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Spencer Shank Memorial Park

Spencer Shank Memorial Park from directly overhead

Spencer Shank Memorial Park is a park in Ohio, at a recorded elevation of 263 m. Orchard Hill stands 268 m to the west, 16 miles off. The nearest named place is Doctor Daniel Spencer Shank, a historic site 0.1 miles away. Ohio River Scenic Byway passes 3.8 miles off. 18 named summits stand within 25 miles.

What the record says

Elevation
263 m

What to expect

Operated by
Pierce Township Greenspace Program

Official site

How to reach it

Coordinates39.01558, -84.22753

Named places within 25 miles

Historic sites
Parks
  • Jenny Lind Park: 0.2 mi
  • Groh Park: 0.9 mi
  • Maple Grove Park: 1.1 mi
  • Del Troutman Memorial Park: 1.5 mi
  • Ohio Township Park: 2.1 mi
Artworks
Attractions
Gardens: 49
Picnic sites: 26
  • Badger Bluff: 5.6 mi
  • Monarch Meadow: 5.6 mi
  • Lower Picnic Area: 12.6 mi
  • Area 23: 20.8 mi
  • Area 19, Stone Steps: 20.9 mi
Peaks: 18
  • Woodland Mound: 5.0 mi
  • Galley Hill: 9.4 mi
  • Mount Tusculum: 12.7 mi
  • Johns Hill: 13.2 mi
  • Mount Lookout: 13.5 mi
Waterfalls: 3
  • Georgetown Waterfall: 18.7 mi
  • Buckeye Falls: 20.5 mi
  • Lower Buckeye Falls: 20.5 mi
Ghost towns: 2

Summits around it

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

SummitBearingElevationDistance
Orchard HillW 276°268 m16.5 mi
Pleasant HillSSW 194°267 m17.3 mi
Galley HillN 9°265 m9.4 mi
Brighton HillWNW 295°257 m17.3 mi
Pye HillWSW 257°256 m13.6 mi
Mount EchoWNW 287°254 m19.0 mi
Goat HillWNW 295°250 m16.3 mi
Woodland MoundWNW 283°249 m5.0 mi

When to go

Light through the year

DateSunriseGolden hourSunset
March equinox07:4119:1419:49
June solstice06:1220:2721:07
September equinox07:2519:0119:36
December solstice07:5316:3617:18

Local time (America/New_York).

Climate normals

Months averaging 50–80 °F: Apr–Oct.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg °F303342536472757567554435

1991–2020 U.S. Climate Normals, NOAA NCEI — Milford, 12 mi away.

  • Russet-tipped Clubtail20 obs
  • Common Box Turtle19 obs
  • Monarch16 obs
  • Amur honeysuckle14 obs
  • Eastern Towhee7 obs
  • Ruby-throated Hummingbird6 obs
  • Tufted Titmouse6 obs
  • Common Garter Snake6 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 site

OpenStreetMap element way/65973132

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