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Sheepskin Hollow State Nature Preserve

Sheepskin Hollow State Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Sheepskin Hollow State Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 327 m. Portersville Hill stands 445 m to the east-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Beaverkettle Farms Conservation Land, a nature reserve 0.1 miles away. Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway passes 6.6 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Getting there

How to reach it

Driving directionsPlan a drive around it
Coordinates40.74861, -80.52962

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Nature reserves: 60
Parks
  • The Tubs: 2.3 mi
  • Calcutta Community Park: 5.5 mi
  • East Palestine City Park: 5.7 mi
  • Lock 57 Community Park: 7.1 mi
  • Hardy Field Complex: 7.3 mi
Historic sites
Museums: 26
Gardens: 20
Peaks: 19
Waterfalls: 16
Artworks: 14
Attractions: 9
Picnic sites: 6
  • Rider's Ridge: 16.0 mi
  • Butler Circle: 19.0 mi
  • Picnic Tables for Building 500: 23.4 mi
  • Picnic tables for Building 800: 23.6 mi
  • Lower Bears Den Picnic Area: 24.6 mi
Cliffs: 3
Springs: 2
  • Lacock Spring: 14.0 mi
  • Shelter Rock Spring: 23.5 mi
Beaches: 1
  • BAB: 12.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Portersville HillENE 58°445 m23.9 mi
Round KnobSW 235°433 m9.2 mi
Big KnobE 96°423 m17.3 mi
Stewart HillS 179°412 m10.4 mi
Fletcher HillNE 41°410 m16.2 mi
Turkey HillNE 41°409 m15.9 mi
Mahoning County High PointNW 310°401 m18.7 mi
Blackburn HillWNW 299°384 m21.5 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:2618:5819:34
June solstice05:5220:1620:58
September equinox07:1018:4519:21
December solstice07:4416:1516:58

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: May–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283038506068727165534233
Precip in2.92.53.13.63.74.34.43.44.12.92.82.9

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Montgomery L&D, 10 mi away.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1111220302

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