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Jefferson Community Park

Jefferson Community Park from directly overhead

Jefferson Community Park is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 317 m. Hulse Hill stands 433 m to the north, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Hannah Park, a park 1.1 miles away. Jefferson Township Scenic Byway runs past it. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
317 m
Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates40.04500, -82.79601

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Hannah Park: 1.1 mi
  • Clarenton Green Park: 1.2 mi
  • Clarenton Green Reserve: 1.3 mi
  • Headley Park: 1.5 mi
  • Lambton Park: 1.9 mi
Gardens: 60
Artworks
Historic sites
Museums: 49
  • Kerr-Harrington House Museum: 2.5 mi
  • Ealy House: 2.9 mi
  • Rose Taylor Dryer house: 4.6 mi
  • The Log House: 4.8 mi
  • Gahanna Historical Society: 4.8 mi
Nature reserves: 48
Attractions: 26
  • Haunted Hootchie: 4.5 mi
  • Oak Grove at Jorgensen Farms: 4.9 mi
  • GLOW PUTT LLC: 5.4 mi
  • Magic Mountain Fun Center East: 8.1 mi
  • 13th Floor Haunted House: 8.5 mi
Peaks: 18
Picnic sites: 9
  • Ze Goat Picnic: 2.9 mi
  • Equestrian Day Use: 5.3 mi
  • Brevoort Park: 10.9 mi
  • Sandefur Wetland Pavilion: 12.0 mi
  • Picnic Area: 12.3 mi
Ghost towns: 4
Waterfalls: 3
  • Milliken Falls: 15.9 mi
  • Indian Run Falls: 17.6 mi
  • Indian Run Falls: 17.6 mi
Springs: 3
Beaches: 2
Rest areas: 1
  • Lee M. Rizor Memorial Highway Rest Area: 14.4 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Hulse HillN 11°433 m24.2 mi
Rich HillN 11°414 m19.7 mi
Beavers HillENE 64°383 m5.9 mi
Coffman KnobE 94°375 m22.4 mi
Bald KnobE 92°366 m22.4 mi
Bucks KnobE 91°361 m23.0 mi
Becks KnobSSE 163°339 m24.9 mi
Waterworks HillSSE 154°335 m24.3 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:3619:0819:43
June solstice06:0320:2421:04
September equinox07:1918:5419:30
December solstice07:5016:2717:10

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303342536372757467554435
Precip in3.02.43.63.94.04.34.73.73.12.92.83.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — John Glenn Intl AP, 6 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Eastern Gray Squirrel42 obs
  • Turkey Vulture19 obs
  • Monarch15 obs
  • Asian Lady Beetle11 obs
  • American Toad11 obs
  • Chinese Mantis11 obs
  • Gray Treefrog11 obs
  • Western Honey Bee10 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/551463174

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