Ross Lake State Wildlife Area
Ross Lake State Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 215 m. Horseback Knob stands 403 m to the southwest, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Ross County Lake State Wildlife Area, a park 0.6 miles away. Welsh Scenic Byway passes 14 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Division of Wildlife, Ohio Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 13.7 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 17.3 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 40.9 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 29.6 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Rocky Knob: 1.2 mi
- Mount Ives: 1.9 mi
- Mount Logan: 1.9 mi
- Rock Garden Hill: 2.0 mi
- Sand Hill: 2.5 mi
- Ross County Lake State Wildlife Area: 0.6 mi
- Mary Lou Patton Park: 2.7 mi
- Poland Park: 3.7 mi
- Yoctangee Park: 4.0 mi
- Mead Park: 4.0 mi
- Pleasant Valley State Wildlife Area: 7.5 mi
- Buzzard's Roost Nature Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Cossin-Kreisel Preserve: 11.1 mi
- Kreisel Preserve: 11.6 mi
- Marsha Gunder Schneider Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre: 3.5 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Prospecting Company: 3.5 mi
- The Grove: 5.4 mi
- Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 5.6 mi
- Natural Bathtub: 8.2 mi
- Rock House Falls: 18.8 mi
- Lower Falls: 19.3 mi
- Rim Trail Falls (off-trail): 19.4 mi
- Whispering Cave: 19.9 mi
- Ash Cave: 19.9 mi
- Alum Cliffs: 9.2 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 14.5 mi
- Lookout Point: 15.6 mi
- Sugar Point: 16.0 mi
- Parish Rocks: 19.6 mi
- Mighty Children's Museum: 3.9 mi
- Ross County Museum: 4.0 mi
- Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center: 4.1 mi
- Hopewell Culture National Historical Park Visitor Center: 5.1 mi
- Environmental Learning Center: 8.7 mi
- Dard Hunter: 4.4 mi
- Story Mound State Memorial: 4.7 mi
- Homestead Ruins: 8.2 mi
- Pickaway County Veterans Memorial: 17.8 mi
- A W Marion Memorial: 19.2 mi
- Third Tier: 5.5 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 5.5 mi
- Ornimental Garden: 5.5 mi
- Carlisle Hill Star: 4.4 mi
- Pumpkin Show Mural: 17.4 mi
- Knockemstiff: 12.5 mi
- Richland: 20.3 mi
- South Ridge: 7.6 mi
- Picnic table: 19.5 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 23.7 miles of Ross Lake State Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseback Knob | SW 231° | 403 m | 12.3 mi |
| Chestnut Oak Knob | SW 228° | 402 m | 13.9 mi |
| Long | SSW 211° | 397 m | 16.7 mi |
| Sand Hill | NNW 342° | 395 m | 2.5 mi |
| Ball Knob | SW 225° | 394 m | 12.6 mi |
| Nevins Hill | WSW 257° | 393 m | 22.8 mi |
| Davis Knob | SW 227° | 392 m | 13.2 mi |
| McMechen Hill | WSW 240° | 392 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:08 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:22 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:30 | 17:12 |
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, 5 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
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Day trips start here
- Chillicothe · 4 mi
- Southeast Ohio · 23 mi
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