Octagon Earthworks
Octagon Earthworks is a park in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 268 m. Rich Hill stands 414 m to the northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Wells Park, a park 1.0 miles away. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 6.5 miles off. 23 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- Ohio History Connection
- Access
- Yes
How to reach it
- 6.5 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
- 66.9 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 15.8 mi off the Gateway to Amish Country
- 18.0 mi off the Jefferson Township Scenic Byway
Named places within 25 miles
- Wells Park: 1.0 mi
- Flory Park: 1.0 mi
- Arnold Park: 1.2 mi
- Newark Earthworks: 1.2 mi
- Wright Earthworks: 1.3 mi
- posinist ground: 1.5 mi
- John Lincoln Clem Monument: 2.3 mi
- Attack On America: 2.3 mi
- 10 Commandments: 2.4 mi
- Dawes Memorial: 5.2 mi
- Newark Earthworks Museum & Visitor Center: 1.3 mi
- Webb House Museum: 1.6 mi
- Heisy Glass Museum And Gift Shop: 1.9 mi
- The Sherwood-Davidson House Museum: 1.9 mi
- Licking County Historical Society: 1.9 mi
- Denison University Biological Preserve: 4.4 mi
- Denison Biological Reserve / Polly Anderson Field Station: 4.4 mi
- Taft Reserve North: 6.6 mi
- Taft Reserve South: 7.4 mi
- Lobdell Preserve: 9.1 mi
- Star Hill: 2.2 mi
- Parnassus Hill: 3.6 mi
- Bald Knob: 4.1 mi
- Flowerpot Hill: 4.2 mi
- Sugarloaf Hill: 4.3 mi
- All Seasons Garden: 5.4 mi
- Zen Garden: 5.4 mi
- Azalea Glen: 5.5 mi
- Flowering Shrubs: 5.8 mi
- Magnolias: 5.9 mi
- Sundial: 5.3 mi
- Renaissance Man and Woman: 22.1 mi
- Large Spindle Piece: 22.2 mi
- Bust of Albert Einstein: 22.2 mi
- Karvi: 22.2 mi
- National Trail Raceway: 8.4 mi
- Secret Dreams Festival in Legend Valley: 9.2 mi
- Haunted Hootchie: 16.6 mi
- World's Largest Apple Basket: 20.0 mi
- Oak Grove at Jorgensen Farms: 20.9 mi
- Moscow: 6.5 mi
- Hibernia: 22.5 mi
- Wonderland: 22.7 mi
- Equestrian Day Use: 18.9 mi
- Ze Goat Picnic: 21.2 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Octagon Earthworks. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rich Hill | NW 322° | 414 m | 23.8 mi |
| Beavers Hill | W 278° | 383 m | 13.3 mi |
| Coffman Knob | ESE 119° | 375 m | 4.4 mi |
| Bald Knob | ESE 110° | 366 m | 4.1 mi |
| Fox Den Knob | NE 51° | 366 m | 13.9 mi |
| Bucks Knob | ESE 102° | 361 m | 4.5 mi |
| Buzzard Glory Knob | SE 127° | 356 m | 11.7 mi |
| The Highlands | ENE 78° | 338 m | 22.1 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:34 | 19:06 | 19:42 |
| June solstice | 06:02 | 20:22 | 21:03 |
| September equinox | 07:18 | 18:53 | 19:29 |
| December solstice | 07:49 | 16:25 | 17:08 |
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 | 30 | 33 | 42 | 53 | 63 | 72 | 75 | 73 | 66 | 55 | 44 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.7 | 2.2 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 4.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.8 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Newark Heath AP, 2 mi away.
- cut-leaved toothwort37 obs
- Virginia Springbeauty31 obs
- Zabulon Skipper27 obs
- mayapple26 obs
- ground-ivy23 obs
- Asian Lady Beetle21 obs
- dame's rocket19 obs
- garlic mustard19 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.
OpenStreetMapWikipediaWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/427603778
Day trips start here
- Heath · 2 mi
- Newark · 2 mi
- Zanesville · 25 mi
- Columbus/South · 29 mi
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