Shawnee State Forest
Shawnee State Forest is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 299 m. Durrell Mountain stands 389 m to the west, 12 miles off. The nearest named place is Theodore Roosevelt Game Preserve, a historic site 2.0 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 5.8 miles off.
What the record says
- Elevation
- 299 m
How to reach it
- 5.8 mi off the Ohio River Scenic Byway, National
- 1.6 mi off the Scenic Scioto Heritage Trail Scenic Byway
- 22.3 mi off the Country Music Highway, National
Overlooks nearby
- River Overlook · 12 mi
Named places within 25 miles
- Pyramid Mountain: 3.7 mi
- Shawnee Knob: 4.3 mi
- Picnic Point: 5.0 mi
- Round Top: 7.7 mi
- Peach Orchard Hill: 8.1 mi
- Hike the Buckeye Trail, treat yourself to the Edge: 7.5 mi
- 2018 Girl's Little League World Series Softball Champions: 11.1 mi
- Portsmouth Area Sports Figures: 11.1 mi
- Tour of the Scioto River Valley: 11.1 mi
- Portsmouth Area Labor Unions: 11.1 mi
- Nile Township Community Park: 6.3 mi
- Pinnacle Park: 8.3 mi
- Earl Thomas Conley Park: 9.0 mi
- Earl Thomas Conley Riverside Park: 9.0 mi
- Veteran's memorial Park: 9.9 mi
- Theodore Roosevelt Game Preserve: 2.0 mi
- Rome (Stout Post Office): 9.5 mi
- Union Monument: 10.0 mi
- Spock Memorial: 11.7 mi
- Civil War Memorial: 11.8 mi
- Raven Rock: 8.5 mi
- Gladys Riley: 9.1 mi
- E. Lucy Braun Lynx Prairie Preserve: 10.8 mi
- Buzzardroost Rock Preserve: 12.0 mi
- John and Marion Becker Cedar Falls Preserve: 12.0 mi
- Shawnee State Park Lookout: 2.2 mi
- Natural Bridge: 24.2 mi
- Old Homestead: 24.6 mi
- Fern Bridge: 24.7 mi
- Shangra La Arch: 24.8 mi
- Depot Museum: 10.0 mi
- Lewis County Historical Society: 10.1 mi
- Candyland Children's Museum: 11.4 mi
- Southern Ohio Museum and Cultural Center: 11.8 mi
- Adams County Historical Society: 18.7 mi
- Raven Rock: 8.6 mi
- Slate Point: 10.0 mi
- Murphin Point: 17.6 mi
- Violet Point: 20.9 mi
- Cedar Falls: 11.9 mi
- Peebles Community Garden: 19.0 mi
Summits around it
The highest named summits within 20.8 miles of Shawnee State Forest. Elevation from each summit’s own record; bearing measured between the two coordinates.
| Summit | Bearing | Elevation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durrell Mountain | W 274° | 389 m | 11.6 mi |
| Mist Mountain | W 274° | 388 m | 11.8 mi |
| Peach Mountain | NNW 327° | 386 m | 14.5 mi |
| North Cedar Knob | W 268° | 377 m | 11.5 mi |
| Pyramid Mountain | NE 36° | 373 m | 3.7 mi |
| Buckeye Knob | W 273° | 373 m | 11.5 mi |
| Big Brier Knob | WSW 254° | 371 m | 16.1 mi |
| South Cedar Knob | W 266° | 368 m | 11.5 mi |
When to go
Light through the year
| Date | Sunrise | Golden hour | Sunset |
|---|---|---|---|
| March equinox | 07:37 | 19:10 | 19:45 |
| June solstice | 06:09 | 20:22 | 21:02 |
| September equinox | 07:21 | 18:57 | 19:32 |
| December solstice | 07:48 | 16:33 | 17:15 |
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 | 31 | 34 | 42 | 53 | 64 | 71 | 75 | 74 | 68 | 56 | 44 | 36 |
1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Lucasville, 16 mi away.
- Rosy Maple Moth141 obs
- North American Luna Moth136 obs
- Polyphemus Moth114 obs
- False Underwing109 obs
- Hebrew Moth97 obs
- Imperial Moth93 obs
- Eastern Tiger Swallowtail84 obs
- Beautiful Wood-nymph79 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/357481735
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