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Strouds Run State Park

Strouds Run State Park from directly overhead

Strouds Run State Park is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 214 m. Schultz Hill stands 337 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Tunnel Rock, a natural arch 1.0 miles away. Morgan County Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 36 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
214 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Ohio Department of Natural Resources
Access
Yes

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.35565, -82.03474

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Sells Park: 2.3 mi
  • Sells Park: 2.3 mi
  • East State Street Park: 2.6 mi
  • Augustine Park: 3.4 mi
  • Highland Park: 3.7 mi
Peaks: 36
  • Crumley Knob: 1.7 mi
  • Bloemer Berg: 2.6 mi
  • Riley Hill: 2.9 mi
  • Bong Hill: 3.1 mi
  • Witches Hill: 3.7 mi
Nature reserves: 34
Historic sites: 20
Museums: 8
Ghost towns: 7
Attractions: 6
Artworks: 6
Cliffs: 4
Gardens: 4
  • Garden: 2.2 mi
  • Wolfe Garden: 4.1 mi
  • Ohio University Student Garden: 4.5 mi
  • Ohio University Student Garden: 4.5 mi
Natural arches: 2
  • Tunnel Rock: 1.0 mi
  • Blair Arch: 1.3 mi
Springs: 1
  • Buchtel Spring: 10.7 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Strouds Run State Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Schultz HillWNW 297°337 m22.9 mi
Irish RidgeW 269°326 m16.1 mi
Long RidgeW 272°325 m16.0 mi
Starrett RidgeW 274°323 m15.4 mi
Willis HillNNE 29°323 m23.5 mi
Furnace RidgeW 267°320 m16.6 mi
The PinnacleWSW 251°319 m20.8 mi
Cotton HillNNE 30°319 m22.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3319:0519:40
June solstice06:0220:1920:59
September equinox07:1618:5219:27
December solstice07:4516:2617:09

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303341526169737165544335
Precip in2.92.93.63.84.24.54.33.23.22.92.93.2

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens OU, 4 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Christmas fern226 obs
  • American tuliptree220 obs
  • multiflora rose219 obs
  • American beech207 obs
  • common pawpaw192 obs
  • box elder174 obs
  • American sycamore157 obs
  • eastern redbud155 obs

Research-grade iNaturalist community observations within 3 km — what people have recorded, not a species inventory.

Sources

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/410096361

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