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Scott Creek Preserve

Scott Creek Preserve from directly overhead

Scott Creek Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 220 m. Fairfield County HP stands 380 m to the northwest, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Mingo Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Hocking Hills Scenic Byway passes 6.3 miles off. 41 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Appalachia Ohio Alliance

How to reach it

Coordinates39.52962, -82.42116

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Mingo Park: 0.5 mi
  • Kachelmacher Park: 0.7 mi
  • Worthington Park: 1.0 mi
  • Falls Mill Hocking River Access: 1.0 mi
  • East Park: 1.3 mi
Peaks: 41
Historic sites: 19
  • Logan High School bell: 1.2 mi
  • Stewart's Folly: 1.5 mi
  • Washington County grindstone: 5.2 mi
  • Washington County grindstone: 5.3 mi
  • Hocking Valley Canal Lock 17 and Aqueduct Park: 5.5 mi
Attractions: 16
  • Adventure Golf: 1.2 mi
  • Nelly Billie Adventure Park: 2.0 mi
  • Walker Farm: 4.1 mi
  • Twin Falls: 8.4 mi
  • Table Rock/Fat Mans Squeeze: 8.6 mi
Museums: 14
  • Hocking County Historical and Geneaological Society and Museum: 1.2 mi
  • Schempp House Museum: 1.2 mi
  • Goslin Nature Center: 13.4 mi
  • Murray City Coal Mine Museum: 13.8 mi
  • Mambourg Nature Center: 15.3 mi
Waterfalls: 11
  • Upper Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Devil's Bathtub: 9.1 mi
  • Lower Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Cedar Falls: 9.4 mi
  • Broken Rock Falls: 9.5 mi
Artworks: 8
Cliffs: 7
Ghost towns: 5
Gardens: 4
Rest areas: 2
Natural arches: 2
  • Blair Arch: 23.0 mi
  • Tunnel Rock: 23.1 mi
Springs: 1
  • Buchtel Spring: 13.8 mi
Picnic sites: 1
  • South Ridge: 22.4 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Fairfield County HPNW 307°380 m16.9 mi
Jacobs LadderNW 306°361 m14.5 mi
Emmanuel KnobWNW 288°354 m14.2 mi
Rock HillWSW 246°354 m21.3 mi
Christmas RocksNW 309°346 m14.2 mi
Pine HillSW 235°346 m23.0 mi
Allen KnobNW 312°344 m16.8 mi
Jobs KnobWSW 251°342 m24.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3419:0619:42
June solstice06:0320:2121:01
September equinox07:1818:5319:29
December solstice07:4716:2717:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293240516169737165534233
Precip in3.22.93.74.14.34.74.73.62.93.12.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Logan, 2 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1435117656

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