Avondale State Wildlife Area
Avondale State Wildlife Area is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 279 m. High Hill stands 389 m to the east, 19 miles off. The nearest named place is Ohio Historical Society Pottery Museum, a museum 2.5 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 43 miles off. 21 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 279 m
How to reach it
- 43.2 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 10.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 16.5 mi off the Morgan County Scenic Byway
- 26.2 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
Named places within 25 miles
- Avondale Ball Park: 5.7 mi
- Veterans Monument Square: 7.4 mi
- Madison Park: 7.5 mi
- Artheusa Springs Park: 7.8 mi
- South Zanesville Village Park: 8.8 mi
- Putnam Hill: 10.7 mi
- Green Knobs: 10.9 mi
- Eagle Nest Hill: 12.4 mi
- Buzzard Glory Knob: 12.7 mi
- Nob Hill: 13.2 mi
- Ohio Historical Society Pottery Museum: 2.5 mi
- Perry County Historical Society Museum: 9.2 mi
- The Stone Academy: 10.8 mi
- The Dr. Increase Mathews House: 10.9 mi
- Daweswood House Museum and History Center: 19.4 mi
- General Phillip Sheridan Monument: 9.1 mi
- George Selsam Memorial: 10.2 mi
- Soldier's Circle: 10.2 mi
- Dough Boy Monument: 11.3 mi
- Purple Heart Monument: 11.3 mi
- Dillon State Wildlife Area: 12.4 mi
- Dillion State Park: 13.4 mi
- Taft Reserve South: 16.7 mi
- Taft Reserve North: 17.5 mi
- Dillon Reservoir Wildlife Area: 18.5 mi
- B&O Caboose: 14.7 mi
- Secret Dreams Festival in Legend Valley: 16.3 mi
- Tinker's Cave: 18.8 mi
- Big Muskie: 22.3 mi
- Miner's Memorial Park: 22.3 mi
- Eastside Community Garden: 11.2 mi
- Maple-Harding Community Garden: 13.1 mi
- Memorial Garden: 16.7 mi
- Magnolias: 19.1 mi
- Flowering Shrubs: 19.3 mi
- ELECTRICS: 12.7 mi
- Sundial: 19.4 mi
- Ten Commandments: 23.7 mi
- Chief Logan: 23.7 mi
- Buchtel Spring: 23.7 mi
- Reservoir Beach: 24.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Avondale State Wildlife Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| High Hill | E 84° | 389 m | 19.2 mi |
| Coffman Knob | NW 319° | 375 m | 19.9 mi |
| Bald Knob | NW 321° | 366 m | 20.5 mi |
| Bucks Knob | NW 323° | 361 m | 20.5 mi |
| Buzzard Glory Knob | NW 323° | 356 m | 12.7 mi |
| The Highlands | NNE 13° | 338 m | 22.2 mi |
| Bald Knob | N 351° | 337 m | 21.4 mi |
| Eagle Nest Hill | NW 323° | 336 m | 12.4 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:05 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:01 | 20:20 | 21:01 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:25 | 17:08 |
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 | 27 | 30 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 41 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.7 | 3.8 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 4.9 | 4.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — NEW Lexington 2 NW, 7 mi away.
- Barred Owl2 obs
- Common Box Turtle2 obs
- American sycamore2 obs
- lesser periwinkle2 obs
- Common Micropanther2 obs
- American Dagger2 obs
- Chimney Swift1 obs
- Common Raccoon1 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOpenStreetMap element node/357509054
Day trips start here
- Zanesville · 11 mi
- Heath · 23 mi
- Newark · 23 mi
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