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Academy Park

Academy Park from directly overhead

Academy Park is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 226 m. Beavers Hill stands 383 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Wolfe Park, a park 0.3 miles away. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 0.3 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
226 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.96156, -82.94655

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Artworks
Historic sites
  • CCAD's ART Sign: 2.3 mi
  • Evergreen Cemetery - Evergreen Monuments: 2.5 mi
  • The Underground Railroad: 2.7 mi
  • Ohio Holocaust And Liberators Memorial: 2.8 mi
  • Statue of Friedrich Schiller: 2.8 mi
Nature reserves
Gardens: 55
  • Bonsai Courtyard: 0.5 mi
  • North Courtyard: 0.5 mi
  • Zen Terrace: 0.5 mi
  • The Grove: 0.5 mi
  • Celebration Garden: 0.5 mi
Museums: 42
Attractions: 25
  • Pacific Island Water Garden: 0.5 mi
  • Dorothy M. Davis Showhouse: 0.5 mi
  • Himalayan Mountains: 0.5 mi
  • Tropical Rainforest: 0.5 mi
  • Desert: 0.5 mi
Peaks: 15
Picnic sites: 9
  • Sandefur Wetland Pavilion: 5.6 mi
  • Brevoort Park: 5.9 mi
  • Picnic Area: 7.1 mi
  • Ze Goat Picnic: 8.6 mi
  • River Bluffs: 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 3
Waterfalls: 3
  • Milliken Falls: 8.0 mi
  • Indian Run Falls: 13.3 mi
  • Indian Run Falls: 13.3 mi
Springs: 3
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area: 18.3 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Beavers HillENE 58°383 m15.7 mi
Fairfield County HPSE 144°380 m24.4 mi
Allen KnobSE 140°344 m24.2 mi
Becks KnobSE 139°339 m23.7 mi
Waterworks HillSE 130°335 m24.6 mi
Flowerpot HillENE 73°334 m23.3 mi
Sand HillSSE 151°332 m22.6 mi
Mount PleasantSE 131°331 m24.8 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0819:44
June solstice06:0420:2421:05
September equinox07:2018:5519:31
December solstice07:5116:2717:11

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293241526372757367554334
Precip in3.42.63.94.04.43.94.63.63.62.93.03.3

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

Wildlife nearby
  • Brown-belted Bumble Bee118 obs
  • Eastern Carpenter Bee117 obs
  • Western Honey Bee108 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee97 obs
  • Black Swallowtail86 obs
  • Spotted Lanternfly86 obs
  • Red Admiral83 obs
  • Carolina Mantis79 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element way/140472139

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