Sand Run Recreation Area
Sand Run Recreation Area is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 241 m. Fairfield County HP stands 380 m to the west-northwest, 24 miles off. The nearest named place is Tabor Memorial Recreation Area, a park 1.9 miles away. Morgan County Scenic Byway passes 11 miles off. 42 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 241 m
How to reach it
- 11.2 mi off the Morgan County Scenic Byway
- 14.4 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 33.9 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 29.0 mi off the Historic National Road - Ohio, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 16 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Tabor Memorial Recreation Area: 1.9 mi
- Sunday Creek State Wildlife Area: 3.5 mi
- Brick Kiln Park: 4.7 mi
- Haydenville Historic Town: 4.7 mi
- Haydenville Park: 4.8 mi
- Oldtown Creek Preserve: 7.0 mi
- Trimble Township Community Forest: 8.2 mi
- Scott Creek Preserve: 8.6 mi
- Poston Nature Preserve - North Tract: 8.7 mi
- Poston Nature Preserve: 8.8 mi
- Buchtel Hill: 6.0 mi
- Carrick Hill: 7.8 mi
- Round Hill: 8.3 mi
- Highway Hill: 8.4 mi
- Schultz Hill: 8.4 mi
- Hocking Valley Canal Lock 17 and Aqueduct Park: 4.5 mi
- Central School Bell: 4.7 mi
- Hocking Canal Lock 19: 5.0 mi
- Logan High School bell: 8.0 mi
- Stewart's Folly: 9.5 mi
- Tinker's Cave: 2.2 mi
- B&O Caboose: 5.9 mi
- Adventure Golf: 9.4 mi
- Nelly Billie Adventure Park: 9.9 mi
- Walker Farm: 12.2 mi
- Murray City Coal Mine Museum: 5.3 mi
- Schempp House Museum: 7.7 mi
- Hocking County Historical and Geneaological Society and Museum: 7.7 mi
- Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery: 15.4 mi
- Southeast Ohio History Center: 15.9 mi
- Cedar Falls: 15.9 mi
- Upper Falls: 16.1 mi
- Devil's Bathtub: 16.2 mi
- Whispering Falls: 16.4 mi
- Lower Falls: 16.5 mi
- Ten Commandments: 8.0 mi
- Chief Logan: 8.0 mi
- Mail Pouch: 14.6 mi
- The Green Lady / "American Woman": 16.2 mi
- Albatross: 16.3 mi
- Hunters Rock: 15.2 mi
- Hocking Cliffs: 16.3 mi
- Rockhouse Rock Cliff: 16.4 mi
- Sphinx Head: 16.4 mi
- Cantwell Cliffs: 16.9 mi
- King's Station: 14.3 mi
- San Toy: 15.0 mi
- Ingham: 15.0 mi
- Moonville: 15.5 mi
- Vinton Furnace: 22.7 mi
- Ohio University Student Garden: 15.1 mi
- Ohio University Student Garden: 15.1 mi
- Wolfe Garden: 16.2 mi
- Garden: 18.6 mi
- Orchard Hill Arboretum: 22.4 mi
- Blair Arch: 16.2 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 16.3 mi
- Picnic table: 17.4 mi
- Rest Area 10-34: 19.7 mi
- Buchtel Spring: 6.1 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sand Run Recreation Area. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield County HP | WNW 295° | 380 m | 24.4 mi |
| Jacobs Ladder | WNW 293° | 361 m | 22.1 mi |
| Emmanuel Knob | WNW 282° | 354 m | 22.6 mi |
| Christmas Rocks | WNW 295° | 346 m | 21.7 mi |
| Allen Knob | WNW 299° | 344 m | 24.0 mi |
| Becks Knob | WNW 300° | 339 m | 24.3 mi |
| Schultz Hill | W 261° | 337 m | 8.4 mi |
| Christmas Rocks | WNW 293° | 335 m | 22.0 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:06 | 19:41 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:20 | 21:00 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:28 |
| December solstice | 07:47 | 16:26 | 17:09 |
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 | 40 | 51 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 53 | 42 | 33 |
| Precip in | 3.2 | 2.9 | 3.7 | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.8 | 3.1 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Logan, 7 mi away.
- Red-winged Blackbird22 obs
- Great Blue Heron20 obs
- Canada Goose19 obs
- Yellow-rumped Warbler19 obs
- Tree Swallow16 obs
- Blue Dasher16 obs
- Wood Duck15 obs
- Painted Turtle15 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 node/357504061
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- Southeast Ohio · 14 mi
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