McKinley Park
McKinley Park is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 207 m. Long stands 397 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. Welsh Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 116 named places lie within 25 miles, 50 of them named summits.
What the record says
- Built
- 2013
- Elevation
- 207 m
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Jackson Parks & Recreation
How to reach it
- 0.3 mi off the Welsh Scenic Byway
- 24.2 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 24.4 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 25.4 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 27 mi
- River Overlook · 29 mi
116 named places within 25 miles
- Big Rock: 8.2 mi
- Weddington Hill: 12.7 mi
- Chimney Rocks: 13.1 mi
- Gravel Hill: 13.9 mi
- White Hill: 16.4 mi
- Manpower Park: 0.3 mi
- Veterans Park: 0.3 mi
- Eddie Jones Park: 0.4 mi
- Mound Street Park: 0.8 mi
- Jackson County Fairgrounds: 6.4 mi
- Baker Swamp State Nature Preserve: 6.8 mi
- Broken Aro Wildlife Area: 7.2 mi
- Stroth-Rader Habitat Conservation Area: 8.6 mi
- Lake Alma State Park: 9.4 mi
- Cackley Swamp Preserve: 10.1 mi
- McKinley Park: 0.0 mi
- McKinley Park; William McKinley: 0.0 mi
- Soldiers Memorial: 7.6 mi
- Harvey Wells: 7.6 mi
- David Ousley Memorial Field: 7.6 mi
- Richland: 9.8 mi
- Oreton: 14.4 mi
- Vinton Furnace: 17.0 mi
- Moonville: 24.6 mi
- Lillian Jones Museum: 0.2 mi
- Welsh Museum: 11.2 mi
- Esther Allen Greer Museum: 17.9 mi
- Buzzard Rock: 11.1 mi
- Violet Point: 18.3 mi
- Dogwood Pass: 14.1 mi
- Ash Cave: 24.7 mi
- Apple Water Tower: 0.2 mi
- Wellston Community Garden: 7.4 mi
- South Ridge: 22.0 mi
- Ash Cave: 24.7 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of McKinley Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Long | WNW 286° | 397 m | 24.4 mi |
| Cline Knob | WNW 289° | 380 m | 24.7 mi |
| Sponyers Knob | W 279° | 364 m | 24.9 mi |
| Combs Knob | W 279° | 363 m | 24.9 mi |
| Jasper Knob | W 268° | 359 m | 22.9 mi |
| Swiger Knob | W 267° | 355 m | 24.1 mi |
| Poplar Knob | W 267° | 348 m | 23.4 mi |
| Painters Knob | W 274° | 347 m | 23.3 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:35 | 19:07 | 19:43 |
| June solstice | 06:06 | 20:20 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:19 | 18:54 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:30 | 17:12 |
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 | 61 | 68 | 72 | 71 | 64 | 53 | 42 | 34 |
| Precip in | 3.3 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.6 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Jackson 3 NW, 4 mi away.
- Northern Cardinal9 obs
- American Robin8 obs
- red deadnettle6 obs
- American jumpseed6 obs
- House Finch6 obs
- Mourning Dove4 obs
- Blue Jay4 obs
- American sweetgum4 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/456668875
Day trips start here
- Chillicothe · 27 mi
- Southeast Ohio · 27 mi
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