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Blue Rock State Park

Blue Rock State Park from directly overhead

Blue Rock State Park is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 260 m. High Hill stands 389 m to the east-northeast, 4.5 miles off. Morgan County Scenic Byway passes 6.9 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
260 m

What to expect

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.81714, -81.84872

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Bergin Park: 4.7 mi
  • Fred Sims Field: 5.5 mi
  • Chandlersville Community Park: 5.8 mi
  • Equine Activity Area: 8.4 mi
  • Jesse Owens State Park: 8.5 mi
Peaks: 18
Historic sites: 17
  • George Selsam Memorial: 10.9 mi
  • Soldier's Circle: 11.4 mi
  • Fallen Soldier Memorial: 11.9 mi
  • Purple Heart Monument: 11.9 mi
  • Dough Boy Monument: 12.0 mi
Attractions: 4
Gardens: 3
Rest areas: 2
  • Guernsey Interstate 77 SB: 18.0 mi
  • Guernsey Interstate 77 NB: 18.8 mi
Artworks: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Reservoir Beach: 14.1 mi
Ghost towns: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
High HillENE 75°389 m4.5 mi
Beatty KnobE 85°370 m23.1 mi
High HillE 95°360 m21.4 mi
Coffee KnobESE 112°358 m17.3 mi
Buzzard Glory KnobWNW 293°356 m24.3 mi
Browns KnobESE 116°351 m12.4 mi
Twin Sister KnobsNNE 23°338 m22.2 mi
The HighlandsNNW 335°338 m23.1 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3219:0419:40
June solstice06:0020:1921:00
September equinox07:1618:5119:26
December solstice07:4616:2417:07

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F313443556370747367564536
Precip in2.72.13.23.84.14.54.23.33.42.92.72.7

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Philo 3 SW, 4 mi away.

  • Eastern Pine Elfin14 obs
  • Skimming Bluet13 obs
  • Lancet Clubtail13 obs
  • Eastern Pondhawk11 obs
  • Widow Skimmer10 obs
  • American Lady10 obs
  • Blue Dasher10 obs
  • Common Whitetail10 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.

OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/633116464

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