Nature reserve · Ohio
Van Buren State Park
Van Buren State Park is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 232 m. The nearest named place is Allen Township Sports Plex, a park 0.5 miles away. Old Mill Stream Scenic Byway passes 5.3 miles off.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
Coordinates41.13429, -83.63237
- 5.3 mi off the Old Mill Stream Scenic Byway
- 20.7 mi off the Ohio Lincoln Highway Historic Byway
- 22.4 mi off the Maumee Valley Scenic Byway
- 25.6 mi off the Lake Erie Coastal Ohio Trail, National
Overlooks nearby
Named places within 25 miles
Parks
- Allen Township Sports Plex: 0.5 mi
- Flag City Community Park: 3.7 mi
- Ede Park: 3.8 mi
- Miracle Park: 3.9 mi
- Bernard Park: 5.5 mi
Historic sites
- Humane Society Memorial Wall: 4.9 mi
- Hancock County Law Enforcement Memorial: 5.1 mi
- Robert R Kelley Memorial: 5.4 mi
- James W. Farison Monument: 6.3 mi
- Vietnam War Memorial: 6.3 mi
Artworks: 30
- Sunburst: 3.9 mi
- Anchored to the Rock: 6.0 mi
- Anchor: 6.3 mi
- Sundial: 6.6 mi
- Statue of John Hancock: 6.7 mi
Nature reserves: 22
- Hancock County Wetland: 2.4 mi
- Lye Creek Riparain Restoration Project: 6.5 mi
- Vogelsong Conservation Area: 6.8 mi
- Lawrence Conservation Area: 7.1 mi
- Riverbend Conservation Area: 8.5 mi
Gardens: 20
- Grow For It: 4.8 mi
- Community Gardens: 5.0 mi
- Yellowbird Foodshed: 5.1 mi
- Cherry Street Community Garden: 6.1 mi
- Barbara & Ed Heminger Memorial Garden: 6.8 mi
Museums: 19
- Hancock Sports Hall of Fame: 5.6 mi
- Mazza Museum: 5.7 mi
- DeWald-Funke House: 6.8 mi
- Davis Homestead: 6.8 mi
- Hancock Historical Museum: 6.8 mi
Attractions: 6
- Northwest Ohio Railroad Museum and Historical Village: 3.5 mi
- Ghost Town: 12.3 mi
- The Oaks Green Roof: 16.9 mi
- Fishing, Hicking, Canoeing: 20.6 mi
- Fairgrounds: 21.3 mi
Rest areas: 4
- Hancock Interstate 75 SB: 11.0 mi
- Hancock Interstate 75 NB: 11.1 mi
- Wood Interstate 75 SB: 13.9 mi
- Wood Interstate 75 NB: 14.2 mi
Ghost towns: 3
- Webster: 17.5 mi
- Middleburg: 20.8 mi
- Providence: 23.2 mi
Picnic sites: 2
- Courtyard: 5.7 mi
- Service & Emotional Support Animal Area: 17.2 mi
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:39 | 19:10 | 19:47 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:30 | 21:11 |
| September equinox | 07:23 | 18:57 | 19:34 |
| December solstice | 07:57 | 16:25 | 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 | 26 | 29 | 38 | 50 | 62 | 71 | 74 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 42 | 32 |
| Precip in | 2.6 | 2.2 | 2.6 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.5 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Findlay Wpcc, 6 mi away.
- Eastern Amberwing16 obs
- Common Whitetail16 obs
- common pawpaw14 obs
- Cutleaf Grapefern14 obs
- Familiar Bluet13 obs
- large twayblade11 obs
- Blue-fronted Dancer10 obs
- yellow trout lily10 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOpenStreetMap element way/107923673
Day trips start here
- Findlay · 7 mi
- Bowling Green · 17 mi
- Tiffin · 28 mi
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