Slate Run Metro Park
Slate Run Metro Park is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 259 m. Beavers Hill stands 383 m to the north-northeast, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Equestrian Day Use, a park 0.5 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 65 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 65.3 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 13.2 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 17.5 mi off the Jefferson Township Scenic Byway
- 20.6 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Stag · 16 mi
- Lower Falls Lookout · 28 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Equestrian Day Use: 0.5 mi
- Shady Grove Picnic Area: 0.9 mi
- The Wagnalls Memorial: 3.7 mi
- Bergstresser Covered Bridge: 5.0 mi
- Teays Valley Fields: 5.3 mi
- Walnut Woods Metro Park: 5.2 mi
- Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve: 7.6 mi
- Mackey Ford State Wildlife Area: 7.8 mi
- Rock Mill Lake Wildlife Area: 8.1 mi
- Cook Preserve: 8.5 mi
- Ashville Fourth of July Parade: 6.3 mi
- Pickerington Ponds Mural: 8.6 mi
- Pumpkin Show Mural: 12.2 mi
- Richard Outcault mural: 13.8 mi
- The Space Between Us: 13.9 mi
- Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #27: 6.7 mi
- Canal Winchester Veterans Memorial: 6.8 mi
- Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #29: 6.8 mi
- Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #26: 6.8 mi
- Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #30: 7.0 mi
- Pickerington Community Gardens: 10.3 mi
- Orchard Hill Arboretum: 14.2 mi
- Gardens at Gantz: 14.4 mi
- George F. Schmidt Blumengarten: 14.5 mi
- Bonsai Courtyard: 14.9 mi
- Slate Run Living Historical Farm: 0.8 mi
- National Barber Museum and Hall of Fame: 6.0 mi
- Ohio’s Small Town Museum: 6.3 mi
- Motts Military Museum: 6.8 mi
- Pickerington-Violet Township Historical Society: 9.9 mi
- Scioto Downs Racetrack & Casino: 9.1 mi
- Magic Mountain Fun Center East: 11.6 mi
- Christmas Lights Extravaganza: 14.4 mi
- Pacific Island Water Garden: 14.9 mi
- Dorothy M. Davis Showhouse: 14.9 mi
- Sand Hill: 8.6 mi
- Spangler Hill: 10.0 mi
- Fairfield County HP: 11.3 mi
- Becks Knob: 11.4 mi
- Baker Hill: 11.6 mi
- Sandefur Wetland Pavilion: 19.8 mi
- Brevoort Park: 20.4 mi
- Ze Goat Picnic: 20.4 mi
- White Oak Grove Group Picnic Area: 21.1 mi
- Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- Hibernia: 13.0 mi
- Wonderland: 16.5 mi
- Moscow: 24.6 mi
- Milliken Falls: 20.4 mi
- Rock House Falls: 22.4 mi
- Hocking River ?: 4.0 mi
- Cantwell Cliffs: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Slate Run Metro Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beavers Hill | NNE 21° | 383 m | 23.5 mi |
| Fairfield County HP | ESE 123° | 380 m | 11.3 mi |
| Jacobs Ladder | SE 124° | 361 m | 13.7 mi |
| Emmanuel Knob | SE 141° | 354 m | 15.2 mi |
| Christmas Rocks | ESE 121° | 346 m | 14.0 mi |
| Allen Knob | ESE 115° | 344 m | 11.7 mi |
| Jobs Knob | S 181° | 342 m | 24.1 mi |
| Becks Knob | ESE 112° | 339 m | 11.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:08 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:23 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:28 | 17:11 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 41 | 52 | 62 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.6 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster Fairfield CO AP, 10 mi away.
- American Bullfrog66 obs
- Painted Turtle42 obs
- Eastern Pondhawk39 obs
- Common Watersnake36 obs
- Blue Dasher34 obs
- large white trillium27 obs
- Canada Goose23 obs
- Muskrat21 obs
Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/183986988
Day trips start here
- Columbus/South · 14 mi
- Columbus · 16 mi
- Columbus/University Area · 18 mi
- Heath · 29 mi
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