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Charleston Falls Preserve

Charleston Falls Preserve from directly overhead

Charleston Falls Preserve is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 273 m. Heck Hill stands 365 m to the northeast, 20 miles off. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 1.4 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
273 m

How to reach it

Coordinates39.91694, -84.14836

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites
Museums: 60
  • Miami Valley Veterans Museum: 6.8 mi
  • Waco Air Museum: 7.2 mi
  • Aullwood Audubon Center and Farm: 7.4 mi
  • Randolph Township Historical Society: 8.5 mi
  • Museum of Troy History: 8.9 mi
Nature reserves: 28
  • Charleston Falls Preserve: 0.3 mi
  • Honey Creek Reserve: 3.2 mi
  • Huffman Prairie State Natural Landmark: 9.0 mi
  • Hebble Creek Preserve: 9.9 mi
  • River Ridge Nature Preserve: 10.1 mi
Attractions: 26
Artworks: 24
Gardens: 23
Waterfalls: 6
  • Ludlow Falls: 11.5 mi
  • The Grotto: 16.0 mi
  • The Cascades: 16.3 mi
  • Greenville Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Amphitheater Falls: 18.5 mi
Ghost towns: 5
Peaks: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Equestrian Day Use: 12.8 mi
  • Twin Oak Shelter: 14.0 mi
  • Oak Camp: 20.7 mi
Springs: 3
  • Yellow spring: 16.0 mi
  • Traveler's Spring: 16.4 mi
  • Ricciardi Spring: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Miami Interstate 75 NB: 15.0 mi
  • Miami Interstate 75 SB: 15.3 mi
Cliffs: 1

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Heck HillNE 37°365 m19.8 mi
Reeds HillSE 131°296 m11.2 mi
Little MountSSW 196°286 m24.6 mi
Cedar MoundSW 222°257 m24.1 mi
Stoddard HillSSW 195°241 m10.8 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1319:49
June solstice06:0920:2921:09
September equinox07:2519:0019:35
December solstice07:5516:3217:15

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F293342546473767568564434
Precip in3.12.43.54.54.54.13.93.03.32.93.13.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton Intl AP, 4 mi away.

  • mayapple35 obs
  • bloodroot33 obs
  • Eastern Pondhawk23 obs
  • Virginia bluebells22 obs
  • Ebony Jewelwing22 obs
  • white fawnlily21 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle21 obs
  • Dutchman's breeches19 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidata

OpenStreetMap element node/357467853

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