi
Historic sites: 57
  • Pickaway County Veterans Memorial: 3.6 mi
  • A W Marion Memorial: 4.5 mi
  • Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #30: 10.6 mi
  • Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #29: 10.7 mi
  • Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #27: 10.8 mi
Peaks: 34
Museums: 33
  • Ohio’s Small Town Museum: 4.0 mi
  • Slate Run Living Historical Farm: 9.1 mi
  • Motts Military Museum: 14.6 mi
  • National Barber Museum and Hall of Fame: 15.4 mi
  • Historical Aircraft Squadron Museum: 17.3 mi
Gardens: 32
Attractions: 23
  • Scioto Downs Racetrack & Casino: 12.7 mi
  • Christmas Lights Extravaganza: 15.4 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain Prospecting Company: 17.8 mi
  • Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre: 17.9 mi
  • Magic Mountain Fun Center East: 20.2 mi
Waterfalls: 4
  • Rock House Falls: 21.7 mi
  • Milliken Falls: 24.5 mi
  • Lower Falls: 24.6 mi
  • Rim Trail Falls (off-trail): 24.7 mi
Picnic sites: 3
  • White Oak Grove Group Picnic Area: 21.2 mi
  • Little Darby Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
  • South Ridge: 23.7 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Cliffs: 2
Springs: 1
  • Hocking River ?: 12.8 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Ray and Betty Wampler Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Sand HillS 174°395 m18.9 mi
Rocky KnobS 173°390 m20.2 mi
Bunker HillS 177°384 m19.5 mi
Rock Garden HillS 176°384 m19.7 mi
Fairfield County HPE 85°380 m15.4 mi
Mount LoganS 177°378 m20.8 mi
SugarloafS 175°370 m17.8 mi
Bald HillS 175°363 m18.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0819:44
June solstice06:0520:2321:04
September equinox07:2018:5519:31
December solstice07:5016:2917:12

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313442546473757468564536
Precip in2.92.53.34.04.54.63.93.43.03.02.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Circleville, 3 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/515378556

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