James J. Thomas Park
James J. Thomas Park is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 231 m. Beavers Hill stands 383 m to the east, 21 miles off. The nearest named place is Duranceau Park, a park 0.4 miles away. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 5.1 miles off. 15 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 231 m
How to reach it
- 5.1 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 6.6 mi off the Scenic Olentangy Heritage Corridor
- 7.3 mi off the Big Darby Plains Scenic Byway
- 12.0 mi off the Jefferson Township Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Stag · 7 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Duranceau Park: 0.4 mi
- Edgevale/Kioka Parkette: 0.5 mi
- Stratford Park: 0.8 mi
- Oxford Park: 0.9 mi
- Charing Ravine Park: 1.0 mi
- Bill Moose Memorial: 1.4 mi
- Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station: 3.0 mi
- PILLAR: 3.5 mi
- Bloch Cancer Survivors Plaza: 4.0 mi
- In Memory of Rand P. Hollenback of Columbus, Ohio: 4.0 mi
- Horse Statue: 1.6 mi
- Golden Bear Sculpture: 1.7 mi
- Breaker: 3.8 mi
- Pluto: 3.9 mi
- Neptune: 3.9 mi
- 58 Partners Prayer Botanical Garden: 2.0 mi
- Prayer Garden: 2.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 3.3 mi
- Rain Garden: 3.5 mi
- Rain Garden: 3.5 mi
- Webster Park: 3.7 mi
- Tarpy's Woods: 3.8 mi
- Wilma H. Shiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park: 4.0 mi
- Olentangy Nature Preserve: 4.2 mi
- Kenney Park Nature Preserve: 4.3 mi
- Ohio Craft Museum: 3.5 mi
- Early Television Museum: 3.7 mi
- Nicklaus Museum: 3.9 mi
- University Museum: 4.6 mi
- Museum of Classical Archaeology: 4.6 mi
- Franklin County Fairgrounds: 3.3 mi
- Field of Corn (with Osage Orange Trees): 4.3 mi
- Animal Swings: 4.5 mi
- Dragon with Toothbrush: 5.0 mi
- Buckeye Raceway Electric Indoor Karting: 5.0 mi
- Marlboro Hill: 10.5 mi
- Baker Hill: 10.6 mi
- Spangler Hill: 12.9 mi
- Beavers Hill: 21.4 mi
- Tradersville Hill: 22.0 mi
- Picnic Area: 3.5 mi
- Sandefur Wetland Pavilion: 3.9 mi
- Brevoort Park: 4.9 mi
- River Bluffs: 8.0 mi
- Big Meadows Picnic Area: 9.2 mi
- Wonderland: 11.9 mi
- Hibernia: 13.9 mi
- Carpenter's Mill: 14.1 mi
- Edinburgh: 18.4 mi
- Homer: 20.3 mi
- Milliken Falls: 2.0 mi
- Indian Run Falls: 5.3 mi
- Indian Run Falls: 5.3 mi
- Dublin Spring: 5.0 mi
- Sulphur Spring: 18.7 mi
- Hocking River ?: 24.1 mi
- Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area: 16.2 mi
- South Vienna Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- South Vienna Rest Area: 24.0 mi
- Prairie Oaks Dog Beach: 8.8 mi
- Alum Creek Beach: 13.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of James J. Thomas Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beavers Hill | E 80° | 383 m | 21.4 mi |
| Roseau Hill | WSW 255° | 361 m | 24.2 mi |
| Pitts Hill | WSW 251° | 359 m | 24.4 mi |
| Post Hill | WSW 256° | 358 m | 24.1 mi |
| Pike Hill | WSW 254° | 358 m | 24.5 mi |
| Somerford Hill | WSW 255° | 356 m | 23.8 mi |
| Markley Hill | WSW 253° | 355 m | 24.5 mi |
| Sittard Hill | WSW 254° | 353 m | 24.6 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:09 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:04 | 20:25 | 21:05 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:56 | 19:31 |
| December solstice | 07:52 | 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 | 31 | 41 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 43 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.1 | 2.6 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.3 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.2 | 3.0 | 3.4 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Columbus Wcmh, 4 mi away.
- Mallard103 obs
- Blue-fronted Dancer103 obs
- Familiar Bluet79 obs
- Common Eastern Bumble Bee78 obs
- Monarch74 obs
- Eastern Amberwing73 obs
- Western Honey Bee66 obs
- Great Blue Heron65 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/30170368
Day trips start here
- Columbus/University Area · 5 mi
- Columbus · 7 mi
- Columbus/South · 9 mi
- London · 21 mi
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