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Cottonwood Park

Cottonwood Park from directly overhead

Cottonwood Park is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 295 m. Heck Hill stands 365 m to the north-northeast, 23 miles off. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 3.7 miles off. 5 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
295 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.83756, -84.11049
Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Cottonwood Park: 0.1 mi
  • Thomas A. Cloud Memorial Park: 1.4 mi
  • Herbert C. Huber Community Park: 1.4 mi
  • Leston Park: 1.4 mi
  • MetroParks Mountain Biking Area: 2.1 mi
Historic sites
  • Pioneer Flyers who were trained at Wright Brothers Field: 3.2 mi
  • Wright Memorial: 3.2 mi
  • Wright Brothers Hill: 3.2 mi
  • 1910 Hangar at Huffman Field: 3.3 mi
  • Wright Brothers Replica 1905 Hangar: 3.5 mi
Museums: 57
Attractions: 25
Artworks: 25
Nature reserves: 23
  • Huffman Prairie State Natural Landmark: 3.6 mi
  • Overlook Reserve: 5.5 mi
  • Hebble Creek Preserve: 5.8 mi
  • Southdown Reserve: 5.8 mi
  • Charleston Falls Preserve: 6.1 mi
Gardens: 23
Waterfalls: 8
  • The Grotto: 12.2 mi
  • The Cascades: 12.5 mi
  • Amphitheater Falls: 14.8 mi
  • Ludlow Falls: 16.4 mi
  • Cedar Cliff Falls: 17.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Peaks: 5
Picnic sites: 3
  • Twin Oak Shelter: 9.3 mi
  • Equestrian Day Use: 12.2 mi
  • Oak Camp: 15.0 mi
Springs: 3
  • Yellow spring: 12.2 mi
  • Traveler's Spring: 12.5 mi
  • Ricciardi Spring: 12.9 mi
Rest areas: 2
  • Miami Interstate 75 NB: 20.8 mi
  • Miami Interstate 75 SB: 21.1 mi
Cliffs: 1
Beaches: 1
  • Caesar Creek State Park Beach: 22.9 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Heck HillNNE 25°365 m23.5 mi
Reeds HillESE 107°296 m6.7 mi
Little MountSSW 206°286 m20.2 mi
Cedar MoundSW 236°257 m22.0 mi
Stoddard HillSW 225°241 m6.9 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1319:49
June solstice06:0920:2821:09
September equinox07:2519:0019:35
December solstice07:5516:3317:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283141536473767568554333
Precip in3.22.43.54.44.44.44.03.13.03.03.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton MCD, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Asian Lady Beetle9 obs
  • Monarch8 obs
  • Northern Cardinal7 obs
  • American Robin7 obs
  • Bold Jumping Spider7 obs
  • Red-spotted Admiral7 obs
  • European Starling6 obs
  • Black Swallowtail6 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 node/357466663

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