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Houk Stream Park

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Houk Stream Park is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 266 m. Reeds Hill stands 296 m to the east-northeast, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Francine's Garden, a garden 0.1 miles away. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 11 miles off. 4 named summits stand within 25 miles.

This natural area is a great spots for taking a walk through the woods any time of year. Wildflowers and mature trees abound, creating a wonderful bird sanctuary.

What the record says

Elevation
266 m

What to expect

Operated by
City of Oakwood, OH

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.71694, -84.18031

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Friendship Park: 0.1 mi
  • Elizabeth Gardens Park: 0.2 mi
  • Loy Park: 0.2 mi
  • Hawthorn Hill: 0.4 mi
  • Smith Gardens: 0.5 mi
Historic sites
Museums
Attractions: 29
Artworks: 26
Gardens: 24
Nature reserves: 22
  • Sweet Arrow Reserve: 5.8 mi
  • Overlook Reserve: 6.7 mi
  • Narrows Reserve: 7.9 mi
  • Huffman Prairie State Natural Landmark: 9.0 mi
  • Russ Nature Reserve: 9.1 mi
Waterfalls: 7
  • The Grotto: 16.8 mi
  • The Cascades: 17.0 mi
  • Crawdad Falls: 17.5 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 17.8 mi
  • Amphitheater Falls: 19.1 mi
Ghost towns: 6
Peaks: 4
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Twin Oak Shelter: 0.4 mi
  • Oak Camp: 8.4 mi
  • Equestrian Day Use: 9.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Yellow spring: 16.9 mi
  • Traveler's Spring: 16.9 mi
  • Ricciardi Spring: 17.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Caesar Creek State Park Beach: 16.5 mi

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reeds HillENE 58°296 m12.0 mi
Little MountSSW 208°286 m11.1 mi
Cedar MoundWSW 255°257 m15.1 mi
Stoddard HillNNW 341°241 m3.6 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1319:49
June solstice06:1020:2821:09
September equinox07:2519:0019:36
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, 5 mi away.

  • Virginia bluebells83 obs
  • Common Eastern Bumble Bee79 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle70 obs
  • Western Honey Bee69 obs
  • American Robin63 obs
  • Black Swallowtail58 obs
  • Bald Eagle55 obs
  • common ivy54 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/761076619

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