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Othneil Looker Park

Othneil Looker Park from directly overhead

Othneil Looker Park is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 161 m. Rumpke Mountain stands 319 m to the east, 11 miles off. The nearest named place is Willow Park on the Whitewater, a park 1.0 miles away. Presidential Pathways Ohio Scenic Byway passes 0.3 miles off. 44 named summits stand within 25 miles.

The record

What the record says

Elevation
161 m
Getting there

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Coordinates39.25702, -84.81002

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Parks
  • Willow Park on the Whitewater: 1.0 mi
  • Camp Saint Joseph: 1.2 mi
  • Melvin Lake Memorial Park: 1.3 mi
  • Bright Meadows Park: 3.3 mi
  • Smith Tract County Park: 3.6 mi
Attractions
Historic sites
Artworks
  • Big Boy: 11.4 mi
  • Big Boy: 12.1 mi
  • Big Boy: 12.3 mi
  • Big Boy: 12.6 mi
  • Big Boy: 13.3 mi
Gardens: 56
Museums: 46
  • The German Heritage Museum: 11.1 mi
  • Dearborn County Historical Society: 11.8 mi
  • Creation Museum: 11.9 mi
  • Pyramid Hill Sculpture Museum: 14.6 mi
  • Delhi Historical Society: 15.1 mi
Nature reserves: 45
Peaks: 44
Picnic sites: 22
  • Dry Fork Meadow: 2.8 mi
  • Cedar Bend: 9.4 mi
  • Columbia Terrace: 9.4 mi
  • Area 33, Maple Ridge: 13.2 mi
  • Area 30, McFarlan Woods: 13.7 mi
Waterfalls: 2
  • Lower Buckeye Falls: 21.8 mi
  • Buckeye Falls: 22.0 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Hidden Valley Lake Beach: 6.9 mi
Rest areas: 1
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Rumpke MountainE 83°319 m11.5 mi
Elkhorn HillNNW 328°308 m7.9 mi
Boundary HillNW 317°305 m17.6 mi
English HillNW 321°304 m9.4 mi
Gobblers Knob HillNW 311°301 m9.3 mi
The MoundsNNW 329°301 m18.5 mi
Cobbs HillNNW 330°299 m9.7 mi
Wewe HillWNW 301°299 m11.7 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4419:1619:51
June solstice06:1420:3021:10
September equinox07:2819:0319:38
December solstice07:5616:3817:20

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F323544546473767568574637
Precip in3.63.14.45.05.14.84.13.33.33.53.24.0

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Cincinnati-fernbank, 11 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Bronzed Tiger Beetle16 obs
  • Common Buckeye10 obs
  • Blue-fronted Dancer9 obs
  • Northern Cardinal7 obs
  • Great Blue Heron6 obs
  • American Robin6 obs
  • Maroon-legged Lion Fly5 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle5 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/80220994

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