Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area
Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 206 m. Pine Hill stands 346 m to the west-northwest, 23 miles off. The nearest named place is Oreton, a ghost town 0.6 miles away. Welsh Scenic Byway passes 13 miles off. 30 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ohio Department of Natural Resources
How to reach it
- 13.5 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 17.7 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 20.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 20 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Hooper Park: 6.2 mi
- ________Field: 6.4 mi
- Wellston Reservoir State Wildlife Park: 7.0 mi
- Hamden Ball Park: 7.0 mi
- Monument Square: 7.5 mi
- Lake Alma State Park: 6.0 mi
- Stroth-Rader Habitat Conservation Area: 6.6 mi
- Wellston Reservoir State Wildlife Park: 6.8 mi
- Broken Aro Wildlife Area: 10.2 mi
- Woodcock Nature Preserve: 13.0 mi
- Dixon Hill: 5.6 mi
- The Pinnacle: 6.5 mi
- Peck Hill: 9.9 mi
- Furnace Ridge: 13.0 mi
- Irish Ridge: 13.6 mi
- Memory Garden: 6.8 mi
- Soldier's Square: 6.9 mi
- General John Hunt Morgan Memorial Plaque: 7.1 mi
- Harvey Wells: 7.5 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 7.5 mi
- Devils Tea Table: 13.5 mi
- Ash Cave: 18.1 mi
- Athens County Fairgrounds: 19.3 mi
- Ohio University Alumni Gateway: 19.8 mi
- Table Rock/Fat Mans Squeeze: 22.0 mi
- Ash Cave: 18.1 mi
- Cedar Falls: 19.0 mi
- Whispering Falls: 19.3 mi
- Whispering Cave: 19.8 mi
- Lower Falls: 20.3 mi
- Oreton: 0.6 mi
- Vinton Furnace: 4.0 mi
- Richland: 10.6 mi
- Moonville: 11.0 mi
- Ingham: 11.8 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 19.7 mi
- Parish Rocks: 19.9 mi
- Sphinx Head: 20.3 mi
- Hocking Cliffs: 20.3 mi
- Rockhouse Rock Cliff: 21.7 mi
- Lillian Jones Museum: 14.8 mi
- Kennedy Museum of Art: 19.2 mi
- Esther Allen Greer Museum: 19.3 mi
- Southeast Ohio History Center: 19.9 mi
- Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery: 20.2 mi
- Wellston Community Garden: 7.6 mi
- Ohio University Student Garden: 19.6 mi
- Ohio University Student Garden: 19.6 mi
- Wolfe Garden: 19.8 mi
- Garden: 22.8 mi
- Apple Water Tower: 14.6 mi
- Mail Pouch: 18.9 mi
- Albatross: 19.8 mi
- The Green Lady / "American Woman": 19.8 mi
- The White Falcon: 22.2 mi
- Rest Area 10-34: 13.1 mi
- Picnic table: 22.1 mi
- Blair Arch: 22.6 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 22.9 mi
- South Ridge: 23.5 mi
- Buchtel Spring: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Vinton Furnace Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pine Hill | WNW 302° | 346 m | 23.2 mi |
| Chimney Rocks | W 272° | 342 m | 22.6 mi |
| Schultz Hill | N 358° | 337 m | 23.9 mi |
| Irish Ridge | NNE 15° | 326 m | 13.6 mi |
| Long Ridge | NNE 15° | 325 m | 14.4 mi |
| Weddington Hill | W 268° | 324 m | 23.3 mi |
| Starrett Ridge | NNE 17° | 323 m | 15.1 mi |
| Furnace Ridge | NNE 14° | 320 m | 13.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:20 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:46 | 16:28 | 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 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 62 | 70 | 73 | 72 | 66 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.2 | 3.7 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Carpenter 2 S, 10 mi away.
Where this comes from
Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.
OpenStreetMapOpenStreetMap element node/13542272842
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