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Tarpy's Woods

Tarpy's Woods from directly overhead

Tarpy's Woods is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 239 m. Beavers Hill stands 383 m to the east-northeast, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is McKinley Field Park, a park 0.5 miles away. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 1.6 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Village of Marble Cliff

How to reach it

Coordinates39.97935, -83.05857

Overlooks nearby

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • McKinley Field Park: 0.5 mi
  • Wyman Woods Park: 0.8 mi
  • Triangle Park: 0.9 mi
  • Devon/Cambridge Parkette: 0.9 mi
  • C Ray Buck Park: 1.1 mi
Historic sites
Artworks
Nature reserves: 57
Gardens: 54
Museums: 38
Attractions: 24
  • Buckeye Raceway Electric Indoor Karting: 3.1 mi
  • Hollywood Casino Columbus: 3.4 mi
  • Geologic Walkway Park: 3.8 mi
  • Armintrout Fire Tower: 3.9 mi
  • Ohio History Connection: 4.2 mi
Picnic sites: 9
  • Sandefur Wetland Pavilion: 3.5 mi
  • Picnic Area: 4.6 mi
  • Brevoort Park: 5.0 mi
  • White Oak Grove Group Picnic Area: 9.9 mi
  • Little Darby Picnic Area: 10.4 mi
Peaks: 6
Ghost towns: 5
Waterfalls: 3
  • Milliken Falls: 2.1 mi
  • Indian Run Falls: 9.0 mi
  • Indian Run Falls: 9.0 mi
Springs: 3
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area: 18.4 mi

Summits around it

The highest named summits within 25 miles of Tarpy's Woods. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beavers HillENE 70°383 m20.5 mi
Tradersville HillW 273°352 m23.7 mi
Statler HillW 268°351 m24.6 mi
Spangler HillSSE 160°243 m9.1 mi
Baker HillSE 137°241 m6.9 mi
Marlboro HillSSE 151°190 m6.7 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3719:0919:44
June solstice06:0420:2421:05
September equinox07:2018:5519:31
December solstice07:5116:2817:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293141536372757366554334
Precip in3.12.63.94.04.84.74.33.83.83.23.03.4

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus Wcmh, 4 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMap

OpenStreetMap element way/1472546876

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