Sells Park
Sells Park is a park in Ohio, at a modelled elevation of 230 m. Schultz Hill stands 337 m to the west-northwest, 21 miles off. Morgan County Scenic Byway passes 12 miles off. 32 named summits stand within 25 miles.
What to expect
- Operated by
- City of Athens
How to reach it
- 11.6 mi off the Morgan County Scenic Byway
- 19.1 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 24.5 mi off the Hocking Hills Scenic Byway, National
- 29.6 mi off the Staunton-Parkersburg Turnpike, National
Overlooks nearby
- Lower Falls Lookout · 26 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Sells Park: 0.0 mi
- East State Street Park: 0.6 mi
- Highland Park: 1.4 mi
- Armory Park: 1.6 mi
- McCracken Field: 1.6 mi
- Riddle State Nature Preserve: 0.2 mi
- Children's Home Tract: 0.4 mi
- Strouds Ridge Preserve COAD Tract: 0.4 mi
- Peach Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Peach Preserve: 0.8 mi
- Crumley Knob: 0.6 mi
- Bong Hill: 1.2 mi
- Bloemer Berg: 1.7 mi
- Witches Hill: 1.8 mi
- Signal Hill: 2.8 mi
- Ohio Sundial: 1.8 mi
- Soldiers and Sailors Monument: 1.8 mi
- College Green: 1.8 mi
- Ohio University: 1.9 mi
- National Pan-Hellenic Council Plaza: 1.9 mi
- Ohio Valley Museum of Discovery: 1.6 mi
- Southeast Ohio History Center: 1.7 mi
- Kennedy Museum of Art: 2.5 mi
- Murray City Coal Mine Museum: 12.4 mi
- Old Meigs County Courthouse and Chester Academy: 19.5 mi
- Ohio University Alumni Gateway: 1.9 mi
- Athens County Fairgrounds: 2.4 mi
- Devils Tea Table: 10.5 mi
- Tinker's Cave: 16.0 mi
- B&O Caboose: 19.3 mi
- King's Station: 11.3 mi
- Ingham: 12.3 mi
- Moonville: 13.4 mi
- Flora: 13.5 mi
- Vinton Furnace: 19.8 mi
- The Green Lady / "American Woman": 1.9 mi
- Albatross: 1.9 mi
- Mail Pouch: 3.2 mi
- Ten Commandments: 22.3 mi
- Chief Logan: 22.4 mi
- Wolfe Garden: 1.9 mi
- Ohio University Student Garden: 2.2 mi
- Ohio University Student Garden: 2.3 mi
- Garden: 2.8 mi
- Rockhouse Rock Cliff: 0.5 mi
- Stony Point: 21.0 mi
- Rock Bluff: 21.8 mi
- Blair Arch: 1.0 mi
- Tunnel Rock: 1.2 mi
- Rest Area 10-34: 8.9 mi
- Buchtel Spring: 9.9 mi
- Cedar Falls: 24.6 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 25 miles of Sells Park. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schultz Hill | WNW 302° | 337 m | 21.3 mi |
| Irish Ridge | W 272° | 326 m | 13.9 mi |
| Long Ridge | W 275° | 325 m | 13.9 mi |
| Starrett Ridge | W 277° | 323 m | 13.3 mi |
| Furnace Ridge | W 270° | 320 m | 14.4 mi |
| The Pinnacle | WSW 250° | 319 m | 18.5 mi |
| Cotton Hill | NNE 33° | 319 m | 24.4 mi |
| Peck Hill | WSW 256° | 316 m | 14.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:33 | 19:05 | 19:40 |
| June solstice | 06:03 | 20:19 | 20:59 |
| September equinox | 07:17 | 18:52 | 19:27 |
| December solstice | 07:45 | 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 | 30 | 33 | 41 | 52 | 61 | 69 | 73 | 71 | 65 | 54 | 43 | 35 |
| Precip in | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 4.3 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.2 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Athens OU, 2 mi away.
- Christmas fern248 obs
- Amur honeysuckle232 obs
- common pawpaw214 obs
- multiflora rose201 obs
- box elder191 obs
- winged euonymus158 obs
- eastern poison ivy144 obs
- American beech139 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.
OpenStreetMapWikidataOfficial siteOpenStreetMap element way/468821809
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