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Clark Lake Wildlife Area

Clark Lake Wildlife Area from directly overhead

Clark Lake Wildlife Area is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 338 m. Bald Knob stands 434 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is The Knobs, a peak 1.5 miles away. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 1.7 miles off. 19 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
338 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.95051, -83.65545
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
Historic sites: 27
  • Blue Star Memorial Highway: 6.6 mi
  • Stone of Gratitude: 7.3 mi
  • South Charleston Veterans Memorial: 9.0 mi
  • London Arch: 11.4 mi
  • Pennsylvania Railroad Depot: 12.3 mi
Nature reserves: 21
Peaks: 19
  • The Knobs: 1.5 mi
  • Pike Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Boundary Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Sittard Hill: 6.4 mi
  • Post Hill: 6.5 mi
Museums: 16
Attractions: 7
Waterfalls: 4
  • Amphitheater Falls: 14.3 mi
  • The Cascades: 15.6 mi
  • The Grotto: 15.8 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Falls: 16.9 mi
Rest areas: 3
  • South Vienna Rest Area: 6.5 mi
  • South Vienna Rest Area: 6.6 mi
  • Dupre Roadside Park: 22.1 mi
Springs: 3
  • Yellow spring: 15.8 mi
  • Traveler's Spring: 15.9 mi
  • Ricciardi Spring: 16.0 mi
Ghost towns: 2
Picnic sites: 2
  • Little Darby Picnic Area: 23.4 mi
  • White Oak Grove Group Picnic Area: 23.8 mi
Artworks: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Prairie Oaks Dog Beach: 21.5 mi
Gardens: 1
  • Garden of the Senses: 24.5 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Bald KnobN 355°434 m23.6 mi
The KnobsNNW 341°380 m1.5 mi
Boundary HillESE 110°367 m6.4 mi
Brighton HillESE 116°367 m6.6 mi
Heck HillNW 314°365 m19.6 mi
Roseau HillE 99°361 m6.5 mi
Pitts HillESE 111°359 m7.1 mi
Pike HillESE 101°358 m6.4 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3919:1119:47
June solstice06:0720:2721:07
September equinox07:2318:5819:34
December solstice07:5416:3017:13

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F273039506170737165534233
Precip in2.72.12.94.04.64.54.63.33.42.82.82.6

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Springfield WTP, 8 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • White-tailed Deer63 obs
  • Northern Mockingbird54 obs
  • Eastern Forktail46 obs
  • Carolina Mantis41 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee39 obs
  • Mourning Dove36 obs
  • Western Honey Bee35 obs
  • Song Sparrow31 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/583738461

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