Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve
Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 212 m. Sand Hill stands 395 m to the south, 20 miles off. The nearest named place is Ray and Betty Wampler Preserve, a nature reserve 1.9 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 63 miles off. 34 named summits stand within 25 miles.
How to reach it
- 63.2 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 19.6 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 20.1 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 24.3 mi off the Jefferson Township Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stag · 20 mi
- Lower Falls Lookout · 27 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Ray and Betty Wampler Preserve: 1.9 mi
- Katie Wilson Schneider Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Cook Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Schneider Preserve: 2.7 mi
- Genevieve Jones Preserve: 2.8 mi
- Ashville Fourth of July Parade: 2.9 mi
- Pumpkin Show Mural: 5.0 mi
- Pickerington Ponds Mural: 16.0 mi
- The Space Between Us: 18.0 mi
- Richard Outcault mural: 18.0 mi
- Ashville Centennial Park: 2.9 mi
- Ashville Community Park: 3.1 mi
- Ashville West Side Park: 3.3 mi
- Northwood Park: 3.5 mi
- Mary Virginia Crites Hannan Park: 3.6 mi
- A W Marion Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Pickaway County Veterans Memorial: 4.6 mi
- Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #30: 9.6 mi
- Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #29: 9.7 mi
- Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #27: 9.8 mi
- Ohio’s Small Town Museum: 2.9 mi
- Slate Run Living Historical Farm: 7.2 mi
- Motts Military Museum: 13.1 mi
- National Barber Museum and Hall of Fame: 13.6 mi
- Historical Aircraft Squadron Museum: 15.5 mi
- Burning Indian Mound: 6.8 mi
- Black Mountain: 9.6 mi
- Sand Hill: 10.4 mi
- Spangler Hill: 13.0 mi
- Fairfield County HP: 13.9 mi
- Gardens at Gantz: 16.9 mi
- Pickerington Community Gardens: 17.9 mi
- Orchard Hill Arboretum: 18.8 mi
- George F. Schmidt Blumengarten: 19.1 mi
- Zen Terrace: 20.2 mi
- Scioto Downs Racetrack & Casino: 11.9 mi
- Christmas Lights Extravaganza: 14.3 mi
- Magic Mountain Fun Center East: 18.7 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Prospecting Company: 18.9 mi
- Sugarloaf Mountain Amphitheatre: 18.9 mi
- Rock House Falls: 21.0 mi
- Milliken Falls: 23.9 mi
- Lower Falls: 24.1 mi
- Rim Trail Falls (off-trail): 24.2 mi
- White Oak Grove Group Picnic Area: 21.3 mi
- Little Darby Picnic Area: 21.5 mi
- South Ridge: 24.1 mi
- Sandefur Wetland Pavilion: 24.4 mi
- Hibernia: 19.8 mi
- Wonderland: 23.0 mi
- Cantwell Cliffs: 21.1 mi
- Airplane Rock: 24.5 mi
- Hocking River ?: 10.9 mi
- Picnic table: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stage's Pond State Nature Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Hill | S 178° | 395 m | 19.9 mi |
| Rocky Knob | S 177° | 390 m | 21.2 mi |
| Bunker Hill | S 182° | 384 m | 20.6 mi |
| Rock Garden Hill | S 180° | 384 m | 20.8 mi |
| Fairfield County HP | E 89° | 380 m | 13.9 mi |
| Mount Logan | S 181° | 378 m | 22.0 mi |
| Sugarloaf | S 180° | 370 m | 18.8 mi |
| Bald Hill | S 180° | 363 m | 19.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:08 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:05 | 20:23 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:29 | 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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 54 | 64 | 73 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 45 | 36 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.5 | 3.3 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.9 | 3.4 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Circleville, 5 mi away.
- Blue-faced Meadowhawk26 obs
- Eastern Amberwing18 obs
- Common Whitetail16 obs
- Orange Bluet12 obs
- Slender Spreadwing8 obs
- Familiar Bluet7 obs
- Dutchman's breeches6 obs
- blue phlox6 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/425640390
Day trips start here
- Columbus/South · 18 mi
- Columbus · 20 mi
- Chillicothe · 23 mi
- Columbus/University Area · 23 mi
- Southeast Ohio · 29 mi
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