Elk Run Park
Elk Run Park is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 222 m. Beavers Hill stands 383 m to the northeast, 17 miles off. The nearest named place is Three Creeks Metro Park, a nature reserve 0.9 miles away. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 4.4 miles off. 25 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 222 m
How to reach it
- 4.4 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 9.2 mi off the Jefferson Township Scenic Byway
- 73.6 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 16.8 mi off the Scenic Olentangy Heritage Corridor
Overlooks nearby
- Stag · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Three Creeks Metro Park: 0.9 mi
- Big Walnut-Edgewater Parkland: 1.1 mi
- Deems Parkland: 1.7 mi
- Refugee Preserve: 2.1 mi
- Amberfield Parkland: 2.1 mi
- Madison Mills Park: 0.9 mi
- Williams Creek Park: 1.4 mi
- Helsel Park: 1.4 mi
- Berwick Park: 1.5 mi
- Founders Bend Park: 1.7 mi
- Canal Winchester Veterans Memorial: 4.9 mi
- The Ten Commandments and Beatitudes: 5.7 mi
- Ohio & Erie Canal Lock #26: 6.0 mi
- Statue of Friedrich Schiller: 6.0 mi
- The Umbrella Girl Fountain: 6.1 mi
- Alfred Tibor Sculpture: 4.9 mi
- Pickerington Ponds Mural: 5.1 mi
- Sunshine Arch: 5.8 mi
- Umbrella Girl Statue: 6.1 mi
- Our Single Garment of Destiny,: 6.8 mi
- Bonsai Courtyard: 5.8 mi
- Zen Terrace: 5.8 mi
- North Courtyard: 5.8 mi
- The Grove: 5.8 mi
- Celebration Garden: 5.8 mi
- Motts Military Museum: 2.4 mi
- Otherworld: 4.0 mi
- National Barber Museum and Hall of Fame: 6.0 mi
- Kelton House Museum: 6.5 mi
- Heritage Museum of Kappa Kappa Gamma: 6.5 mi
- Magic Mountain Fun Center East: 4.4 mi
- Pacific Island Water Garden: 5.8 mi
- Dorothy M. Davis Showhouse: 5.8 mi
- Himalayan Mountains: 5.8 mi
- Palm House: 5.8 mi
- Baker Hill: 3.8 mi
- Marlboro Hill: 5.2 mi
- Spangler Hill: 5.9 mi
- Beavers Hill: 17.0 mi
- Sand Hill: 17.2 mi
- Sandefur Wetland Pavilion: 10.9 mi
- Brevoort Park: 11.3 mi
- Ze Goat Picnic: 11.9 mi
- Picnic Area: 12.4 mi
- White Oak Grove Group Picnic Area: 16.6 mi
- Hibernia: 4.9 mi
- Wonderland: 7.8 mi
- Moscow: 23.4 mi
- Carpenter's Mill: 24.9 mi
- Milliken Falls: 12.4 mi
- Indian Run Falls: 18.5 mi
- Indian Run Falls: 18.5 mi
- Hocking River ?: 10.3 mi
- Dublin Spring: 18.2 mi
- Prairie Oaks Dog Beach: 20.3 mi
- Alum Creek Beach: 20.9 mi
- Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area: 23.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Elk Run Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beavers Hill | NE 40° | 383 m | 17.0 mi |
| Fairfield County HP | SE 142° | 380 m | 19.1 mi |
| Jacobs Ladder | SE 140° | 361 m | 21.6 mi |
| Emmanuel Knob | SSE 150° | 354 m | 23.9 mi |
| Christmas Rocks | SE 138° | 346 m | 21.6 mi |
| Allen Knob | SE 137° | 344 m | 19.0 mi |
| Becks Knob | SE 136° | 339 m | 18.5 mi |
| Waterworks Hill | SE 125° | 335 m | 19.7 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:36 | 19:08 | 19:44 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:24 | 21:04 |
| September equinox | 07:20 | 18:55 | 19:30 |
| December solstice | 07:50 | 16:28 | 17:11 |
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 | 29 | 32 | 41 | 52 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 67 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.4 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.3 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus-valley Crossing, 1 mi away.
- Virginia bluebells42 obs
- Monarch36 obs
- giant ragweed33 obs
- lesser celandine28 obs
- wild carrot26 obs
- Blue Dasher23 obs
- DeKay's Brownsnake22 obs
- common milkweed22 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 way/465775361
Day trips start here
- Columbus/South · 5 mi
- Columbus · 7 mi
- Columbus/University Area · 9 mi
- Heath · 26 mi
- London · 29 mi
- Newark · 29 mi
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