Spruce Hill
Spruce Hill is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 274 m. Horseback Knob stands 403 m to the southeast, 3.8 miles off. The nearest named place is Knockemstiff, a ghost town 1.2 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 38 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Arc of Appalachia
- Access
- permit
How to reach it
- 37.9 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 20.3 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
- 20.7 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 30.0 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Gundy Knob: 3.5 mi
- Selby Knob: 3.7 mi
- Horseback Knob: 3.8 mi
- Sams Knob: 4.5 mi
- Davis Knob: 4.7 mi
- Coppel Athletic Complex: 6.4 mi
- Village Park: 7.9 mi
- Adena State Memorial: 8.0 mi
- Bainbridge Park: 8.3 mi
- Southern Playground: 8.6 mi
- Buzzard's Roost Nature Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Pleasant Valley State Wildlife Area: 8.9 mi
- Pike Lake State Park: 9.7 mi
- Cliff Run Nature Preserve: 11.5 mi
- Ross Lake State Wildlife Area: 12.7 mi
- Environmental Learning Center: 4.5 mi
- Harris Dental Museum: 8.4 mi
- Lucy Webb Hayes Heritage Center: 8.6 mi
- Frankfort Museum: 8.7 mi
- Ross County Museum: 8.7 mi
- Natural Bathtub: 5.1 mi
- Adena Mansion & Gardens Historic Site: 7.9 mi
- The Grove: 8.0 mi
- Three Sisters: 13.0 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre: 13.5 mi
- Homestead Ruins: 5.2 mi
- Story Mound State Memorial: 8.2 mi
- Dard Hunter: 8.3 mi
- Soldiers’ Monument: 14.4 mi
- Pickaway County Veterans Memorial: 24.6 mi
- Alum Cliffs: 3.6 mi
- Lookout Point: 4.2 mi
- Sugar Point: 4.3 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 20.8 mi
- Ornimental Garden: 8.0 mi
- Vegetable Garden: 8.0 mi
- Third Tier: 8.0 mi
- Carlisle Hill Star: 8.3 mi
- Pumpkin Show Mural: 24.3 mi
- Knockemstiff: 1.2 mi
- South Beach: 19.6 mi
- South Ridge: 20.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 15.8 miles of Spruce Hill. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Horseback Knob | SE 144° | 403 m | 3.8 mi |
| Chestnut Oak Knob | SSE 161° | 402 m | 4.9 mi |
| Long | SSE 162° | 397 m | 10.0 mi |
| Shepherds Mountain | SW 227° | 397 m | 14.3 mi |
| Sand Hill | ENE 57° | 395 m | 13.1 mi |
| Ball Knob | SE 145° | 394 m | 5.2 mi |
| Nevins Hill | W 267° | 393 m | 10.4 mi |
| Davis Knob | SSE 153° | 392 m | 4.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:09 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:07 | 20:23 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:31 | 17:13 |
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, 9 mi away.
- Virginia Springbeauty4 obs
- Fly Agaric3 obs
- common ragweed2 obs
- Ailanthus Webworm Moth2 obs
- great blue lobelia2 obs
- Fall Webworm Moth2 obs
- Spotted Beet Webworm Moth2 obs
- White-crossed Seed Bug2 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/1487061370
Day trips start here
- Chillicothe · 9 mi
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