Stone Canyon Preserve
Stone Canyon Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 262 m. Fairfield County HP stands 380 m to the west-northwest, 5.2 miles off. The nearest named place is Hintz Hollow Preserve, a nature reserve 0.6 miles away. Hocking Hills Scenic Byway passes 6.1 miles off. 28 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Appalachia Ohio Alliance
How to reach it
- 6.1 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 50.7 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 20.7 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 27.8 mi off the Jefferson Township Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Flight of the Hawk Sculpture Park: 1.1 mi
- Alley Park: 2.0 mi
- Utica Park: 2.9 mi
- Maher Park: 3.6 mi
- Elmwood Park: 3.6 mi
- Hintz Hollow Preserve: 0.6 mi
- Charles Alley Nature Park: 1.4 mi
- Hocking Canal Lock No. 8: 1.5 mi
- Kleinmaier State Nature Preserve: 2.3 mi
- Clear Creek: 3.6 mi
- Buck Run Knob: 1.5 mi
- Christmas Rocks: 2.6 mi
- Stony Hill: 3.2 mi
- Jacobs Ladder: 3.3 mi
- Christmas Rocks: 3.3 mi
- Stonewall Cemetery: 3.9 mi
- Fairfield County Veterans Memorial: 4.0 mi
- William Tecumseh Sherman: 4.0 mi
- Washington County grindstone: 7.6 mi
- Washington County grindstone: 7.6 mi
- Goslin Nature Center: 1.5 mi
- Decorative Arts Center of Ohio: 4.0 mi
- Sherman House State Memorial: 4.0 mi
- Georgian Museum: 4.1 mi
- Mambourg Nature Center: 7.6 mi
- Christmas Lights Extravaganza: 6.8 mi
- Walker Farm: 8.4 mi
- Adventure Golf: 11.1 mi
- Rock House Cave: 11.3 mi
- Nelly Billie Adventure Park: 12.7 mi
- Rock House Falls: 11.3 mi
- Lower Falls: 13.7 mi
- Rim Trail Falls (off-trail): 13.7 mi
- Upper Falls: 15.5 mi
- Devil's Bathtub: 15.6 mi
- Hawk Sculpture: 1.1 mi
- The Space Between Us: 3.9 mi
- Richard Outcault mural: 4.1 mi
- Chief Logan: 12.3 mi
- Ten Commandments: 12.3 mi
- Orchard Hill Arboretum: 4.7 mi
- Pickerington Community Gardens: 17.2 mi
- Magnolias: 23.4 mi
- Flowering Shrubs: 23.4 mi
- Zen Garden: 23.8 mi
- Cantwell Cliffs: 7.9 mi
- Hunters Rock: 13.3 mi
- Airplane Rock: 13.7 mi
- Hocking Cliffs: 15.7 mi
- Sphinx Head: 15.7 mi
- Hocking River ?: 13.3 mi
- Picnic table: 14.2 mi
- South Ridge: 23.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Stone Canyon Preserve. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield County HP | WNW 283° | 380 m | 5.2 mi |
| Jacobs Ladder | W 262° | 361 m | 3.3 mi |
| Emmanuel Knob | SW 228° | 354 m | 6.8 mi |
| Rock Hill | SSW 212° | 354 m | 20.8 mi |
| Christmas Rocks | W 271° | 346 m | 2.6 mi |
| Pine Hill | SSW 205° | 346 m | 24.5 mi |
| Allen Knob | WNW 301° | 344 m | 4.6 mi |
| Jobs Knob | SW 221° | 342 m | 22.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:07 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:22 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:27 | 17:10 |
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 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 2.9 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lancaster, 4 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element way/1435117649
Day trips start here
- Southeast Ohio · 17 mi
- Heath · 27 mi
- Columbus/South · 29 mi
- Newark · 29 mi
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