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Richardson Park

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Richardson Park is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 292 m. Reeds Hill stands 296 m to the east-northeast, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is AVHC/Military Museum, a museum 0.7 miles away. Historic National Road - Ohio passes 8.8 miles off. 6 named summits stand within 25 miles.

Shelter house Playground Hard surfaces (former basketball court) Large grass areas for sports

The record

What the record says

Elevation
292 m
Visiting

What to expect

Operated by
Jefferson Township Trustees

Official site

Getting there

How to reach it

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Coordinates39.74060, -84.27037

Overlooks nearby

Around it

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
Museums: 57
Attractions: 27
Artworks: 25
  • 1905 Wright Flyer III: 3.5 mi
  • Saint Kateri: 3.7 mi
  • 111: 4.3 mi
  • FLYOVER: 4.4 mi
  • Land of Funk: 4.5 mi
Gardens: 24
Nature reserves: 20
  • Spring Run Conservation Area: 4.7 mi
  • Sweet Arrow Reserve: 10.7 mi
  • Overlook Reserve: 10.8 mi
  • Huffman Prairie State Natural Landmark: 12.2 mi
  • Narrows Reserve: 12.9 mi
Ghost towns: 8
Waterfalls: 7
  • Ludlow Falls: 18.1 mi
  • The Grotto: 20.9 mi
  • The Cascades: 21.2 mi
  • Crawdad Falls: 21.5 mi
  • Horseshoe Falls: 21.5 mi
Peaks: 6
Rest areas: 4
Picnic sites: 3
  • Twin Oak Shelter: 4.7 mi
  • Equestrian Day Use: 5.2 mi
  • Oak Camp: 12.9 mi
Springs: 3
  • Yellow spring: 21.0 mi
  • Traveler's Spring: 21.1 mi
  • Ricciardi Spring: 21.3 mi
Beaches: 1
  • Caesar Creek State Park Beach: 20.6 mi
On the horizon

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Reeds HillENE 72°296 m15.6 mi
Mount AuburnWSW 249°290 m22.1 mi
Devils BackboneWSW 250°288 m22.5 mi
Little MountS 182°286 m11.5 mi
Cedar MoundWSW 240°257 m11.3 mi
Stoddard HillENE 64°241 m4.0 mi
Conditions

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1419:49
June solstice06:1020:2921:09
September equinox07:2519:0019:36
December solstice07:5516:3417:16

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F283141536473767568554333
Precip in3.22.43.54.44.44.44.03.13.03.03.03.1

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Dayton MCD, 5 mi away.

Wildlife nearby
  • Halloween Pennant20 obs
  • Variable Dancer17 obs
  • Eastern Pondhawk15 obs
  • Double-striped Bluet15 obs
  • Ebony Jewelwing13 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle11 obs
  • Monarch10 obs
  • garlic mustard10 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.

OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial site

OpenStreetMap element way/729146545

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