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Wilson Nature Preserve

Wilson Nature Preserve from directly overhead

Wilson Nature Preserve is a nature reserve in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 202 m. Orchard Hill stands 268 m to the west, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Mike Rath, a historic site 0.6 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 7.3 miles off. 17 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What to expect

Operated by
Clermont County Park District

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.06021, -84.18156

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Sycamore Park: 0.7 mi
  • Olympic Fields: 1.5 mi
  • Sporty's Grove: 1.9 mi
  • Camp Allyn Park: 2.7 mi
  • Maple Grove Park: 2.9 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens: 49
  • Witt Polinator Garden: 5.8 mi
  • Stanley Rowe Arboretum: 11.5 mi
  • Steiner Garden: 12.4 mi
  • Flower Power: 13.3 mi
  • Butterfly Garden: 13.3 mi
Museums: 48
Picnic sites: 26
  • Monarch Meadow: 7.9 mi
  • Badger Bluff: 7.9 mi
  • Lower Picnic Area: 13.6 mi
  • Vortex: 19.9 mi
  • Firehawk: 20.0 mi
Peaks: 17
  • Galley Hill: 6.3 mi
  • Woodland Mound: 7.6 mi
  • Mount Tusculum: 13.8 mi
  • Mount Lookout: 14.0 mi
  • Johns Hill: 15.8 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Georgetown Waterfall: 18.6 mi
  • Buckeye Falls: 19.2 mi
  • Lower Buckeye Falls: 19.3 mi
Rest areas: 3
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Orchard HillW 266°268 m18.9 mi
Pleasant HillSSW 199°267 m20.9 mi
Galley HillN 352°265 m6.3 mi
Brighton HillWNW 283°257 m18.6 mi
Pye HillWSW 249°256 m16.9 mi
Mount EchoW 277°254 m20.8 mi
Goat HillWNW 283°250 m17.6 mi
Woodland MoundWSW 255°249 m7.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1419:49
June solstice06:1220:2721:07
September equinox07:2519:0019:36
December solstice07:5316:3617:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303342536472757567554435

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford, 10 mi away.

Where this comes from

Location and category confirmed against OpenStreetMap.

OpenStreetMapOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/1300356281

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